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Chloe started running with her friends, signed up for her first half marathon, and then her knee had other plans.

Sound familiar? Up to 70% of runners experience injury during a training year, and most of those injuries happen at the knee.

A 3D gait analysis revealed that every time Chloe’s foot hit the ground, her knee caved inward and her opposite hip dropped. And for every 1 degree of hip drop, injury risk increases to 80%

The fix wasn't just strengthening, it was retraining the motor patterns her brain had normalized over thousands of steps

With targeted glute activation, pelvic stabilization work, and specific running cues, Chloe finished her half marathon pain-free. Then she PRed. Then again.

Sound like you? Chloe’s an amalgam of the type of patients providers like Becky Ocel, PT, DPT see day after day.

Runner's knee doesn't have to be the end of the road. It just means something in your system needs a closer look.

Read the full breakdown at the link in our bio to learn how gait analysis can identify what's really driving your knee pain.

📸 Bryn Bonner, PT, DPT in Washington, DC
✍️ Becky Ocel, PT, DPT in Pittsburgh, PA

Staying active is the right move as you age. But here's what most people miss: recovery is what allows your body to actually benefit from being active (💬 Erik Meeker, PT, DPT)

Tom Brady didn't play in the NFL into his mid-40s by accident. He treated recovery as part of training, not something optional. You don't need his exact routine, but the principle is worth stealing.

Here's what's actually happening when you skip recovery:

→ Muscle repair stays incomplete, slowing your progress
→ Your nervous system stays fatigued, making movement feel "off"
→ Small issues linger and compound into bigger problems over time

And as you age, these processes don't stop, they just need more time and consistency to work properly.

Good recovery doesn't have to be complicated:

→ Cool down and move lightly after workouts
→ Stay active on rest days with walking or gentle movement
→ Strength train consistently to reduce how much recovery you need in the first place

Physical therapy can help you connect the dots between how you train, how you recover, and how you feel long term. Read Dr. Erik’s full article at the link in our bio

📸 Cali Pyzdrowski, PT, DPT (MovementX in Fayetteville, NC)
📝 Erik Meeker, PT, DPT, OCS (MovementX in Duluth, GA)

Your grip is probably the weakest link in your training, and most athletes don't realize it until something breaks (💬 Jillian Chiappisi, PT, DPT)

Whether you're pulling heavy deadlifts, grinding through toes-to-bar, or working ring muscle-ups, your forearms and finger tendons are absorbing more stress than almost any other structure in your body. And they're usually the first thing to go.

Here's what most athletes get wrong:

• Stretching makes it worse. Most forearm stretches increase compressive load on already irritated tendons. Stop stretching and start loading.

• Muscles adapt faster than tendons. Your strength can improve in weeks. Tendons remodel over months. That gap is where injuries happen.

• Rest alone won't fix it. Tendons need the right kind of progressive load to heal. Too little keeps them weak, too much pushes them deeper into degeneration.

• Isometrics are your best early tool. Simple wrist holds can reduce pain for hours and help retrain your nervous system that it's safe to move.

Your forearms don't have to be your limiting factor. Check out Dr. Jillian’s article to get the full breakdown of what's really happening and how to fix it 🗞️

📸 Jillian Chiappisi, PT, DPT
📍 MovementX in Knoxville, TN