Physical therapy is a hands-on, movement-based healthcare discipline designed to help people improve function, reduce pain, and return to the activities they care about most.

Think you have to stop running because of knee pain? Think again. This blog breaks down the exact 4-step system we use with runners at our Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island clinics to get them out of pain — without rest, fear, or starting over. If you’re stuck in the pain → rest → pain cycle, this is your way out.

Shoulder pain is the #1 issue we see in CrossFit athletes around Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island — and it’s no surprise. CrossFit demands a ton from your shoulders, often before they’re ready. If you're dealing with pain or want to prevent it, the key is building strict shoulder strength and managing your training volume. Here's how to fix it and stay in the gym for the long haul.

“I hurt my foot a few weeks ago and took a break from running. I’m feeling better now, so is it okay to start running again?” Try our 3-step process—and if you need help, that’s exactly what we do. But if you’re dealing with pain, tightness, or pinching in the front of your hips—especially during movements like squats, lunges, or step-ups—more stretching is rarely the long-term solution.

Pain in the front of your hip doesn’t mean you’re broken. It doesn’t mean you should stop squatting. And it definitely doesn’t mean stretching is the only option. Try our 3-step process—and if you need help, that’s exactly what we do. But if you’re dealing with pain, tightness, or pinching in the front of your hips—especially during movements like squats, lunges, or step-ups—more stretching is rarely the long-term solution.

We’ve somehow been led to believe that stretching is the answer to everything—tight hips, back pain, muscle soreness, the works. But if you’re dealing with pain, tightness, or pinching in the front of your hips—especially during movements like squats, lunges, or step-ups—more stretching is rarely the long-term solution.

Athletes in Charlotte are rethinking how they approach injury recovery, performance training, and long-term health — and more of them are turning to cash-based physical therapy to do it.

If you’ve had back pain, especially from a disc injury, that movement can start to feel dangerous. But the goal of physical therapy in Charleston isn’t to avoid this movement forever—it’s to get you back to it safely and confidently.

Our approach to physical therapy for back pain in Charleston focuses on education, progressive strength, and building resilience—not avoiding movement.

  WAY too many people put WAY too much focus on only the hips and glutes, and they completely ignore their poor, neglected quadriceps.

Insurance doesn’t care if you can lift weight overhead at your CrossFit class, if you can run with your friends on the weekends, or if you can chase that new PR.

Mobility work has its place. But it’s not the answer to all pain and injuries. And "tightness" is not always the root cause of your problem. But sometimes... mobility is a real issue. So what do you do?

I know—it might sound a little wild coming from a physical therapist. But after years of experience (and personal trial and error), I’ve realized that stretching is one of the most over-applied, over-prescribed treatments in rehab.

Our rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis for you nerds out there).

I used to think my shoulder was going to fall off. Seriously. Naturally, I convinced myself I had a rotator cuff tear and that I was doomed to surgery or limited movement forever.