Inertia Physio and Pelvic Health

05/05/2026

✨Love this quote from a patient when asked how therapy is going ✨

✨Did you know that physical therapy can be an individualized one-on-one appointment with the Doctor focused on YOU?

✨ That’s the Inertia difference. No getting passed off to an assistant nor sharing your time slot with 3 other patients. Only individualized care that works on your specific goals!

✨Are pain, movement restrictions, or other uncomfortable symptoms holding you back from what you love? Are you settling for “I’m just getting old”? Come find out how Inertia can keep you moving!

✨Call 276.258.5641 or email info@inertiaabingdon.com
No referral needed!

04/30/2026

Great conversation with Dr. Couch of on Heart Rate Variability as a metric for health!

04/29/2026

Thank you Dr Couch SWVA Direct Primary Care for the awesome conversation about HRV and whole body health!

1 like. "What is HRV? Physical Therapist Shares Simple Ways to Improve it Fast"

04/28/2026

Let our Doctors of Physical Therapy help you up again!

04/23/2026

🙌🏻We love a reason to celebrate🎉

We’re thankful to have the wonderful .wade.dpt on the Inertia team, and enjoyed a delicious lunch from by our friends at to celebrate 2yrs with Robin!

04/22/2026

😎Meet the Inertia Team!
The first friendly face to greet you is Virginia at our front desk, we're thankful for her making everyone feel welcome.
Our Doctors of Physical Therapy Bess Mathisen and Robin Wade work one on one with every patient, always adapting and individualizing treatment plans to help each patient get back to doing what they love.
Thanks .dryden for creating this as her internship project for us!

04/21/2026

✨Students are the Future✨

If you’ve been in the office since January, you probably met Carly, our undergrad intern from ! Time has flown and she is headed toward graduation! 👩‍🎓

Congratulations Carlie! You will be great wherever you end up. Don’t forget the state sport of Maryland is jousting.

04/15/2026

Sometimes means small helpers.

04/13/2026

Several patients in the office benefited from some dry needling today!
👉 Knee pain
👉 Sacroiliac joint (low back) pain
👉 Hip pain that radiates down IT band

What does that even mean?

Dry needling IS:
- a tool that trained Doctors of Physical Therapy can employ to decrease pain in joints and muscles
- effective at increasing bloodflow in a deeper manner than other modalities
- very helpful for back/neck pain, joint pain (knees, shoulder, hip, foot), jaw/TMJ dysfunction, headaches

Dry needling is NOT:
- entirely painless. While the needles used are very small monofilament, it can feel like a little bee sting at time of insertion and the treatment area can be sore for 1-2days afterward.
- for everyone. An excellent clinician would never perform dry needling if a patient is not an appropriate candidate. Fear of needles is a legitimate contraindication!
- the only tool in our toolbox. Dry needling is only one piece of the puzzle, and is best when paired with functional movement, postural training, and strength exercise!

04/10/2026

Objects in motion stay in motion, and here at Inertia we're doing our best to keep everyone moving!

We love the wide variety of patients we get to work with, and this week that included:
-Chronic back pain with recent onset of severe sciatic nerve pain radiating down entire leg
-Several pregnant mommas seeking relief from discomfort as well as preparing for childbirth
-Young male engineer with upper back/neck pain contributing to jaw tension and headaches
-Older male with bladder and bowel dysfunction after treatment for prostate cancer
-Postpartum (vaginal and c-section birth) mommas seeking pain relief and looking forward to returning to fitness

Are pain or uncomfortable symptoms limiting you? Physical Therapy can help!

04/08/2026

📣If you have ever been worried about your pelvic floor during a workout, avoided jumping due to bladder leaks, or stopped certain exercises out of fear, this workshop is for you!

Bess Mathisen, Doctor of Physical Therapy and pelvic floor specialist, is leading an educational talk about the deep core and pelvic floor. This free, interactive workshop will discuss common symptoms and how to improve them so you can keep moving in ways you enjoy.

Join us at 9am on Saturday April 18 at in

04/03/2026

✝️Inertia is closed for Good Friday.

Get outside and move with your loved ones this weekend!