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Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT, 767 Wood Avenue E, Big Stone Gap, VA (2026)

02/27/2026

Thank you for all the support and for helping get this page to 700 followers. I truly appreciate every share, every comment, every referral, and every athlete and patient who walks through our doors. ☝🏻

It’s a blessing to be able to serve the people of this area — the same community that helped build me into who I am today. SWVA raised me, shaped me, and gave me opportunities. Being able to give back through physical therapy means more than I can put into words. 🏔️🤝🏻

We are working on a lot of things at Moving Forward to better serve Southwest Virginia. Big things ahead.‼️🔜

If you believe in what we’re building, share this post and help us continue reaching more people across SWVA. 📲☑️

Grateful for every one of you. 🙌🏻

— Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT
Moving Forward Physical Therapy
tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/25/2026

‼️SWVA athletes and families, concussions are common, but proper management is critical‼️

A concussion is considered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but there is nothing “minor” about how it can affect your function.

Headaches. Dizziness. Brain fog. Balance issues. Fatigue.
These symptoms are caused by temporary brain dysfunction, not structural damage and the goal is restoring normal brain function safely.

🧠 What Happens After a Concussion?
▫️ Chemical and electrical imbalances
▫️ Reduced blood flow
▫️ Temporary energy crisis in brain cells
▫️ Nervous system stress

🏥 Common Causes:
✔️ Sports collisions
✔️ Falls
✔️ Motor vehicle accidents
✔️ Direct blows to the head
✔️ Rapid acceleration / deceleration injuries

🔹 How Physical Therapy Helps:
▶️ Cervical manual therapy for neck-related symptoms
▶️ Balance and vestibular retraining
▶️ Vision and eye movement exercises
▶️ Sub-symptom aerobic progression
▶️ Education and symptom-guided recovery

🏈🏀🏐Return to Sport Matters⚽️🥎🤼‍♂️

Recovery is not “wait until you feel better and go play.”
It’s a graded progression:
Activity → Practice → Play

Each step requires expert monitoring to reduce risk of prolonged symptoms or repeat injury.

‼️At Moving Forward Physical Therapy, we provide evidence-based concussion management with individualized progression and symptom tracking.‼️

— Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT
Co-Creator: Skylar Roberson PT, DPT
Moving Forward Physical Therapy
Wood Ave – Big Stone Gap, VA

02/24/2026

▶️ Progress update at the clinic and it just keeps getting better ✅

Collyn is now back to throwing an 81 MPH fastball and continuing to progress each week.

⚾️ Fastball velocity climbing
⚾️ Changeup thrown consistently with confidence
⚾️ Breaking balls begin next week

From Day 1 of the throwing program to now, the work has been steady, intentional, and earned. This is what trusting the process looks like.

‼️SWVA athletes — UCL repair doesn’t mean the end. It means commit to the rehab, trust the progression, and stack wins week by week. Just like Collyn, if you’re ready to put in the work, we’re ready to guide you back to the mound 💪🏼🔥

🏃‍♂️ Come see us at Moving Forward Physical Therapy
📍 Big Stone Gap, VA
📧 tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/19/2026

🏈 Brayden Chandler 💪🏻
⭐️ PT Highlight ⭐️

1. My experience at Moving Forward Physical Therapy was great. I couldn’t ask for a better place filled with even better people.

2. My experience with coach TK was awesome he helped resolve my injuries and back to playing on the field.

3. Everyone at Moving Forward treated me like family and was always very helpful and professional. Any athletes who are having injury issues need to go to Moving Forward

‼️SWVA athletes — whether you’re battling in the trenches on Friday nights or putting in work in the woods, your body has to hold up. Brayden came in ready to work, and our goal was simple: get him healthy, strong, and back doing what he loves. If you’re dealing with an injury, don’t wait — come to Moving Forward and let’s get you back where you belong 🏈🦌

🏈 Come see us at Moving Forward Physical Therapy
📍 Big Stone Gap, VA
📧 tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/18/2026

‼️SWVA COMMUNITY — Low back pain is one of the MOST common conditions we treat in physical therapy‼️

Nearly 8 out of 10 people will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. It’s one of the leading causes of missed work, limited activity, and decreased quality of life.

But understanding the type of back pain is what drives effective treatment.

🏋️‍♂️ Low Back Pain: Classifications That Matter 🏋️‍♀️

🔹 Common PT Classifications We Evaluate For:
▫️ Non-specific mechanical low back pain
▫️ Herniated disc / radiculopathy
▫️ Lumbar spinal stenosis
▫️ Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
▫️ Facet joint dysfunction
▫️ Spondylolisthesis / instability

🔹 Why Classification Matters:
▶️ Different pain patterns respond to different exercises
▶️ Some conditions prefer flexion, others extension
▶️ Stability deficits require motor control training
▶️ Certain symptoms require medical referral

🔹 Red Flags We Screen For:
🚩 Progressive neurological deficits
🚩 Bowel or bladder dysfunction
🚩 Unexplained weight loss or fever
🚩 History of cancer, osteoporosis, or trauma

Back pain is common — but chronic, limiting pain is not something you have to live with.

‼️At MFPT, we don’t just treat “back pain.” We evaluate, classify, and build a plan that restores movement and reduces recurrence.‼️

— Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT
Co-Creator: Skylar Roberson PT, DPT

Moving Forward Physical Therapy

📧 tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/18/2026

12 Years of Moving Forward — Because of YOU ✨

Today we’re celebrating 12 incredible years in business, and our hearts are full of gratitude.

To our amazing patients who trust us with your recovery…
To the families and friends who refer their loved ones…
To the physicians, coaches, and community partners who continue to support us…

Thank you.

What started as a vision has grown into a strong, established company of 18 dedicated team members — all committed to helping our community move better, feel stronger, and live pain-free.

Every referral, every success story, every milestone — it all matters.

We’re proud of how far we’ve come.
We’re grateful for the trust you place in us.
And we’re excited to keep Moving Forward — together.

02/17/2026

Your body was made to move.
You don’t have to train like an athlete to feel better — consistency is what counts.

If pain, stiffness, or weakness is holding you back, we’re here to help. Let’s keep you moving forward.

02/17/2026

🏈 Landry Carico 🏀
⭐️ PT Highlight ⭐️

1. My experience at Moving Forward was great and professional, and everyone made me feel like family.

2. My experience with Coach Kennedy was awesome. He helped address my needs and get me back to playing the games that I love.

3. Everyone on the staff was very helpful and would do anything needed to help any athlete move forward in recovery. If you haven’t tried Moving Forward, you need to give it a try.

‼️SWVA athletes — in the trenches, trust matters. Landry came in ready to work, and our focus was getting him healthy, confident, and back doing what he loves. When injuries happen, don’t guess — come to Moving Forward and keep progressing forward 🏈💪

🏈 Come see us at Moving Forward Physical Therapy
📍 Big Stone Gap, VA
📧 tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/16/2026

‼️ SWVA COMMUNITY — MFPT can treat Parkinson’s Disease effectively and efficiently ‼️

🧠 Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition that affects movement, balance, and coordination.

🔹 How Symptoms Often Start:
▫️ Develop gradually over time
▫️ Small tremors in one hand or foot
▫️ Muscle stiffness
▫️ Changes in motor control

🔹 What’s Happening Internally:
🧪 Dopamine is a chemical that regulates movement
🧠 In Parkinson’s, nerve cells that produce dopamine deteriorate
📉 As dopamine decreases, movement becomes slower and less coordinated

🔹 Common Challenges:
⚖️ Balance difficulties
🚶 Increased fall risk
🧍 Muscle rigidity
🧠 Possible cognitive changes

🔹 How Physical Therapy Helps:
▶️ Reactive balance training
▶️ Gait retraining
▶️ Postural stabilization
▶️ Fall prevention strategies
▶️ Movement amplitude & control work

‼️ At MFPT, we focus on improving movement quality, safety, and independence so individuals can continue living confidently and actively. ‼️

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, we would love to help.

Shout out to one of the best PTs I know for the work on this informational, Skylar Roberson PT, DPT.

— Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT
Moving Forward Physical Therapy

02/13/2026

‼️ SWVA COMMUNITY — neck pain has many different sources ‼️

💥 Cervical Spine Pain: Differential Diagnosis 💥

🔹 Why Proper Identification Matters:
▫️ Neck pain can originate from multiple tissues
▫️ Arm symptoms don’t always mean a “pinched nerve”
▫️ Treating the wrong source = prolonged symptoms
▫️ The right diagnosis drives the right rehab

🔹 Common Cervical Differentials We Screen For:
🔸 Cervical radiculopathy
🔸 Discogenic pain
🔸 Myofascial pain syndrome
🔸 Facet joint dysfunction
🔸 Postural / mechanical neck pain

🔹 Key Findings We Evaluate:
🧠 Symptom distribution (local vs. radiating)
💪 Strength, sensation, and reflex changes
📍 Reproduction of symptoms with repeated movement
🪢 Trigger points & muscular referral patterns
🧍 Postural contribution and load tolerance

🔹 How PT Helps Identify the Source:
▶️ Detailed history & symptom behavior analysis
▶️ Repeated movement testing (McKenzie principles when appropriate)
▶️ Neurological screening
▶️ Targeted cervical mobility assessment
▶️ Red flag screening & referral when indicated

‼️ At MFPT, we don’t just treat “neck pain. We determine what’s actually driving it so treatment is precise, efficient, and effective. ‼️

— Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT
Moving Forward Physical Therapy

📧 tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/12/2026

🏈 Tristan Fields 💪🏻
⭐️ PT Highlight ⭐️

1. My experience was great. Everyone was nice, showed that they cared, and created a really good atmosphere.

2. Tanner is a good guy and really cares about what he does and his patients. He did everything he could to get me back on the field as soon as possible.

3. They did great getting me in as soon as they could and made sure I was healthy and ready to go for the playoffs.

‼️SWVA athletes — when you play both sides of the ball, availability matters. Tristan put the work in, and our focus was getting him healthy, strong, and ready when it mattered most — playoff time. When injuries happen, don’t wait. Come to Moving Forward and get back in the trenches ready to compete 🏈🔥

🏈 Come see us at Moving Forward Physical Therapy
📍 Big Stone Gap, VA
📧 tannerkennedypt@gmail.com

02/12/2026

At Moving Forward Physical Therapy, we treat patients of all ages and all stages of life!

We help with:

• Falls & balance training
• Joint replacement recovery
• General weakness & deconditioning
• Athletes & return to sport
• Neck pain
• Low back pain

Whether you’re recovering from surgery, getting back to the activities you love, or simply wanting to move better and feel stronger — we’re here for you.

Let us help you move forward.

Tanner Kennedy PT, DPT

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