Motion is Medicine Sports Medicine

10/15/2025

Miracle worker!
Watch as our patient gives her testimony on how Dr. Clearfield has changed her life.
Are you experiencing pain that is holding you back in life? Come see us at Motion is Medicine, so we can get you in for a consult!

10/09/2025

Watch how Dr. Clearfield performs an occipital nerve block. This procedure can help with chronic headaches, migraines, and post concussion syndrome. If you are interested in learning more about this procedure, schedule your consult today with Dr. Clearfield! 📞 817-900-3539.

10/07/2025

Creatine is now at Motion Is Medicine!
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound in your body that helps fuel muscles and support strength, endurance, and recovery. Supplementing with creatine can support healthy energy production — making it a great option for patients who want to stay strong and active!
Creatine isn’t just for athletes—it helps your body at the cellular level to support:

- Muscle strength and recovery
- Daily energy for an active lifestyle
- Healthy brain function Simple, safe and clinically studied—creatine can help you feel stronger, more energized and ready for whatever their day brings.

10/06/2025

PRP on a shoulder!
Dr. Clearfield is seem performing a comprehensive PRP on a patients shoulder. Listen as Dr. Clearfield explains his process in treating this patient! Having shoulder pain, or any other ache in your body? Give us a call at (817)-900-3539 so that we can get you in for a consult, and see if PRP or any other treatment is right for you!

10/01/2025

What is the most expensive medical condition?!
Back and neck pain are the most expensive medical conditions in the U.S.—costing over $130 BILLION annually!

As Forbes highlights, the burden comes not just from direct costs, but from lost workdays and invasive interventions that often do NOT provide lasting relief.

In sports & regenerative medicine, we can offer cost-effective, durable solutions that address root causes and reduce reliance on surgery or chronic medications. These can include:

-- Functional evaluation & corrective exercise to restore balance and movement.

-- Regenerative therapies (e.g., PRP, stem cell) to stimulate healing.

-- Image-guided injections for targeted, minimally invasive treatment (I perform all of my procedures under US guidance in my office, not a surgical suite or hospital)

-- Ongoing rehab & load management to prevent recurrence (I partner with numerous area physical therapists to ensure we work on biomechanical correction, rehabilitation, and ultimately pre-habilitation to reduce the chance of the pain or instability returning)

-- These approaches not only reduce overall healthcare costs but also keep patients and athletes performing at their best—with fewer setbacks and less downtime.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterubel/2025/07/11/the-most-expensive-medical-condition-is-not-what-you-think/

This health condition is more expensive than heart disease and diabetes.

09/30/2025

5 Stars!
PRP is a staple here at Motion is Medicine, and Dr. Clearfield is an expert in it. Want non-operative solutions to overcome any pain that is holding you back? Come see us at Motion is Medicine, so we can see if PRP is the right treatment for YOU!

09/26/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. C!!!
It’s a celebration here at Motion is Medicine. We are celebrating our very own Dr. Clearfield today, who is celebrating his birthday this Saturday. Everyone wish Dr. C a happy birthday!

09/25/2025

We’re kicking off the celebration early, Dr. Clearfield’s birthday is this Saturday, and what better way to honor our Super Doc than with a Superhero Day in the office! 🦸‍♂️💥
Whether it’s joint pain, muscle stiffness, or just not moving like you used to, Dr. Clearfield has the powers (and the training 😉) to help you get back in motion.
At Motion is Medicine, we believe motion is the best medicine and no one delivers it better than the birthday hero himself.
Don’t let pain be your kryptonite, call us today at 817-900-3539 and let Super Doc help you feel unstoppable again!

09/25/2025

The body is capable of self healing, self regeneration, and health maintenance.
This is the 2nd principle of osteopathic medicine and in my work in sports & regenerative medicine, I see it play out over and over:

-- When we push too fast—over-treatment, overly aggressive interventions—we may hinder natural healing, increase risk, or prolong recovery.

-- When we instead respect the body’s innate capacity (and pair that with supportive care: physical therapy, regenerative techniques, proper nutrition, rest, mindset), recovery tends to be more sustainable.

-- Letting “time be part of the therapy” isn’t about inaction; it’s about calibrated action. Choosing when to intervene vs. when to let the body do its work.

I’ve seen athletes come back stronger after being allowed proper rest + guided loading, not overloading or forcing early return. I believe this principle is key not only for bones, tissues, injuries—also for chronic conditions, recovery from surgeries, even mental & emotional stress.

As one of my mentors used to say, "most people get better in spite of their doctor."

I will often tell my patients and athletes that we all have a path of wellness we need to walk down. Some people get led off that path and I need to redirect them onto it; some people get a boulder in their path, and I need to remove it so they can keep on walking.

“Huh,” my orthopaedic surgeon rhetorically asked the resident shadowing him in clinic, “I wonder how many people we operate on would have gotten be...

09/24/2025

Does performing ultrasound guided (US) injections lead to better outcomes for our patients?
For years in the sports & regenerative medicine field we have been aware that proper injection guidance leads to precise placement of our injectate, and more efficacious results, safer procedures, and overall a better experience for our patients.

It is always nice when the data validates this practice. In a systematic review published in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation supports what we’ve long believed: ultrasound‐guided (US) intra-articular knee injections/aspirations outperform landmark (LM) guidance in both accuracy and efficacy.

Key findings:
-- US guidance achieved ~95.4% accuracy (356/373) vs ~82.0% (268/327) with landmark guidance.
-- Almost all studies that compared clinical outcomes demonstrated significantly improved efficacy in the US-guided group.

What this means for us in practice:
-- Validates investing time, training, and equipment for US guidance — the data show it matters for patient outcomes.
-- Helps make the case to payors, institutions, or colleagues who may question the added cost/effort. The improved accuracy isn’t just a statistical nicety — it translates into better efficacy.
-- Reinforces our commitment to precision medicine: using tools that reduce error, improve patient comfort, and likely reduce complications or repeat procedures.

I’m proud of our team at Motion is Medicine for staying at the leading edge of this practice. Ongoing updates like these help ensure we deliver the best possible care.

https://journals.lww.com/ajpmr/abstract/9900/accuracy_and_efficacy_of_intra_articular_knee.762.aspx

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09/23/2025

Testimonial Tuesday!
Thank you for the review. At Motion is Medicine, we strive for excellent patient care. Want expert care and a friendly staff? Give us a call, so we can help you get back to moving!

09/17/2025

🔬 PRP + Shockwave: When two is better than one!
A randomized study by Kuo et al., 2024 examined Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) for partial rotator cuff tears. The key finding: patients receiving both therapies had faster and more sustained gains in pain relief and shoulder range of motion than PRP alone—and even showed reduced inflammatory markers (S100A8/A9).

This validates what I’ve consistently observed in my own practice:
- PRP and shockwave each work well as stand-alone treatments.
- Together, they’re a synergistic powerhouse!

With my combined protocol, patients typically need no repeat PRP injections or further intervention—the tissue responds the first time.

It’s exciting to see high-quality data catching up with real-world results. Multimodal regenerative medicine continues to raise the bar for non-surgical care of shoulder injuries.