The Movement Mechanic Physical Therapy

10/10/2024

Starting TOMORROW I will be teaching Friday noontime fit camp ! First class is always free, message me for details!

10/09/2024

02/17/2024

The APTA Combined Sections Meeting is in our own backyard this year! (I know you were all wondering why there were thousands of people in khakis and sneakers walking around the seaport with theracanes hanging out of their bags) Loving the conference so far as always, one more day to go!

03/09/2023

Last post in the self-massage series- trigger point balls! (Or you know, tennis ball, lacrosse ball, whatever your ball of choice)

Just like the massage gun and foam roller, there are what may seem like endless options when it comes to use of these. Here are a few of my favorites for some commonly problematic areas- the calf, the hamstring, and the lat. As you can tell, I think they work best with movement, but staying static over a tender area should help as well.

Here’s what to avoid: rolling over anything bony, and anything that causes shooting pain, numbness, or tingling. If you feel that you’re likely over a nerve, and that is not going to make anything better.

Give these a try and let me know how it goes!

03/07/2023

Testimonial Tuesday 🤍

02/25/2023

Day 2/3 complete in (not so) sunny San Diego at 2023, learning all the things to bring back to you!

02/21/2023

In recent years there has been a huge growth in popularity of different items for self-massage or trigger point release. The foam roller has been around for a long time, and people have been digging tennis balls into sore muscles for ages, but now we have massage guns, foam rollers that vibrate, chi

02/20/2023

NEW on the blog- foam rollers, massage guns, and more! Check it out in the link in bio!

06/01/2022

If you’ve been in my office in the past few months, you may have had a chance to try out a new piece of equipment I have, the LiDAR! It captures a 3D rendering of your movement and gives us a ton of information including range of motion at multiple joints and symmetry! Interested in trying it out? I now have short, 15-minute sessions available for this specifically. Schedule at the link in bio or reach out with questions! 💪🏻🦵🏻🏃🏻

05/07/2022

Great day today at ! Just a little windy is all. Thanks to my “staff” for the day as well!

05/05/2022

Hope to see everyone this Saturday at 2022! I’ll have a booth and will be raffling off a free hour session/eval, giving away massage balls for answering trivia questions correctly, and will have a very special deal on 3-packs, only available at the event! 10-1:30 at the Melrose High School fields.

PS- don’t miss the fitness classes on the field! There’s as well as fit camp and yoga with my friends at

See you all there!

04/18/2022

Happy Marathon Monday!!

Best of luck to all the athletes running today, especially this one, my coworker and sometimes client, ! You’re going to rock this Christine!

I will not be in the medical tent this year for the first time since 2015, but will be thinking of all the volunteers as well! Hope the nice weather makes for a great day for everyone! 💛💙

04/16/2022

First race since 2019 in the books! If you know me, you probably know I have a love/hate relationship with running. I did a half in 2017, when I learned I do not love distance. What I do love is the running community, and that’s why I love to help so many of you be able to get to any distance you want despite injuries!

Do you have aches and pains while running? Let’s take care of it! Send me a message and we’ll get you in and get you running pain-free!

04/08/2022

Check out my interview on the Fit Life podcast with Jenine Wright! Looking forward to Healthy Melrose on May 7!

https://soundcloud.com/mmtv3/the-fit-life-podcast-dr-jillian-cunningham?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

On this episode, Jenine Wright (owner of Fit Life)welcomes Dr. Jillian Cunningham(Physical Therapist and owner of The Movement Mechanic in Melrose)to chat about the Healthy Melrose event on Saturday,

03/21/2022

Flashback to 2 weekends ago when I got to learn advanced dry needling techniques from the best and ! If you’ve been in to see me since you may have seen some of my new tricks!

03/12/2022

Learning new needling techniques this weekend in Nashville to bring back to you! (Which also means having them all done to me!)