Personal PT

Personal PT Want to heal quickly from a new injury? Maybe you need complex, chronic symptoms resolved. Personal PT is your place. Personal PT is also unique in its mobility.

With over 15 years of experience, Joanna is highly skilled. Hands-on treatments + movement training = supreme results. Personal PT is a physical therapy clinic devoted to the individual needs of EACH patient. Skilled treatment techniques coupled with 1 PT:1 patient sessions, patient education, consistent and high quality care create an environment of prospering health. Minimizing the impact on your life, Personal PT provides the option for mobile treatment sessions, bringing therapy to you! Physical therapy where you need, when you need it, and how you need it.

02/20/2026

A $100 billion industry.
And we’re still chasing symptoms.

Low back pain costs the U.S. over $100 billion every year — and yet it remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.

That’s not a small problem. That's a HUGE problem

So where do we look?

You breathe around 20,000 times a day.

Your diaphragm isn’t just a breathing muscle — it’s a core stabilizer. It helps regulate pressure inside your abdomen, which directly supports your spine.

If that system isn’t working well, your back compensates.

Repeatedly.
Thousands of times a day.

Maybe the pain isn’t the starting point.
Maybe we need to look at the foundation.

02/18/2026

Back pain isn’t a back problem. It’s often a foot problem.

You did the foot release — that was step 1.
Now it’s time to build strength.

Mobility without stability won’t hold. If your foot isn’t stable, everything up the chain — knees, hips, and low back — absorbs the stress.

Here’s how to train your foot tripod to actually support you:
✅ Toe yoga
✅Banded toe yoga (bunion control)
✅ Short foot + balance
✅ Dowel stance for arch control

These are go-to drills I use with active adults — golfers, runners, skiers — dealing with stubborn back pain and lower-body injuries.

Try them and tell me what felt hardest.
That’s usually where your foundation is weakest 👣

02/16/2026

If you’ve already started working on lateral fascial line tension — good.
But that’s just Phase 1.

To build real resilience, you have to progress the system.
That means training the side body, glutes, and core together — not in isolation.

🎥 In this post, I’m walking you through Phase 2:
✅ Banded side plank progressions — trains both hips + lower side body
✅ Single-weight reverse lunges — challenges contralateral glute + side body

These are strategic strengthening combinations to train you out of a lateral fascial line tension pattern. These are foundational for teaching your body to share load across regions — so one line doesn’t have to carry the entire burden.

If your pain keeps making a comeback…
You don’t need more random exercises.
You need targeted strengthening.

Follow for smart, system-based progressions that build real resilience — not just short-term relief.

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02/13/2026

Treat the cause. Not the illusion.

In my last post, I explained why most leg length discrepancies aren’t structural — they’re functional, driven by hip tightness and asymmetrical loading.

Here’s what to do instead.
Start with soft tissue release.
Then restore hip mobility.
Then reinforce balanced movement.

In this video I demonstrate:
• Lateral hip / glute release using a racquet ball (I love using either a simple racquet ball or RAD release balls for this work)
• Figure 4 variations
• Hip clock stretch
• Hip distractions

This isn’t about “lengthening” a leg.
It’s about reducing tension and restoring symmetry through movement.
Consistency matters more than intensity.

If you want the full breakdown of why this works and how functional leg length differences develop, the complete explanation is on my YouTube

02/12/2026

Treat the cause. Not the illusion.

In my last post, I explained why most leg length discrepancies aren’t structural — they’re functional, driven by hip tightness and asymmetrical loading.

Here’s what to do instead.
Start with soft tissue release.
Then restore hip mobility.
Then reinforce balanced movement.

In this video I demonstrate:
• Lateral hip / glute release using a racquet ball (I love using either a simple racquet ball or RAD release balls for this work)
• Figure 4 variations
• Hip clock stretch
• Hip distractions

This isn’t about “lengthening” a leg.
It’s about reducing tension and restoring symmetry through movement.
Consistency matters more than intensity.

If you want the full breakdown of why this works and how functional leg length differences develop, the complete explanation is on my YouTube

02/06/2026

This didn’t happen overnight.
And it definitely wasn’t accidental.

This book took 20 years — not because I was slow, but because I was learning how things are actually connected.

Healing works the same way.

Rehab isn’t linear.
Lingering low back pain is rarely just about the low back.
It’s the accumulation of movement patterns, experiences, injuries, and compensations over time.

Lasting change doesn’t come from isolating one area.
It comes from finding the root cause —understanding where the breakdown started, why it’s showing up now, and treating the body as a unified system, not disconnected parts.

That’s what this book is about.
Not quick fixes.
Not chasing symptoms.
But seeing the whole picture.

Built over time.
Integrated by design.
From Pain to Power.






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02/05/2026

“You’re the only one who’s helped my hip in 20 years.”

When someone says this to me, I pause.

Because 20 years isn’t just pain — it’s time spent trying things that didn’t last. It’s appointments, exercises, quick fixes, and being told to just live with it.

I don’t take that trust lightly.

This is why I don’t believe in generic plans or one-size-fits-all care. Bodies are different. Histories are different. And results come from treating the whole system — not just the painful spot.

My goal is simple: to help you move well enough that you don’t need to keep searching.

Let us be your last physical therapist.

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02/04/2026

If your low back always feels like it’s doing everything,
it’s usually not because it’s weak.
It’s because the load isn’t being shared well.

When your hips, ribs, and spine don’t coordinate, the low back often becomes the default — taking on more work than it was designed to handle. Over time, that can affect comfort and how much power you’re able to generate.

The Hip + Back Fix is a short video series designed to change that.

Inside are 6 focused drills that help you:
• Explore how your hips, ribs, and spine are working together
• Improve load-sharing and coordination
• Generate power more efficiently, without overloading your back

This isn’t a long program.
It’s not a promise or a “fix everything” routine.
It’s a $1 way to get clarity on how your body responds — and whether this approach makes sense for you before committing to anything more.

Start with information.
Start with feedback.

The Hip + Back Fix
Better load-sharing = improved coordination = optimized movement = more power.

Link in bio.

02/03/2026

From Pain to Power isn’t just a book.

It comes with a Resource Hub designed to bring the pages to life — with videos, demonstrations, and guidance to help you apply what you’re reading to your body.

Every copy includes access to a Resource Hub with videos and demonstrations to help you assess, understand, and apply the work to your own movement.

This is my way of making the experience more personal — because no two bodies move the same.

📘 Link in bio to order the book.

02/02/2026

Pain has taken more than movement.

Your back pain doesn’t just affect how you move.
It quietly starts influencing how you live.
You skip the ski day with friends — not because you don’t want to go, but because you’re not sure how your back will hold up.
You second-guess a bike ride you used to look forward to.
You modify workouts, avoid certain trails, or hold back instead of fully participating.
And over time, those small decisions add up.
With family, you sit things out instead of jumping in.
At work, you manage your day around discomfort and energy.
Socially, you hesitate — or cancel — because it’s easier than explaining.
Not because you’ve lost motivation.
But because you don’t trust your body the way you used to.
That loss of trust can be unsettling.
For many active adults, it’s more than frustration — it’s grief.
The quiet grief of feeling disconnected from the activities, people, and identity that once made you feel like you.
If this resonates, you’re not imagining it.
And you’re not alone in it.

01/30/2026

Part 3 of the 3 most common back pain patterns I treat:
The rotated pattern—and it’s the most missed one by far.

Here’s what I often see:
🔸One glute not firing
🔸One hamstring always tight
🔸One hip always “higher”
🔸Always shifting to the same leg
🔸Low back pain that won’t go away—especially on one side

These aren’t quirks.
They’re signs of imbalance.

One side is doing too much. The other? Not enough.
And your low back ends up compensating for both.

This isn’t a bad habit—it’s your nervous system trying to create stability with what it has. But compensation = repetition. And repetition without correction = pain.

In this reel, I’m sharing a few of the level 1–2 exercises I use in the clinic to help clients start training out of rotation:
✅ Curtsy squats – for unilateral hip control and lateral loading
✅ Kickstand rows – for posterior chain stability + asymmetry correction
✅ Knight exercise – anti-rotation training to target rotational coordination and core
✅ Pallof rotations – for controlled rotation
✅ Banded hip flexion – to stabilize femur positioning
✅ Banded hip abduction – to activate the lateral system and balance pelvic control

These aren’t just reps—they’re correctives.
I often program more reps on the weaker or less stable side to rebalance the system and restore symmetry.

Because imbalances lead to compensation.
And compensation is what keeps pain stuck on repeat.

🌀 I call this the Twist Fix.
When you untwist the system, everything starts working better.

📘 Want more self-treatment strategies? Grab my book From Pain to Power—link in bio
👉 DM me “rotated” if this feels like your body
👉 Save this post if your pain is always on one side and no one’s been able to figure out why

01/29/2026

Part 2 of the 3 most common back pain patterns I treat:
The flexed pattern—aka “tech back.”

We live in a world designed to keep everything in front of us—phones, laptops, steering wheels… even rearview cameras that stop us from rotating.

And our bodies adapt.
Our spine?
It rounds.
Our posture collapses forward.

Flexed on flexed on flexed—like a human candy cane.

The result?
Neck tension. Low back pain. Weak glutes. Poor rotation.

We’ve outsourced movement—and our spine is paying the price.

What I see in this pattern:
🔸Tucked pelvis
🔸Collapsed thoracic spine
🔸Overactive hip flexors + neck tension
🔸Poor control of back muscles + glutes

In this reel, I’m sharing a few of the progressive go-to exercises I use in the clinic to restore balance (not compensation):
✅ Banded kickbacks + hip bridges for glute recruitment
✅ Asymmetrical curtsy squats + kickstand rows for stability + rotation
✅ Knight’s pose + banded tricep press for thoracic and cervical extension control

These are not day-one movements for every body. Work within your tolerance and build up to them based on your current presentation.

👉 Next up: the rotated pattern (and why it’s so often missed—even by PTs)
👉 Save this post if you’ve been stuck in that tight/weak spiral

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