FunctionSmart Physical Therapy

☃️ Happy Holidays!! ☃️

📢 CONTEST ALERT!!!

This year we wanted to share the love with a little Happy Pawlidays contest. You all hear us talk about our pets, but do you know who belongs to who?? 🐶🐱🐢

Match the pet to each staff member to be entered to win a free ART session from one of our ART certified Physical Therapists. Don’t have a clue? Just take a guess, you’re still entered into the raffle. 🥳

You can either enter in our Sorrento Valley clinic or send us a DM with your guess! Pets are numbered 1-11 in order. Pets 9 and 10 are owned separately and pets 11 are all owned by one staff member.

Winner will be announced December 23rd, so get your guesses in before next Friday!

Happy Holidays from FunctionSmart!
❤️💚❤️💚

Staff Members:
Physical Therapists
Gino & Renee
Natalie
Amanda
Jenn
Liz
Front Desk
Sujeila
Helen
Morgan
Tara
Alicia
Luke

☃️ Happy Holidays!! ☃️

📢 CONTEST ALERT!!!

This year we wanted to share the love with a little Happy Pawlidays contest. You all hear us talk about our pets, but do you know who belongs to who?? 🐶🐱🐢

Match the pet to each staff member to be entered to win a free ART session from one of our ART certified Physical Therapists. Don’t have a clue? Just take a guess, you’re still entered into the raffle. 🥳

You can either enter in our Sorrento Valley clinic or send us a DM with your guess! Pets are numbered 1-11 in order. Pets 9 and 10 are owned separately and pets 11 are all owned by one staff member.

Winner will be announced December 23rd, so get your guesses in before next Friday!

Happy Holidays from FunctionSmart!
❤️💚❤️💚

Staff Members:
▪️Physical Therapists
▫️Gino & Renee
▫️Natalie
▫️Amanda
▫️Jenn
▫️Liz
▪️Front Desk
▫️Sujeila
▫️Helen
▫️Morgan
▫️Tara
▫️Alicia
▫️Luke

☃️ Happy Holidays!! ☃️

📢 CONTEST ALERT!!! 📢

This year we wanted to share the love with a little Happy Pawlidays contest. You all hear us talk about our pets, but do you know who belongs to who?? 🐶🐱🐢

Match the pet to each staff member to be entered to win a free ART session from one of our ART certified Physical Therapists. Don’t have a clue? Just take a guess, you’re still entered into the raffle. 🥳

You can either enter in our Sorrento Valley clinic or send us a DM with your guess! Pets are numbered 1-11 in order. Pets 9 and 10 are owned separately and pets 11 are all owned by one staff member.

Winner will be announced December 23rd, so get your guesses in before next Friday!

Happy Holidays from FunctionSmart!
❤️💚❤️💚

Staff Members:
▪️Physical Therapists
▫️Gino & Renee
▫️Natalie
▫️Amanda
▫️Jenn
▫️Liz
▪️Front Desk
▫️Sujeila
▫️Helen
▫️Morgan
▫️Tara
▫️Alicia
▫️Luke

Pre-race with Mr Excitement, The Voice of Ironman, the legend...Mike Reilly!!! He'll be cheering, waving towels, and telling athletes "You are an Ironman!!!" for the next 18+ hours at

And the winner is….🥁🥁

Morgan with the Freida Pumpkin! 💃🏽 We have also picked our winner for the free massage and will be contacting to set up an appointment 🥳

Thank you to all who participated and we loved the Halloween spirit! We especially loved our reigning champ of the carving contest being knocked off the top fair and square - if you know…then you know! 🧡💛🤍 Congrats Morgan!

🎃 ᕼᗩᑭᑭY ᕼᗩᒪᒪOᗯEEᑎ 🎃

FunctionSmart wishes you a fun and safe Halloween this year…or whatever decade you are choosing to live in 😉

Pumpkin contest results to be announced soon! So many votes this year, we’re still counting, you guys are great! 👻

It's that time of year, vote now for your favorite FunctionSmart Pumpkin design to be entered to win a free massage!

Congrats to our staff on IM Santa Cruz 70.3
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We are proud of all our team members on a job well done. Shout out to our FS fam we ran into at the race! You all did a great job and we were so excited to see you out there racing and absolutely winning the day! ☺️

Recovery mode is in full effect, but let us know what races you have lined up next! Maybe we will see YOU there!

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy will be hosting a special TCSD club meeting, Sunday April 3rd.

Bob Babbitt will interview Ben Kanute, Olympian, 2nd place IM 70.3 World Championship finisher and more recently 3rd place CLASH Miami finisher.

Date:
Sunday April 3rd, 3pm

Where:
FunctionSmart Physical Therapy
5945 Pacific Center Blvd, Suite 510, San Diego, CA 92121

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Today, the team traded in their colors for some good luck cheer.

even went the extra mile on the Go Green efforts today and biked to work 🚴🏾‍♂️👏🏻

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Trick question 😋😋

MRI is considered the gold standard of imaging meaning it is the most specific tool to diagnose structural compromise.

The MRI above reveals something is missing... any guesses? Hint: it’s Natalie’s MRI 😳

Here we see the tibio-femoral joint, aka the knee, with intra-joint swelling and loss of the ACL. Swipe right to view what a normal joint and intact ACL would look like.

Typically, a thin black line between the two bones would be observed, but all we see here is a slight black prominence on the lower bone indicating complete rupture of the ACL.

See if you can identify the other structures in this picture: think quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius, patella.

*Reference: UW Health Sports Medicine 2018

Try adding this exercise to your next workout! 🏋🏽‍♀️

The landmine is a great tool to use when working on core and shoulder stability. When done correctly, this exercise is an effective way to train dynamic control under resistance to help prevent shoulder and back injuries.

🔹 Start in half kneeling position with mat under knee (always protect those knees!)
🔸 In half kneeling, keep pelvis slightly tucked and spine neutral
🔹 Using a pivot bar, start with bar resting at shoulder height, both hands placed on bar (though you can challenge shoulder stabilizers by using single arm as tolerated)
🔸 Press upwards at approximately a 45 degree angle and then lower in a slow and controlled manner
🔹 Keep shoulders relaxed, do not hike up towards ears, and try to maintain a slight chin tuck to protect the neck

Let us know how it goes!

We will be going ~LIVE~ next 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐/𝟗 𝐚𝐭 𝟏:𝟑𝟎 to answer your questions in regards to all things PT!

Keep sending us your questions and concerns in the comments below or in the DMs 💬

Our goal is to provide education and advice on how to train, recover, and rehab safely! So whether you have a nagging question 🙋🏼‍♀️ or are just curious how and what PT can do for you, hit us up👩🏽‍⚕️

Trying to get through this week like… 🙃🎁 ➡️

Leave it to Beaver to turn Gino into a skater boy 🛹🤙🏼

🌎 Check him out at the Nitro World Games footage (Beaver…not Gino)

Do you train deep core stabilization? This means training your ‘inner unit’ which consists of the transverse abdominus/obliques, lumbar multifidi, respiratory diaphragm, and pelvic floor. The deep core is the true basis for core stability. When performed correctly, the deadbug exercise is effective for training the deep core while managing your intra-abdominal pressure. Here are some tips for the next time you work on your deadbugs!

🔹 Make sure you’re in a neutral spine. This means your low back is flattened against the ground with your ribs stacked directly over your pelvis. If you feel your low back beginning to arch, work in a smaller range of motion to maintain your neutral spine.
🔹 Remember to breathe! It may help to coordinate your breath with your movement. For example, inhale as you extend your hip and flex opposite shoulder... exhale as you come back to the starting position.
🔹 If you are struggling to perform a deadbug, start with training your deep core by stabilizing with hips and knees at a 90 degree angle. Work on maintaining your neutral spine, breathing into your abdomen, and progressing to your tolerance!
🔹 Most importantly, progress to functional positions. A physical therapist can help you progressively load and challenge your deep core for better carryover to your daily activities. This is important to prevent issues like back pain and pelvic floor dysfunction.

What are your go-to deep core exercises? Share in the comments!

Do you experience recurrent ankle sprains? Up to 40% of individuals with ankle sprains will experience residual symptoms of pain and instability. So, why might your physical therapist perform Active Release Technique (ART) to treat your chronic ankle sprains? 🤔

An ankle sprain is when one or more ligaments of the ankle joint are partially or completely torn, the most frequently damaged being the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL). Chronic ankle sprains not only affect the strength and integrity of the ankle ligaments, but the musculature surrounding the ankle joint and lower leg may become shortened and fibrotic, resulting in inability to properly recruit the muscles to stabilize the foot and ankle. ART can help release the foot/ankle stabilizers to facilitate proper biomechanics by emphasizing mobility and stability.

Come see us at FunctionSmart to add ART into your rehab program and prevent that next ankle sprain from occurring! 💪🏼

Great to have the gang back at , hosting another amazing meeting with and special guest !

SWIPE ➡️ to vote for your favorite FunctionSmart pumpkin and enter to win a FREE MASSAGE! 👻

To enter, make sure you follow and comment below with the number of your favorite pumpkin 🎃 Happy Spooktober!

They’re back!!!… Wonderful having the pre-meeting social hour at again!A few of our amazing sponsors were on hand to welcome our members back!

This Sunday! Our massage therapist will be on hand for chair massages an hour before the meeting starts. For anyone who missed our recent massage package sale we will offer a last chance deal at the meeting too.

Hey Tri Clubbers....look who's coming to San Diego. The one and only Sam Long will join us for a Q&A at the next Triathlon Club of San Diego meeting, this Sunday afternoon. Get the scoop and register here: https://mailchi.mp/triclubsandiego/20211015-psa

What happens when a professional golfer gets on an Alter G …..she flies 🕊

October is National Physical Therapy Month! This month we raise awareness of the movement to educate people on the many benefits of PT for pain management. Thank you to our FunctionSmart PTs, as well as PTs, PTAs, and student PTs everywhere who are making a difference to help people choose movement for better health and well-being 💙🧡

If you’ve been looking for a sign to book a massage, this is it❗️

To welcome our massage therapist Kim to the FunctionSmart team, we are offering the following special:

🔹 3 session package for $210 ($195 for TCSD members)

This package must be purchased by 10/15/2021 and is limited to one package per person. Don’t miss out!

Give our office a call to purchase your massage sessions and get scheduled!

Our offices will both be closed in Monday 9/6 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. We’ll be back for reg hours on Tuesday. Enjoy your weekend!

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their phone number.

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their phone number.

We’ll see you at our new home on Monday! 🏠

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their address.

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their address.

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their address.

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their address.

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their address.

FunctionSmart Physical Therapy updated their address.

If you’ve been in the Sorrento Valley clinic recently, you may have noticed changes are underway! FunctionSmart’s Sorrento Valley location will be relocating starting August 2nd. We love the palm trees outside the window and all the natural light, and we think you will, too! Here’s a sneak peak of our new home! Visit our website for more info.

Happy 4th of July from FunctionSmart! Both offices will be closed on Monday, July 5th in observance of the July 4th holiday. Enjoy your weekend and stay safe! 🇺🇸🎇

FunctionSmart moves with Vuori 🕺🏽🏃🏽‍♀️

FunctionSmart moves with Vuori 🕺🏽🏃🏽‍♀️

There’s Gino Cinco in action and of course with great body mechanics. Here’s to getting back to racing!

Have you ever had one of those races where you left everything out on the course? Kona ‘18 was one of those days for me. Post race was rough for sure...but totally worth it!

April is Cesarean Birth Awareness Month! 🤰🏼 Whether you’re months or years postpartum, pelvic PT can help after cesarean! Give us a call or send us a message to learn more about how FunctionSmart’s pelvic health team can help you in your recovery!

As a big fan, I enjoyed watching pitch for San Diego. It was pleasure working with Joey Lucchesi the past few years! Good luck with your new team, NY#mets.

Wow, can’t believe 10 years already! That’s a lot of stronger, faster and more fit people!

RAFFLE TIME! 🎟

FunctionSmart is calling on you! If you have had a positive experience at our clinic and would like to share, we are inviting you to write a Yelp review telling us and our wonderful community about your visit. In doing so, you will be entered to win a free massage at our Sorrento Valley location.

Reviews will be welcome over the next two weeks and the winner will be announced on 2/8 via Instagram. So please, like this post or send us a message if you choose to participate so we may contact you in the event you are selected.

Good Luck and remember to FunctionSmartly! 🍀💪🏼