Dr. Harris Choe PT, DPT, OCS

Dr. Harris Choe PT, DPT, OCS Performance Based Physical Therapist in Santa Monica, CA. In-Person and Online services

02/06/2026

I wish more runners did this.

Load management and strength training.

Ross is already a great runner, but we had to pull back the mileage to allow his body to heal and complement it with strength training to build up his weak points.

These are some movement qualities we worked on the helped him return to running with less pain and with more confidence.

02/03/2026

Most PTs forget to do this during hamstring rehab.

The hamstring may be the tissue that is locally strained, but the bigger questions I why did it happen in the first place.

Sometimes it can be load management issues.

Other times, it can be mechanics and poorly rehabbed strains prior.

These are a few things I ways check and train for my hamstring rehab/prehab athletes.

01/27/2026

Advanced Stage Ankle Rehab for ankle stability & strength.

We were proactive with our care to make sure we didn’t lose any time during training, while also respecting the natural tissue healing time frames.

Here are a few movements we used and why:

1️⃣ Calf Isometrics: great way to introduce load to the ankle, especially after injury. Works on muscle and tendon strength.

2️⃣ Lunge Plyometrics: great transitional movement to work on single leg bias movements before transitioning to full single leg jumps.

3️⃣ Rotatioanl Plyometrics: introducing lateral/rotation forces to get ready for sports cutting movements.

4️⃣ Acceleration/Deceleration: working on accepting and producing force through the foot/ankles.

5️⃣ Single Leg Calf Eccentrics: basically a bicep pump for the calf muscles to improve muscle size and endurance.

01/21/2026

Common mistake I see with this…

Most people rotate away from the lead leg and end up putting too much weight in the back leg.

I like to use the plate rotation to get people familiar with sitting into the hip and working the lead leg.

Give this a try if you struggle to feel you quads/glutes with this movement.

01/19/2026

Partner glute exercise “game” to add a competitive flare to your next workout.

You can also do this against the wall on your own.

01/17/2026

Plyometrics in your 30s.

We naturally lose muscle mass and power as we get older.

If we don’t use it, we lose it 🤷

I try to implement plyometrics each week to keep my muscles and tendons ready for dynamic movements.

Here are a few movements that are a staple in my own program as well as my clients’.

01/16/2026

When you’re in pain, it’s hard to visualize what it looks like to be pain free.

I promised myself to show up everyday to help people navigate and return to the activities they love pain free.

01/16/2026

Make training simple again in 2026.

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