Dr. Harris Choe PT, DPT, OCS

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Dr. Harris Choe PT, DPT, OCS

Performance Based Physical Therapist in Santa Monica, CA. In-Person and Online services

03/12/2026

Favorite ways to improve Hip Flexor mobility…

Stretching is a good place to start for some people, but in order to make lasting changes you need to take the muscle through its range of motion.

These are some loaded movements patterns I use with my clients for low back & hip mobility rehab.

They can also be used as warm up movements as well.

03/10/2026

One of the most important muscles to address for front shoulder pain…

The posterior cuff shoulder muscles.

Often times the front pec and neck muscles can become dominant and create excessive pressure in the front shoulders.

I like to prescribe posterior cuff muscle strengthening and lengthening to give the shoulders more smoothness and range of motion.

These are a few of my favorite movements:

1️⃣ Side Plank DB Abductions

2️⃣ Prone Behind the Neck Press

3️⃣ TRX Rotational Row

03/04/2026

Most PTs are not doing these exercises…

Many people are stuck doing the same band exercises for 8 weeks with traditional physical therapy and wonder why they don’t get results.

I try my best to start progressively loading the shoulders and amping up the intensity and load as the athletes gets stronger.

We need to keep challenging the shoulders to drive adaption and improve strength & stability during the latter stages of rehab 💪

03/03/2026

MUST HAVES for ankle rehab to build strength and stability.

These are great ways to test strength and assess tolerance to spots movements during the rehab process.

You can scale each movement to increase sets/reps or directions to make sure the ankle is ready for dynamic movement.

03/02/2026

Most runners make this mistake…

They don’t supplement their running program with strength training.

Running produces a lot of stress on the body and if the body cannot handle the mileage, injuries can occur.

The main method to increase your body’s ability to tolerate the forces of running is strength training.

Here are the main muscle groups I like to focus on:

1️⃣ Hip Flexors: important for bringing the knees forward as well as achieving full hip extension for propulsion.

2️⃣ Adductors: helps with single leg stance hip and pelvis stability.

3️⃣ Posterior Chain: helps with force propulsion during running.

4️⃣ Quadriceps: important for force absorption as you take each stride.

5️⃣ Calves: important for both force absorption and production during running.

6️⃣ Hamstring: aids in limb deceleration and knee stability.

02/22/2026

Most people make this mistake with shoulder knots…

They think smashing the muscle knot will make a change, but for long term relief you need to work on upper back mobility.

These are some movements I prescribed for my clients to help strengthen his posture muscles and improve his mobility.

02/21/2026

Hip Flexor Mobility Hack.

One of the main movements we train for athletes dealing with tight hip flexors is hip extension.

Training the hip flexors in a lengthened position is 🔑

These are movements I used this week:

1️⃣ Single Leg Hamstring Bridge: using the hip flexors to reduce anterior hip flexor tone.

2️⃣ Banded Hip Extension: I like to use the band to facilitate hip extension during the movement.

3️⃣ Goblet Split Squat: using the bench and goblet weight hold to emphasize rear leg hip extension patterns.

4️⃣ Hip Flexor Plank: isometric loading of the hips for strength and relaxation.

5️⃣ Reverse Nordic: lengthening the two joint hip flexors by bending the knees in hip extension.

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