Evolve Physical Therapy

11/25/2025

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Some shoes can alter the natural walking stride of healthy people and lead to bunions, hammer toes, or other foot and walking problems. This advice from physical therapists can positively impact foot health and movement for children, athletes, and older adults.

11/24/2025

8 WEEKS POST-OP! 🤯

Our high school soccer star is absolutely crushing her Brostrom ankle repair rehab! ⚽️ We are focusing on advanced Dynamic Ankle Stability as she ramps up toward return-to-sport.
The challenge? Performing single-leg squats on an Airex balance pad while wearing Senaptec Strobe Eyewear. ⚡️

This technique alters visual cues, forcing her brain and ankle to rely solely on proprioception and neuromuscular control—the ultimate stability test! 🔥

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

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Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

11/24/2025

As your body changes to accommodate your growing little one, maintaining core strength and stability is crucial. That’s why we love the Tall Kneeling T—an advanced exercise designed to strengthen your entire lumbopelvic-hip girdle.

Regularly performing this move can be a game-changer:

🔑 Support: Keep your core stable as your center of gravity shifts.
🔑 Strength: Build functional strength in your arms, chest, and back.
🔑 Relief: Significantly helps decrease that common pregnancy-related back pain!

In this video, we guide you through the proper form, highlighting

Controlled Breathing, maintaining a Neutral Spine, and ensuring Smooth Shoulder Movement.

Watch the full video now to see a complete demonstration and learn how to safely incorporate this exercise into your routine!

⚠️ Important: This is NOT a beginner-friendly exercise. If you’re in your second trimester, make sure you have medical clearance before incorporating advanced movements into your routine.

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Build lumbopelvic-hip (core) strength and stability in your second trimester with the advanced Tall Kneeling T exercise! 🤰This move is perfect for supportin...

11/23/2025

Level up your pregnancy core work! 💪 The Tall Kneeling T is a powerful, advanced move perfect for building lumbopelvic-hip (core) strength and stability as your baby bump grows in the second trimester.

Why do this move?

✅ Stabilize your core as your belly expands.
✅ Strengthen your arms, chest, and back.
✅ Help decrease pregnancy-related back pain!

🔑 Form is EVERYTHING! We break down the key tips in the video:

🔹 Controlled, supportive breathing
🔹 Neutral posture for a stable spine
🔹 Smooth, full-range shoulder movement

⚠️ Note: This is not a beginner exercise. You must be medically cleared to perform advanced exercises in the second trimester to perform this exercise.

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11/22/2025

⚽️ 9 WEEKS POST-OP ANKLE PROGRESS!

High school soccer player is dominating her Brostrom ankle repair rehab! We’re not holding back on getting her back on the pitch.

The Strategy for Resilient Ankles:

Single-Leg Calf Raises: Essential for functional calf strength.
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training: Maximizes muscle development and loading tolerance without excessive stress.

This approach is critical for building the resilience needed to handle high-level, explosive soccer movements. Consistency is paying off!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

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Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

11/21/2025

Incredible milestone!

After two ACL surgeries and more, this high school soccer player is defying the odds. Today, she ran for the first time on the Boost Microgravity treadmill, letting her move pain-free and start rehab sooner with reduced impact.

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

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⚠️ Important: You must be medically cleared before performing this exercise

Performing exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness may be experienced after starting a new exercise routine.

Boost Treadmills

College Soccer Player's Road to Recovery on the Boost 3 Microgravity TreadmillMeet a determined college soccer player who faced the challenge of two ACL tear...

11/20/2025

SLAP Tear Rehab Secret! 🤫 4 weeks post-op, and we’re already building strength on the injured side.

High school football star needs an accelerated comeback after his right shoulder SLAP tear. We can’t lift heavy on the right side yet, so we’re using two powerful techniques:

Cross-Education: Training the good arm sends strength signals directly to the injured shoulder, minimizing atrophy.
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR): Getting massive strength gains on the working arm using minimal weight (just 20% of his max!), which is safer and accelerates his total recovery.

Phase 1 is about getting stronger, safer, and faster. This is how you guarantee a comeback! 💪

🚫 IMPORTANT: Do NOT attempt advanced shoulder exercises until your doctor or physical therapist says you’re ready!

Yildiz, T. I., Turhan, E., Huri, G., Ocguder, D. A., & Duzgun, I. (2024). Cross-education effects on shoulder rotator muscle strength and function after shoulder stabilization surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, 33(4), 804–814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.037

McGinniss, J. H., Mason, J. S., Morris, J. B., Pitt, W., Miller, E. M., & Crowell, M. S. (2022). The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy on Shoulder Function Following Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: A Case Series. International journal of sports physical therapy, 17(6), 1144–1155. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.37865

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

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11/19/2025

We’re hiring a full-time physical therapist for our Sherwood team.

If you are passionate about helping others and love being part of a motivated team of professionals, we’d like to talk to you.

To learn more and apply click https://ptevolve.com/join-the-team/

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11/17/2025

MOMENTUM SHIFT! 🚀 12 WEEKS POST-OP.

This high school football player/wrestler is taking his comeback to the next level. We’re exactly 12 weeks out from his ACL Reconstruction and Meniscus Repair, and today marks a massive milestone: his very first run! 🤯

We’re using the cutting-edge Boost 3 Microgravity Treadmill to safely control the load and get him moving again without full weight-bearing. Seeing this kind of progress is why we do what we do. The dedication is unreal!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

Physical therapy should be FUN

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Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

11/16/2025

The Hidden Challenge in Early ACL Recovery: Calf Atrophy 🦵

Many athletes focus intensely on the quads after ACLR—and that's important—but often overlook significant muscle and strength loss in the calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus). Neglecting these muscles prevents a full, powerful return to pre-injury performance.

Our Focus: Single-Leg Calf Raises for Stability

This exercise is vital for relearning proper knee position and developing dynamic knee stabilization. It helps you achieve and maintain full knee extension (0°) while avoiding hyperextension, a common early rehab challenge.

Maximizing Gains Safely with BFR

To accelerate muscle gains while protecting the new graft, we use Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) bands. This technique allows for a high volume of work (3 x 30 reps) with very low resistance. The result? A strong anabolic (muscle-building) stimulus without placing excessive stress or torque on the healing ACL joint.

As always — train both legs!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

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Shuttle Systems B Strong Training

Don't let calf muscle loss sabotage your ACL recovery! Following ACLR, muscle atrophy hits not just the quad, but your crucial gastrocnemius and soleus (calf...

11/14/2025

13 WEEKS ACL REHAB UPDATE! Strobe Training is ON! 🚀

Our soccer star is crushing her recovery and leveling up her training with the Y-Balance Test and Senaptec Strobe Eyewear!

Why the Strobe Glasses? ⚡️

After an ACL injury, the brain relies too much on visual feedback. The strobes disrupt vision, forcing her brain and body to enhance the proprioception (the body’s sense of position) and sensorimotor system to improve dynamic joint stability.

The Goal: Better neuromuscular control and a safer, stronger return to sport! 💪

The YBT is perfect for this, as great scores correlate with improved functional performance.

➡️ 13 weeks post-op and getting stronger every day!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain.  If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement.  If the pain persists - STOP.  Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.
    

11/13/2025

Details: We are absolutely thrilled with this patient’s progress! Just one month after her Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), she is walking pain-free and without a limp, thanks to high-tech rehabilitation.

The Tech: She spent 15 minutes at 1.8 mph on the Boost 3 Microgravity Treadmill, which allowed us to safely unload her joint to 75% of her body weight. This early, pain-free movement is crucial for improving mechanics and accelerating recovery!

The Result: Felt energized, improved walking mechanics, and is already exceeding expectations. The future of rehab is here!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

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