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Come see what Movement As Medicine is all about! Visit our website: www.movement-as-medicine.com OUR MOVEMENT

Every human should move well and move often.

Our mission is to help as many people do that as possible. At Movement As Medicine, we vision ourselves as “Movement Therapists.”

We pride ourselves on treating the person, not just treating the pain. No human body is exactly the same, and for that reason, no painful condition should be treated exactly the same. We take a unique, personalized approach to each individual who walks through our door

. Life should be lived in motion. We’re here to help you move more, move better, and keep doing the things you love to do. At Movement As Medicine we have multiple therapy options depending on your specific treatment goals. Read below to find the right therapy option for you. Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy

Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy is intended for clients looking to resolve a specific issue including but not limited to chronic pain/discomfort, acute injury, postural dysfunction and immobility. Our Movement Therapy sessions often resemble physical therapy more than traditional massage therapy. Every session begins with a comprehensive assessment followed by hands-on treatment as well as corrective exercise and movement re-education. We incorporate exercise and movement training into our treatments because we believe in not only resolving your pain but also re-patterning your body to move correctly to prevent future dysfunction. Book A Treatment: http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30193613?bookingSourceId=1

Traditional Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery Treatment

Our Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery treatments are a great option for clients who are looking to reduce overall tension and stress, prepare for a competition, recover from competition or just loosen up a bit. Our full-body treatment is what most people would picture as a typical massage therapy session. Each session begins with a short assessment to determine focus areas that help us tailor the treatment to your needs. We provide a quiet relaxing atmosphere to accompany a full-body massage that incorporates traditional Swedish techniques as well as Myofascial release and stretching. Book A Treatment: http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30193613?bookingSourceId=1

Who Are We? Brendon Rearick and Kevin Carr are educated beyond their years when it comes to physical training and rehabilitation. As strength and conditioning coaches at Mike Boyle's Strength and Conditioning, Brendon and Kevin have trained a wide array of clients ranging from U.S.Olympians to high schools stars to stay at home Moms. Recent graduates of Cortiva Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, Brendon and Kevin enrolled in massage school knowing that they could better serve their training clients if they also became manual therapists. Their unique blend of strength and conditioning and massage therapy allows them to not only treat your pain but allows them to find the source of dysfunction and provide a permanent solution.

04/20/2026

When injuries happen, the first instinct for parents and athletes is often to shut everything down and rest until it heals.

That sounds logical, but it’s often not the best approach for recovery or return to play.

When applied correctly, continuing to train around an injury can actually support the healing process.

Coaches and athletes should focus on adapting:
Train what you can. Modify what you must.

The hormonal and physiological benefits of exercise help create a better environment for recovery. And just as important, staying involved in training maintains a sense of routine and normalcy.

Maintaining some level of consistent loading during an injury helps limit detraining and reduces large spikes between acute and chronic workloads, so the athlete is better prepared when it’s time to return.

There’s also a crossover effect: training the uninjured side can help preserve strength in the injured limb through neural adaptations.

Lastly, consistent training can help support the athlete psychologically. Injuries also impact an athletes mindset, identity, and confidence. Following a well-adjusted training plan gives the athlete something they can do and keeps them moving forward, even when they’re not at 100%.

04/17/2026

The problem with most fitness advice is that it isn’t built for real life.

We’re not moving enough. And for those who try, they run into a fitness world that’s often confusing, extreme, and impractical.

Too many books explain why exercise matters…but leave you asking, “What should we actually do?”

This book is meant to answer that.

This isn’t a six-minute solution or complicated longevity protocol.

This is a practical guide to building strength, staying resilient, and stacking the odds in your favor as you age.

Written intentionally to be clear, practical and built for real life.

Movement is Medicine: A Professional’s Guide to Exercise for Health and Longevity. Coming soon via

Reserve your copy ➡️ https://us.humankinetics.com/products/prescribing-movement-as-medicine

04/16/2026

The most common criticisms I hear about single-leg training:

“You can’t load it heavy enough.”
“It’s more balance than strength.”

We just haven’t seen that at MBSC.

If balance and hip stability are the limiting factors then that is exactly what needs to be trained, especially with older adults.

With athletes and more advanced clients? Balance is never an issue. Load it heavy.

Our benchmark: ~50% bodyweight on true single-leg movements.

Most loading limits are self-imposed. We’re just not used to pushing these exercises that hard.

If you can’t load it, it’s probably not a limitation of the exercise as much as a limitation in how you’re coaching it.

03/28/2026

No specific exercise is required.

Anytime I hear “everyone needs to…”
�it’s usually coming from someone who hasn’t worked with a wide range of clients.

What is required:

Mobility�Basic movement skills�Power�Strength�Cardiovascular fitness

The method depends on the person.

Training needs to be scalable.

Not everyone needs to sprint.�Not everyone needs to squat.�Not everyone needs to run.
But everyone needs to train.

Your job as a coach is to remove barriers—not create them.
Stop forcing people into your favorite methods.�Start finding ways to meet them where they are.

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03/22/2026

Physical fitness is the most powerful form of preventative medicine we have.

And taking it is completely within your control.

If you need help getting started or getting back on track:

➡️ Rehab with us
➡️ Train with us in person (Middleton & Woburn)
➡️ Train with us online

03/14/2026

Each week brings a little bit of everything.

Manual therapy.
Rehab cases.
Personal training.
Adult groups.
Athlete groups.

People often ask me what part I like best but to me it’s all the same. It’s all performance training. The definition of performance just changes from person to person.

For some, that’s scoring goals or setting PRs. For others, it’s improving how they feel when they wake up and getting through a workday without pain. Many non-athletes don’t think of what they do every day as “performance” but good training enhances every aspect of life and our job is to help people perform better in whatever matters to them.

At MBSC, we’ve built an ecosystem that supports the entire spectrum of performance from physical therapy to manual therapy to performance training .

Different starting points and pathways. Same mindset.

02/27/2026

These aren't your typical "mountain climbers"

The goal of the push-up position hip flexor drill is to teach dissociation between hip flexion and pelvic/lumbar flexion.

We want the client to maintain a neutral spinal alignment from head to pelvis and flex while they flex the hip upwards.

Progression 1: Single Side
Progression 2: Alternating

Watch the video and give them a try!

These aren't your typical "mountain climbers"The goal of the push-up position hip flexor drill is to teach dissociation between hip flexion and pelvic/lumbar...

02/25/2026

The Best Shoulder Opener/Pec Stretch: The Roller Active Pec Stretch

Many people really struggle with shoulder mobility and overhead positioning.

This stretch will help to open up the pecs, glenohumeral joint and thoracic spine for pain-free overhead motion.

Start by using a band and then progress to holding a stick to intensify.

Be sure to focus on your breath to help drive the rib cage down, avoiding compensatory lumbar extension.

Give this a try and let us know how you like it in the comments below!

Many people really struggle with shoulder mobility and overhead positioning.This stretch will help to open up the pecs, glenohumeral joint and thoracic spine...

02/24/2026

Wall Sit Variations for Knee Pain (Quad & Patellar Rehab Progressions)

https://youtu.be/792VD_6vrFg

Wall sits are one of the simplest and most underused tools in knee rehab and early quad loading.

In this video, I break down:

• Why isometric wall sits are powerful for patellar tendon and anterior knee pain
• How to reintroduce quad loading safely after irritation or injury
• Bilateral wall sit setup and coaching cues
• Unilateral setup and coaching cues

Wall sits are one of the simplest and most underused tools in knee rehab and early quad loading.In this video, I break down:• Why isometric wall sits are pow...

02/20/2026

Great week for some of the ladies.

- my two favorite models 😍
- 55 lb DB Split Squats (A little inter-group competition)
- Lateral Squats
- Loaded 1.5 Rep Hip Bridges
- Roller Bridge Marches
- Bench Support Rows
- :10/:20 Intervals
- MBSC house fitness models

02/14/2026

Quality Nordic leg curls are hard to come by.

Most of the videos you see show athletes cranking into extreme lumbar and pelvic extension just to survive the rep, compensating for limited trunk and hamstring strength.

And if you’re a bigger guy like me your chances of performing clean, full-range Nordics are slim at best.

Traditional Nordic curls are great in theory. But in practice, most people can’t do them well or at all.

At MBSC, we’ve had a lot more success using:

• Nordic iso holds
• Eccentric-only drops
• Assisted Nordics

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with these iso Nordic hinges, and I really like them as a more practical option.

1️⃣ Find the furthest position you can control without losing torso alignment
2️⃣ Maintain ISO tension through the knees.
3️⃣ From there, hinge at the hips without losing trunk or pelvic position

You still challenge the hamstrings hard and develop posterior chain strength. But you do it in a way most people can actually execute well.

02/12/2026

Although we most commonly program hang cleans and loaded jumps, hang sn**ches can be an effective tool for vertical force and power development.

They’re especially useful when hang cleans become limiting due to mobility or pain.

Hang cleans are often constrained by wrist and elbow mobility limitations that typically don’t show up with the sn**ch.

I also find hang sn**ches valuable for athletes who experience low-back discomfort with hang cleans.

Hang sn**ches can produce comparable peak impulse to hang cleans despite significantly lighter loads. In practice, this matters particularly for smaller, powerful athletes who may struggle to control heavier clean loads on the way down, often reporting back irritation as a result.

Hang sn**ches allow us to achieve high bar velocities and meaningful force output without excessive loading, making them a smart option when we want power without unnecessary stress.

Like anything else, they’re not magic. Just another tool in the power toolbox, alongside cleans, jump variations, swings, and dumbbell sn**ches.

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http://www.movement-as-medicine.com/

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OUR MOVEMENT Every human should move well and move often. Our mission is to help as many people do that as possible. If you ask us at Movement As Medicine what our title is we won’t respond with “Massage Therapist”, “Physical Therapist” or “Trainer”. We don’t believe that the traditional titles can accurately encompass what we do. We vision ourselves as “Movement Therapists” We pride our selves on “treating the person” not “treating the pain.” No human body is exactly the same so for that reason no painful condition should be approached in the exact same manner. We take a unique, personalized approach to each individual who walks through our door. Life should be lived in motion. We’re here to help you move more, move better and keep doing the things you love to do. At Movement As Medicine we have multiple therapy options depending on your specific treatment goals. Read below to find the right therapy option for you. Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy Orthopedic Massage and Movement Therapy is intended for clients looking to resolve a specific issue including but not limited to chronic pain/discomfort, acute injury, postural dysfunction and immobility. Our Movement Therapy sessions often resemble physical therapy more than traditional massage therapy. Every session begins with a comprehensive assessment followed by hands-on treatment as well as corrective exercise and movement re-education. We incorporate exercise and movement training into our treatments because we believe in not only resolving your pain but also re-patterning your body to move correctly to prevent future dysfunction. Book A Treatment: http://movement-as-medicine.genbook.com/ Traditional Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery Treatment Our Full-Body Relaxation and Recovery treatments are a great option for clients who are looking to reduce overall tension and stress, prepare for a competition, recover from competition or just loosen up a bit. Our full-body treatment is what most people would picture as a typical massage therapy session. Each session begins with a short assessment to determine focus areas that help us tailor the treatment to your needs. We provide a quiet relaxing atmosphere to accompany a full-body massage that incorporates traditional Swedish techniques as well as Myofascial release and stretching. Book A Treatment: http://movement-as-medicine.genbook.com/ Who Are We? Brendon Rearick and Kevin Carr are educated beyond their years when it comes to physical training and rehabilitation. As strength and conditioning coaches at Mike Boyle's Strength and Conditioning, Brendon and Kevin have trained a wide array of clients ranging from U.S.Olympians to high schools stars to stay at home Moms. Recent graduates of Cortiva Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, Brendon and Kevin enrolled in massage school knowing that they could better serve their training clients if they also became manual therapists. Their unique blend of strength and conditioning and massage therapy allows them to not only treat your pain but allows them to find the source of dysfunction and provide a permanent solution.