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Stay Strong, Run Longer: Injury Prevention Tips Every Runner Should Know

Whether you’re training for your first 5K, preparing for a marathon, or simply enjoy running to stay active, preventing injuries is key to maintaining consistency and reaching your goals. At Integrative PT and Wellness, we work with runners of all experience levels to help them stay healthy, recover faster, and perform at their best. Common…

How Can Pilates Help Improve Your Posture?

Have you ever felt that uncomfortable ache in your back after sitting, standing, or working for long periods of time? Poor posture is often the quiet reason behind those everyday pains. Pilates is having a huge moment right now. It’s everywhere on social media, and new studios seem to be popping up all over the…

What is Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI)?

If you’re searching for DMI therapy in Knoxville or wondering whether Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) is the right approach for your child, you’re not alone. Many parents want to understand how DMI works, what the research says, and whether it can help children develop strength, balance, coordination, and functional mobility. At Integrative Physical Therapy &…

Single Leg Deadlift – Can you do it and why you should?

What is a Single Leg Deadlift (SLDL)? SLDLs are performed by standing on one leg with that knee slightly bent, hinging at the waist/hip, and bringing your chest towards the floor in front of you. They can be done with or without a weight, keeping a neutral spine and flat back and avoiding pelvic rotation. Deadlifts use your glutes, hamstrings, and low back muscles.…

Not All Physical Therapy Is Created Equal: Why Skilled, Hands-On Care Delivers Better Outcomes

A study by Lutz et al in 2022 sought to discover what treatment style made physical therapists “better,” as defined by better outcome measures, for managing lower back pain. As a result, they found that the outperforming physical therapists used more skilled interventions and even required fewer visits to get their patients better. Skilled intervention,…

Osteoarthritis: What to Know

Osteoarthritis, typically considered the “wear and tear” on joints, is the most common type of arthritis. It is estimated that around 80% of persons over the age of 65 in the United States show some type of arthritis on imaging, though only ~60% of these people actually have symptoms. Osteoarthritis may be due to a…

Common Misconceptions in the Management of Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is the most common orthopedic problem affecting humans today. The lifetime prevalence of lower back pain is estimated to be between 60-80%. So, odds are, at some point, you will likely experience an episode of low back pain. The good news is that most episodes of pain tend to resolve within 1-2…

The Case of the Mysterious Pain

In honor of the Halloween season, we are talking this month about a mysterious type of pain, what’s called “referred pain”. Referred pain is when one structure of the body is causing you to feel pain in another part of the body. While our organs, such as our heart and kidneys, can be sources of…

How are you aging?

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.”” – Eleanor Roosevelt The longer I work with people, people of all ages, the more I see the truth in the former First Lady’s quote. However, when I think of beauty as we age, it is not just in the…

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Reformer Pilates is available at the Rocky Hill location only.
Pediatric Patients are seen at the Farragut and Rocky Hill locations.
OrthoAccess Members (Orthopedic and Podiatry patients) are seen at the Rocky Hill location only.