When engaged in functional training and high level athletic
activities, you are only as strong as your weakest link. If you don’t overload the body’s
neuromuscular/musculoskeletal system in variable positions and ranges of
movement, you will not have strength in those ranges, or positions.
Despite strength training and measurable gains in strength
and fitness, there are often compensatory strategies that increase our chance
for injuries.For instance if there is any difficulty or abnormal
mechanics with a standing toe touch or backward bend, then motor control and
strength during a deadlift or kettlebell exercise may be compromised. Additionally, if one has limited ankle mobility or rotary stability, a
squat may cause knee pain. Pain will
cause impaired muscular control, which may cause back or serious knee injury.
Any fundamental movement impairment will reduce the
athlete’s durability and efficiency, often limiting strength and increasing
likelihood of injury
Direct Performance Physical Therapy, LLC is owned and
operated by Doctors of Physical Therapy, with advanced clinical training in
functional movement assessment, McKenzie spinal therapy and manual
therapy. Additionally, we are Sentara
employees at Hilltop Therapy Center and have had the privilege of successfully treating a variety of
neurological and orthopedic patients with excellent outcomes for nearly 10
years combined.
Our services include direct access physical therapy evaluations
and movement seminars to help bridge the gap between corrections of fundamental
movement impairment, pain resolution and advanced physical conditioning.
Participants in our movement seminar will receive in depth education on the need
for optimizing fundamental movement, will participate in small-group breakout sessions
with additional education of specific
corrective exercises to integrate into dynamic warm-up or movement
preparation drills, learn the key concepts and rationale for utilizing dynamic
movement prep exercises and will understand the link between this education and
our services and the participation in advanced functional training.
