Praxis Physical Therapy

06/03/2026

For next year, Praxis continues to be a proud medical and rehab partner of the WWU men’s rugby team! Let’s go!

Champions Rise: Western Washington Moves to D1A

Press Release >> https://craa.rugby/2026/06/02/champions-rise-western-washington-moves-to-d1a/

06/03/2026

We’re excited to officially announce that PRAXIS Physical Therapy #2 is now open in Barkley Village.

This new location was built with the same mission that started Praxis from day one:
high-quality, individualized, evidence-based care focused on helping people move better, recover stronger, and return confidently to the activities they love.

We’re incredibly proud to partner with Anytime Fitness Barkley Village to create a space that bridges rehabilitation, performance, strength training, and long-term health. Having access to a modern gym environment allows us to better integrate real-world movement, strength development, return-to-sport progressions, and performance-based rehabilitation into patient care.

This expansion allows us to continue growing while staying true to what matters most:
• 1-on-1 care
• 60-minute sessions
• Objective testing and data-driven rehab
• Strength and conditioning integration
• Return-to-sport and return-to-life focus
• A welcoming and inclusive environment for every patient

Whether you’re recovering from surgery, managing pain, training for competition, returning to running, or simply trying to move better and stay active, we’re grateful for the opportunity to continue serving the Bellingham community in a second location.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Praxis Physical Therapy along the way — our patients, athletes, local partners, coaches, healthcare providers, and community.

PRAXIS Physical Therapy – Barkley Village
Located inside Anytime Fitness Barkley Village

06/02/2026

Pride Month reminds us that healthcare should be a place where everyone feels safe, respected, seen, and supported.

At PRAXIS Physical Therapy, we believe movement, recovery, performance, and wellness belong to everyone — regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, background, race, or story.

Our clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where every patient is treated with compassion, dignity, and individualized care.

You belong here.
You matter here.
You are welcome here.

Happy Pride Month from all of us at PRAXIS Physical Therapy.

Bellingham

05/26/2026

Too often in healthcare, people hear:
“You don’t need imaging.”

And while unnecessary imaging can absolutely create fear, increase costs, and lead to overmedicalization… the opposite problem exists too: dismissing imaging when the clinical picture clearly warrants it.

As physical therapists, our role is not to blindly avoid imaging. Our responsibility is to make informed clinical decisions based on:

• Mechanism of injury
• Severity of symptoms
• Objective testing
• Progression (or lack of progression)
• Red flags
• Functional limitations
• Clinical reasoning

There is a major difference between:
🚫 Ordering imaging out of fear
vs.
✅ Recommending imaging because the presentation suggests something more significant may be occurring.

Not every ache needs an MRI.
But not every patient should be told to “just wait it out” either.

High-quality healthcare means balancing evidence, patient presentation, and professional judgment.

Sometimes imaging changes nothing.
Sometimes it changes everything.

As PTs, we have a responsibility to advocate for patients when the need arises — even when that means pushing for further medical evaluation.

Good clinicians don’t avoid imaging.
Good clinicians know WHEN it matters.

Evidence-based care means avoiding unnecessary imaging while recognizing when imaging is clinically indicated.

05/20/2026

Join us Friday, May 22nd from 5–7 PM at Stone’s Throw Brewery for the Hunger Versus Hunger silent auction supporting the Bellingham Food Bank.

We’re excited to be collaborating on an incredible wellness + performance merch package featuring:

• Exclusive, stylish Gritty Habits merch
• A brand new Theragun
• 1-hour massage session
• 1-hour running coaching + running analysis
• A free physical therapy injury evaluation visit

Come hang out, support a great cause, bid on some awesome items, and help make a difference in our community.

See you Friday night 👊🏽🏃🏽‍♂️🍻

05/18/2026

🚨 NEW 2nd LOCATION UPDATE 🚨

We officially added new Praxis signage at the gym to make it even easier for athletes, lifters, runners, and active adults to find us while training at one of Bellingham’s top fitness communities.

Whether you’re:
✔️ Recovering from injury
✔️ Training for performance
✔️ Getting back to lifting
✔️ Trying to stay active without pain

—we’re here to bridge the gap between rehab, strength, and performance.

📍 Barkley Village — Suite 125
🏋️ Located inside Anytime Fitness
💥 Sports rehab | Performance PT | Strength-focused rehab

Big thanks to the Barkley Anytime Fitness community for the continued support. More updates coming soon 👀

05/11/2026

Quad activation starts EARLY after ACL reconstruction. Especially with a quad tendon graft. 👊🦵

One of the biggest challenges after ACL surgery is something called arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) — where the brain essentially “shuts down” the quad after trauma, swelling, pain, and surgery. The result? Difficulty contracting the quad, loss of muscle mass, altered movement patterns, and delayed return to sport. Recent studies continue to support that early intervention is critical to restoring quadriceps activation and long-term outcomes.

With quad tendon grafts, this becomes even MORE important because the graft harvest itself directly impacts the quadriceps mechanism. If we wait too long to restore activation, weakness can persist for months — sometimes years.

At Praxis, early rehab is not just about “moving the knee.” It’s about restoring the brain-muscle connection as soon as safely possible.

That’s why we utilize:
⚡️ NMES (Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation)
➡️ Helps bypass inhibition and improve quad recruitment early after surgery

🩸 BFR (Blood Flow Restriction Training)
➡️ Allows strength adaptations and muscle preservation with low loads while the knee is still healing

🏋️ Progressive strengthening + movement retraining
➡️ Building toward real-world strength, power, and return to sport

Research continues to show that combining early quad activation strategies with progressive rehab can improve strength recovery, reduce atrophy, and optimize outcomes after ACL reconstruction.

The quad is not something we “wait” to come back.
We train it early. Intentionally. Aggressively — within appropriate healing timelines.

05/07/2026

Picture: 7 days post op ACL reconstruction. Along with maintaining Full knee extension, swelling management, Quad activation starts EARLY after ACL reconstruction. Especially with a quad tendon graft. 👊🦵

Difficulty contracting the quad (inhibition), loss of muscle mass, altered movement patterns, and delayed return to sport - this is a major problem early post op. Recent studies continue to support that early intervention is critical to restoring quadriceps activation and long-term outcomes.

With quad tendon grafts, this becomes even MORE important because the graft harvest itself directly impacts the quadriceps mechanism. If we wait too long to restore activation, weakness can persist for months — sometimes years.

That’s why we utilize:
⚡️ NMES (Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation) CHATTANOOGA CONTINUUM
➡️ Helps bypass inhibition and improve quad recruitment early after surgery

🩸 BFR (Blood Flow Restriction Training)
➡️ Allows strength adaptations and muscle preservation with low loads while the knee is still healing HPLUS CUFF

Research continues to show that combining early quad activation strategies with progressive rehab can improve strength recovery, reduce atrophy, and optimize outcomes after ACL reconstruction.

The quad is not something we “wait” to come back.
We train it early. Intentionally.

05/06/2026

Huge congratulations to the Western Washington University Men’s Rugby team on making history as CRAA D1AA 15s National Champions 🏆

From earning the No. 1 national ranking to navigating a demanding postseason and finishing the job in Indianapolis, this group showed what it takes to perform at the highest level—discipline, resilience, and consistency when it matters most.

At Praxis, we’re proud to play a small but meaningful role in supporting these athletes throughout the season—helping with recovery, injury screening, and performance longevity so they can stay on the field and compete at their best.

A special thank you to Head Coach Adam Roberts and Director of Men’s Rugby Paul Horne for consistently supporting the integration of physical therapy into the team’s culture. Their commitment to proactive care, recovery, and athlete health has been a major part of building a high-performance environment.

Thank you to Charlie Sullivan for the high quality photos to be featured in our page!