Fit & Function PT

Fit & Function PT Physical Therapy Office in Danville, Va

09/03/2026

Had a C-section? Your scar deserves more than just time to heal.

A C-section scar may look small on the outside, but your body has gone through multiple layers of healing underneath the skin.
Once your incision is fully healed and you’ve been cleared by your healthcare provider, scar massage can be an important part of pelvic health physical therapy.

✨ Scar massage may help:
• Improve mobility of the scar and surrounding tissues
• Decrease tightness and sensitivity
• Address areas of pulling or restriction
• Improve your awareness and connection with your abdominal and pelvic tissues
• Make movement, exercise, and daily activities more comfortable

Your C-section scar can affect how the abdominal wall, pelvis, and surrounding tissues move—even when the scar itself doesn’t hurt.
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A pelvic health physical therapist can help determine when and how to safely begin scar mobility work based on your stage of healing.

Save this for your postpartum recovery journey & share it with a C-section mama who needs to hear it! 👇

09/01/2026

Scoliosis didn’t get the final word. She did. ✈️
This patient walked into Fit & Function with idiopathic scoliosis and a Schroth program ahead of her — hanging exercises, daily corrective breathing, the unglamorous reps that don’t make it onto anyone’s highlight reel. Week after week, she showed up.
The x-rays tell part of the story. The rest is in the effort behind every session — the kind of consistency that turns a program into progress.
So when she told us she was going skydiving, pain-free, we couldn’t wait to share it. This is what it looks like when hard work pays off. 🪂
Proud of you. This one’s for every patient putting in the quiet work nobody sees yet.

08/27/2026

Kegels aren’t always the answer. 👀

For some individuals, the pelvic floor muscles are already too tight or overactive. And when those muscles have difficulty relaxing, they can contribute to symptoms such as:
✨ Pelvic pain
✨ Urinary urgency/frequency
✨ Pain with in*******se
✨ Constipation or difficulty emptying
✨ A feeling of pelvic pressure or tension
Your pelvic floor needs to be able to contract AND relax—not just squeeze harder.

If you’ve been told “just do Kegels” and it hasn’t helped…there may be more to the story. ❤️
Your symptoms are worth investigating. Your pelvic health matters.

08/25/2026

SCHROTH PT: POSTURE CAN CHANGE. 💪
Scoliosis isn’t simply about having a “curved spine.” It can also change how your ribs, pelvis, shoulders, and entire body are positioned.
That’s where Schroth-based physical therapy can make a difference.
Through individualized exercises, we teach your body how to move toward a more corrected position—not just temporarily, but with the goal of making that position feel more natural over time.
For a primary lumbar curve, we may use techniques such as:
🔹 Semi-hanging — using gravity and specific body positioning to create space through the spine.
🔹 Supine passive correction with a rice bag — allowing the body to relax into a more corrected position while we work on reducing areas of compression.
🔹 Standing active correction — learning how to actively hold a better alignment while standing and moving.
And one of the most important pieces? Expansive breathing.
Instead of simply taking a deep breath into your chest, Schroth breathing teaches you to direct the breath into areas of the rib cage that may be compressed or less mobile.
The goal is to:
➡️ De-rotate — help the body unwind from the twisting that can accompany scoliosis.
➡️ De-collapse — create more length and space where the spine and ribs may be compressed.
➡️ Improve body awareness — learn what a more corrected posture actually feels like.
➡️ Build strength in that corrected position — so you can carry those changes into everyday life.
If you have scoliosis and want to know whether Schroth-based PT could help improve your posture, movement, and confidence in your body, let’s talk.
📍 Fit & Function Physical Therapy
📞 434-218-2604
🌐 FitandFunctionPT.com
📧 [email protected]
Live Fit. Enjoy the Function.

🏌️‍♀️ Ladies Day is coming to Danville Golf Club! 💪✨Fit & Function PT will be there on August 29 from 10:30 AM–1 PM to t...
08/24/2026

🏌️‍♀️ Ladies Day is coming to Danville Golf Club! 💪✨

Fit & Function PT will be there on August 29 from 10:30 AM–1 PM to talk all things movement, wellness, strength, and performance.

Stop by and say hello! We’d love to chat about:
• Current aches & pains
• Strength and fitness goals
• Women’s health
• Injury prevention
• Improving your golf performance

Come meet the Fit & Function team and discover how better movement can help you move better, feel better, and perform better—on and off the course.

📍 Danville Golf Club
📅 August 29 | 10:30 AM–1 PM

08/18/2026

If Your Running Form Is Hurting You; Here's the Fix

Most runners never think about HOW they run until something breaks. A cranky knee. Shin splints that won't quit. That's not bad luck, that's biomechanics.

Heel-striking with an overstretched leg turns every stride into a braking force. Your joints absorb shock thousands of times per run. That is exactly the overuse injuries we see walk into the clinic on repeat: runner's knee, IT band syndrome, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures.

The fix is running SMARTER. That's where Pose Method comes in.

—The Three Drills That Rebuild Your Stride:
1. The Pose Drill — Find your position
Stand tall, weight on the balls of your feet, slight forward lean from the ankles (not the waist), knees soft. This is your "S" posture. The springy position your body should return to with each step. Practice it. This is home base.
2. The Falling Drill — Let gravity do the work
From your Pose, lean forward until you're about to lose balance — and let yourself fall into it. You're not pushing off the ground; you're falling forward and catching yourself with quick, light steps. This drill teaches your nervous system that gravity, not muscular force, should drive you forward.
3. The Pulling Drill — Get your foot off the ground fast
Instead of pushing off behind you, focus on pulling your foot off the floor the moment it lands, right under your hips. Think "quick and quiet.” This is the piece that eliminates overstriding and braking forces.

—Put It Together
Practice each drill for a few minutes before you run. Then take it into your stride: Pose to set your posture, Fall to generate forward motion, Pull to keep your foot cycle fast and light. It'll feel foreign at first. That's normal.

Beginners vs. Experienced Runners

- New to running? This is easier. You don't have years of heel-striking to unlearn.
- Years of running? Expect some humility. Your cadence will feel too fast, your stride too short. Trust it anyway.

Good form is about reducing the load your body absorbs every single stride, so you can keep doing the sport you love without your body sending you an invoice later.

Start slow. Drill it. Let the falling do the work.

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