San Juan Therapeutics

05/28/2026

Exercise of the week: seated hamstring stretch. Are you REALLY targeting your hamstrings well? Check yourself here, and watch to the end to see why it’s important to do it this way, and who should be cautious of avoid doing this.

05/25/2026

"Remember those who have sacrificed" ...and protect what they sacrificed for.

Happy Memorial Day, everyone!

05/21/2026

Exercise of the week: tricep kickbacks! Another classic that I see poor form on all the time. If you think these are easy or that you can lift heavy weight on them, I challenge you to watch the video and check yourself to make sure you're doing them really well!

05/19/2026

Update: On April 30th, the Department of Education did put in place their new restrictions on student loan borrowing, and their new rules regarding which degrees are considered professional. Spoiler: physical therapy didn't make the cut. Watch the video to see what this means for our profession and for you.

Link to the federal definition of a professional degree - physical therapy meets all the criteria, by the way! (scroll down to "Professional Degree") https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-668/subpart-A/section-668.2

Link to the press release on this decision: https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-finalizes-landmark-rule-lower-college-costs-and-simplify-student-loan-repayment

05/14/2026

Exercise of the week: upper body stretch against the wall. Great for wrist, arm, shoulder, or neck tightness, but it’s not for you if you have a nerve injury. Enjoy!

05/07/2026

Exercise of the week: bicep curls. I know you know how to do these, but are you doing them well?

05/04/2026

Did you know that fascial manipulation can improve strength? If muscle spindles can't sense tension because of fascial binding or adhesions, the brain can't respond with appropriate motor recruitment. Watch how this person's quad strength changed after treating just a few points. He thought he had permanent nerve damage from a back injury four years ago!

05/03/2026

The Fascial Manipulation method considers not only the current problem, but your whole history and how an old injury may have disrupted normal tensions, movement, and proprioception elsewhere in the body. In this case, treating one point in the shoulder improved a current hamstring issue as well as an old shoulder issue, and we got further improvement after treating a point near the knee. If you have chronic pain, let’s figure out what those contributing factors are!

05/02/2026

So excited to be here at Smith Physical Therapy + Running Academy learning Fascial Manipulation!

04/27/2026

Every woman - especially if you're perimenopausal like me! - should listen to Rich Roll's interview with Dr. Stacy Sims, a renowned exercise physiologist. "Women are not little men"; our bodies fundamentally work differently, which has implications for nutrition and exercise, especially through the major hormonal changes in our lives.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5z7pkTjVxZW5mJYCU7AUfR?si=TgLZcs2LRuaxTktoa3DWTQ

The Rich Roll Podcast · Episode