Respire Physical Therapy

08/25/2026

💬Facet pain💥, also known as facet joint pain, refers to discomfort that comes from the small joints located between the vertebrae in the spine. These joints help guide movement and provide stability, but they can become irritated or inflamed🚨 due to injury🤕, poor posture, repetitive stress, or age-related wear and tear.

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Facet pain, also known as facet joint pain, refers to discomfort that comes from the small joints located between the vertebrae in the spine. These joints help guide movement and provide stability, but they can become irritated or inflamed due to injury, poor posture, repetitive stress, or age-relat...

08/21/2026

🤳Patient Success Story!✨
▪️This patient is an athlete who presented to Respire Physical Therapy with ankle stiffness🦵🏻💥.

▪️ In this video📹 ,the patient is performing lunges with a posteriorly anchored band on the talocrural joint. This exercise helps improve ankle mobility, improve ankle dorsiflexion joint mechanics, helps lunge mechanics, and prepares the ankle for sport specific demands. 🥳👏🏆Congratulations on your success and thank you for your dedication to physical therapy!

08/20/2026

💬Hip osteoarthritis🦴💥 can make everyday movement feel more challenging. Activities you once enjoyed—walking🚶🏻‍♀️, gardening🧑‍🌾, golfing🏌️‍♀️, hiking🥾, playing with your kids or grandkids👧🏼, or exercising🚲—may start to cause stiffness or discomfort.
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08/18/2026

🤳Patient Success Story!⭐️
🔷 This patient presented to Respire Physical Therapy with dizziness🌀 and vestibular dysfunction.

🔷 In this video📹, the patient is performing squats with a ball toss. This exercise is used to promote vestibular habituation, reaction time, strength, and coordination. 🥳🎉We are excited to share that the patient is already noticing improved👍 steadiness and has not had dizziness recently. 🏆🥇Congratulations on your progress and thank you for your dedication to physical therapy👏!

08/17/2026

💬If you’ve ever felt a sharp⚡️ or burning🔥 pain along the outside of your knee during a run🏃‍♂️ or after a long walk🦮🧍🏽‍♀️, you might have encountered IT band syndrome. Short for iliotibial band syndrome, this common overuse injury💥 affects runners, cyclists🚴‍♀️, and even people who spend long hours on their feet🏗️🚧.

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If you’ve ever felt a sharp or burning pain along the outside of your knee during a run or after a long walk, you might have encountered IT band syndrome. Short for iliotibial band syndrome, this common overuse injury affects runners, cyclists, and even people who spend long hours on…

08/14/2026

🤳Patient Exercise Spotlight💪
🔹This patient came to Respire Physical Therapy with upper back and neck pain💥. The patient is performing a 90/90 Shoulder External Rotation Isometric exercise to help activate the rotator cuff and periscapular muscles to improve shoulder stability, scapular control, and upright posture🧍‍♂️.

✨ Better shoulder mechanics🧰 can help reduce unnecessary strain on the neck and upper traps. 🎉👏We are happy to see improved posture and decreased pain already!

08/12/2026

💬De Quervain’s tenosynovitis🤜💥 is an irritation of two tendons that run along the thumb side of the wrist: the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EPB). Repetitive movement or increased stress👩‍🍼📱🎾👨🏻‍💻 on these tendons can cause irritation, swelling, and pain🚨. 🔎Symptoms can develop gradually following repetitive hand and wrist activities or after a sudden increase in activity.

https://respirept.com/de-quervains-tenosynovitis-how-physical-therapy-can-help-relieve-wrist-and-thumb-pain/

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is an irritation of two tendons that run along the thumb side of the wrist: the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EPB). These tendons help move the thumb away from the hand and extend the thumb. They pass through a narrow compartment near the....

08/11/2026

⭐️Patient Success Story!
🔷 This patient is a soccer player ⚽️🥅 who presented to Respire Physical Therapy with ankle pain and instability after a sprain.

🔷 In this video📹, he is performing resisted lateral jump sprints with a sport cord. This dynamic exercise improves ankle stability, ankle power, coordination👀, and neuromuscular 🧠⚡️control while simulating the quick lateral movements and changes in direction required during soccer. We are happy🥳👏 to share that this patient is now back to running and playing soccer. Congratulations🏆🥇 on all your success!

08/06/2026

💬Physical therapy (PT) can play an important role in helping prevent the need for shoulder replacement surgery🏥 by improving strength💪, flexibility, and overall joint🦴 function. Through targeted exercises📝 and stretching programs, PT helps stabilize the shoulder joint, reduce pain, and improve range of motion📐.

https://respirept.com/preventing-shoulder-replacement-surgery-through-physical-therapy/

Shoulder replacement surgery is a procedure used to replace damaged parts of the shoulder joint with artificial components in order to relieve pain and improve movement. This surgery is most commonly performed when the shoulder has been severely affected by conditions such as arthritis, fractures, r...

08/05/2026

🎉 Patient Success Story! 🎉
🔷This patient presented to Respire Physical Therapy following an ACL tear and post op surgical🏥 ACL reconstruction. After surgery, he was experiencing knee pain💥, quad weakness, decreased knee stability, and difficulty walking.

🔷 In this video📹, the patient is doing knee stability⚠️ training with a BOSU ball and weight perturbations. This exercise helps improve👍 knee stability, strengthen quadriceps and surrounding hip muscles, increases knee coordination, and improves overall function after ACL reconstruction.

🔷 We are excited🥳👏 to share that the patient has made excellent progress! He is cleared for jogging and back weightlifting at the gym. Congratulations🏆🥇on your progress and thank you for your dedication to physical therapy!