901 Physical Therapy

901 Physical Therapy We help Memphis athletes overcome pain and stay active for a lifetime! STEP ONE : Find the Root Cause of your Pain

Get a clear diagnosis of why you're in pain.

Are you frustrated that pain is slowing you down and distracting you from what you really enjoy?
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Are you confused about why it keeps coming back and never feels truly resolved?
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Are you tired of rushed appointments that don't give you any real answers?
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Hurried appointments and quick fixes won't solve your pain in the long run. If you're ready to tackle the problem and deal with it once

and for all, we'll guide you through the process step-by-step. Receive a thorough assessment to figure out what's really going on and what needs to be done about it. STEP TWO: Understand Your Pain

Together we'll come up with a plan that will focus on getting you stronger, more mobile, and pain-free. We'll help you stay active and improve your training while taking care of your problem areas. STEP THREE: Provide a Longterm Solution

Build strength and resilience so you can stay active for a lifetime. We'll show you how to keep improving so that you can reach your performance goals.

Getting in the room with the right specialist can make all the difference. ⁠⁠Too many people waste time and cause unnec...
06/13/2026

Getting in the room with the right specialist can make all the difference. ⁠
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Too many people waste time and cause unnecessary frustration trying to figure things out for themselves... ⁠
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Getting a customized program from someone who understands what you're going through and the nuances around your specific situation is invaluable. ⁠
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Tired of cookie-cutter PT and rushed visits? ⁠
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We're here for you, Memphis!

FREE Low Back Pain workshop for the community, and you're invited! Join us as Dr. Clay walks us through: 1. Common cause...
06/05/2026

FREE Low Back Pain workshop for the community, and you're invited!

Join us as Dr. Clay walks us through:

1. Common causes of low back pain and tightness

2. Why medicine & avoidance is a bad strategy for recovery

3. Techniques to improve mobility & strength

4. How to avoid letting back pain derail your workouts

You'll leave understanding your back pain and with hope for the future!

Please register so we know you're coming-- https://events.901pt.com/ow-back-workshop-061626

If we MRI’d every healthy back, we’d all look broken.⁠⁠That’s not a guess. It’s what researchers found when they scanned...
06/03/2026

If we MRI’d every healthy back, we’d all look broken.⁠
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That’s not a guess. It’s what researchers found when they scanned 3,000 people who had zero back pain.⁠
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68% of 40-year-olds had degenerative disc disease.⁠
50% had disc bulges.⁠
33% had a nerve being compressed.⁠
None of them felt a thing.⁠
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So when your MRI report lists four scary findings, it might just be describing a normal, lived-in spine.⁠
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Not the source of your pain.⁠
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This matters because people who get MRIs for acute back pain are more likely to end up with injections, surgery, and long-term disability. ⁠
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The image finds something. ⁠
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The “something” gets treated. ⁠
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The pain often doesn’t go away.⁠
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There’s no one thing that fixes back pain. ⁠
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There are a lot of small things that do. ⁠
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Movement that helps. Strength where you’re missing it. Habits that are quietly working against you.⁠
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That’s the work we do.⁠
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Save this for the next time someone tells you your back is “shot.”⁠
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Link in bio to book an evaluation.⁠
(Source: Brinjikji et al., 2015. American Journal of Neuroradiology.)

Meet Noah, the coach leading the 901PT Clinical Strength Training program!Noah is certified in Strength and Conditioning...
06/03/2026

Meet Noah, the coach leading the 901PT Clinical Strength Training program!

Noah is certified in Strength and Conditioning, Personal Training, Sports Performance, Group Fitness, Nutrition, Exercise Recovery, and ACL Injury Prevention.

He handles everything from 1:1 and small-group training to remote programming, and works directly with our PT team.

What makes our Clinical Strength Training program different is the continuity with physical therapy.

For clients who have progressed from pain to strength and want a structured program to keep getting stronger while understanding their specific history and needs...

adults who want an evidence-based strategy to build strong & muscle as they age...

and anyone who wants a strength program informed by clinical expertise and perspective on the human body.

We designed the CST program to interact seamlessly with physical therapy, serving the full range of our client's needs.

For more info about availability, link in bio.

05/29/2026

Hands-on work has its place. Soft tissue work, dry needling, mobility — these are real tools, and we use them every day at 901PT.

They can take your pain from an 8 to a 3 in a single session.

But if that's the entire plan, you're going to end up right back on the table in a few weeks.

About half of people who get one episode of neck pain end up in a revolving door of it.

The thing that breaks the cycle isn't more hands-on work. It's getting the muscles of your neck, upper back, and shoulders strong enough to actually hold your head up all day.

That's why every plan we build at 901PT eventually moves from "feel better" to "get stronger." Hands-on care gets you out of pain. Strength training keeps you out.

If you've been chasing relief for months and it keeps coming back, you don't need another massage.

You need a real plan.

If we MRI'd every healthy back, we'd all look broken.That's not a guess. It's what researchers found when they scanned 3...
05/27/2026

If we MRI'd every healthy back, we'd all look broken.

That's not a guess. It's what researchers found when they scanned 3,000 people who had zero back pain.

68% of 40-year-olds had degenerative disc disease.
50% had disc bulges.
33% had a nerve being compressed.
None of them felt a thing.

So when your MRI report lists four scary findings, it might just be describing a normal, lived-in spine.

Not the source of your pain.

This matters because people who get MRIs for acute back pain are more likely to end up with injections, surgery, and long-term disability.

The image finds something.

The "something" gets treated.

The pain often doesn't go away.

There's no one thing that fixes back pain.

There are a lot of small things that do.

Movement that helps. Strength where you're missing it. Habits that are quietly working against you.

That's the work we do.

Save this for the next time someone tells you your back is "shot."

Link in bio to book an evaluation.
(Source: Brinjikji et al., 2015. American Journal of Neuroradiology.)

05/24/2026

Most people who walk into our clinic with back pain don't need another diagnosis, they need permission to move again.

Permission to stop bracing every time they bend over.

Permission to stop treating their body like it's made of glass because someone, somewhere, told them their disc was bulging and their spine was unstable and they better not lift anything heavy ever again.

And if we scanned everyone's back, every single scan would show something. Like wrinkles on our face, changes in our spine as we age are normal.... and can be unrelated to the reason you hurt.

Pain is not the same thing as damage.

You can have pain and still be safe.
You can have pain and still get stronger.
You can have pain and still move forward.

That's the work we do every day.

Link in bio if you've been carrying a story about your back that's keeping you sidelined.

05/20/2026

The body running down feeling? That’s usually a strength problem, not an age problem.

Most people over 40 aren’t dealing with their age catching up to them, they’re dealing with years of deconditioning.

So the slow, stiff, achy feeling shows up and everyone blames the calendar.

Here’s what actually helps: lifting things that feel hard.

Loading the joints you’ve been protecting.

Training the way your body was built to be trained.

You don’t need to be “in shape” to start.

You need somewhere that knows how to work with a 40+ body and can give you a strategic roadmap of how to go from “aching joints” to strength.

That’s what we do at 901PT.

Built for those of us who want to feel strong again.

05/17/2026

Headaches or neck tightness after upper body workouts?

You might be losing control of your neck position.

This exercise teaches you to keep your head neutral and shoulder blades active to avoid shrugging and forward head positioning. 👌

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3548 Walker Avenue
Memphis, TN
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