Joe Norton Physical Therapy

Joe Norton Physical Therapy Physical Therapy practice helping active adults and runners become stronger, healthier, and happier

Three things worth knowing before your weekend long run 🏃1. Recovery: sleep and eat first. Everything else is a rounding...
07/31/2026

Three things worth knowing before your weekend long run 🏃

1. Recovery: sleep and eat first. Everything else is a rounding error. But for soreness, massage beat cold plunges, compression, and active recovery in the research.

2. New mile world record holder Josh Kerr on his edge: “Consistency is my biggest weapon.”

3. Lactic acid was never the villain... it’s fuel. The new ExoLactate gel is the buzz; so far it makes hard efforts feel easier, but not proven faster.

Save this for the weekend. What are you running? 👇

A popular running site just called strength training “vastly overrated” for runners. They’re half right, and half wrong....
07/10/2026

A popular running site just called strength training “vastly overrated” for runners. They’re half right, and half wrong. →

Half right: bad timing and generic, un-progressed routines really do fail. That’s why some runner studies find nothing.

Half wrong: dosed properly, strength work cuts overuse injuries and builds the durability that shows up in your late-race splits. The Run RCT saw a 39% lower rate of overuse injuries from just 15–20 minutes of hip-and-core work, twice a week.

The 5 rules that separate a real program from a living-room warm-up 👆 Save it, and send it to the runner who keeps skipping the gym.

Which of the 5 are you missing right now?

I'll come in when something actually hurts."It's the most common thing we hear — and the most expensive.The runner who w...
06/26/2026

I'll come in when something actually hurts."

It's the most common thing we hear — and the most expensive.

The runner who waits until it hurts usually loses 4–6 weeks of training just getting back to baseline.

The runner who comes in early while it's still a ni**le barely breaks stride.

Same injury. Completely different season. The only thing that changed is when they walked in the door.

Got something nagging you right now? That's the signal not the day it finally stops you. DM us or tap the link in bio.

Running a marathon is a big deal. It takes time, effort, and planning. It also takes health! That's where we come in! As...
06/23/2026

Running a marathon is a big deal.

It takes time, effort, and planning.

It also takes health!

That's where we come in! As running physical therapy specialists, we combine our unique skills in marathon training, along with running form analysis and running movement screen, to craft a plan that keeps the miles coming.

Let us help you feel your best on race day!

Running, Screening, and Empanadas., oh my!Let's Go!See you on Satuday
06/04/2026

Running, Screening, and Empanadas., oh my!

Let's Go!

See you on Satuday

Yo Dojo! Saturday is your day. Festivities will kick off with a guided dynamic warm up before ya’ll head out for the lon...
06/02/2026

Yo Dojo! Saturday is your day.

Festivities will kick off with a guided dynamic warm up before ya’ll head out for the long run.��

Afterward, we will perform round robin style capacity tests so everyone can join in!

There will be lots of food and drinks from our friends and@cafeconbagel

Hope to see you all there!

Trillium came in last July with knee pain that had been stopping her training in its tracks.Not a clean break, not a dra...
05/30/2026

Trillium came in last July with knee pain that had been stopping her training in its tracks.

Not a clean break, not a dramatic moment. Just the kind of recurring flare up that kept restarting her build every time she got momentum.

We settled the knee pain first, addressed the mechanics driving the flare , then gradually rebuilt her workload until she was handling full marathon training.

That whole process took about 4 to 6 weeks.

After that, we checked in every 3 to 4 weeks through the fall and into December. Movement tune-ups, strength adjustments, whatever the training was asking of her body at that point.

She ran the Taipei Marathon in 2:48:26.
This is what we built the Marathon Prep Program for.

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If there's something nagging at the start of your fall build, knee, hip, whatever, that's the exact right time to come in. Not when it becomes a problem. Now.

DM us or tap the link in bio.

Don't let that ache or pain be future you's problem 😉
05/29/2026

Don't let that ache or pain be future you's problem 😉

Thank you to everyone who came out to NETC Appreciation Day! We had an amazing morning and can't wait for the next one. ...
05/11/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to NETC Appreciation Day! We had an amazing morning and can't wait for the next one. Till then ee you on the trails . 🙌

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Most running injuries aren't bad luck. They're patterns.The injuries we see most often (knee pain, shin splints, Achille...
05/07/2026

Most running injuries aren't bad luck. They're patterns.

The injuries we see most often (knee pain, shin splints, Achilles tendinopathy, foot pain) almost always trace back to the same handful of strength and mobility deficits.

Weakness in the calf, quad, or hip.
Restrictions at the big toe, ankle, or hip.

This Saturday we're running a free movement screen for the awesome folks of to check all of it.

You'll move through every station and walk away with a personal score and a custom exercise routine built around what your body actually needs.

📅 May 9 · 9 AM – 12 PM · Georgetown

🔗 Link in bio to sign up! it's free!

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3222 N Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20007

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