--- title: Blog (2) description: Take back control of your health to do the things you love. Performx, Willamette Valley's best physical therapy clinic for people with an active lifestyle. 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[![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/raspopova-marina-O29FNlHuKk8-unsplash.jpg)](https://performxpt.com/blog/chiropractic-myth-busters-4-things-your-chiropractor-wishes-you-knew) [Neck](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/neck), [Back](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/back), [Running](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/running), [Prenatal](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/prenatal), [Chiropractic](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/chiropractic), [Postpartum](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/postpartum), [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Hips](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/hips), [Recovery](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/recovery) ## [Chiropractic Myth Busters: 4 Things Your Chiropractor Wishes You Knew](https://performxpt.com/blog/chiropractic-myth-busters-4-things-your-chiropractor-wishes-you-knew) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) July 2026 Say the word "chiropractor" out loud and watch what happens. Someone pictures a spine getting cranke... [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/chiropractic-myth-busters-4-things-your-chiropractor-wishes-you-knew) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-07-07%20at%202.33.17%20PM.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/just-stop.-the-two-words-well-never-say-to-you) [Runnning](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/runnning), [BJJ](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/bjj), [Prenatal](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/prenatal), [Postpartum](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/postpartum), [Strength Training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/strength-training), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention) ## [Just Stop." The Two Words We'll Never Say to You](https://performxpt.com/blog/just-stop.-the-two-words-well-never-say-to-you) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) July 2026 Two words can take the wind out of almost anyone who loves to move: [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/just-stop.-the-two-words-well-never-say-to-you) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-30%20at%201.47.36%20PM.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/is-physical-therapy-right-for-you-heres-how-we-actually-answer-that-question) [Shoulder Pain](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/shoulder-pain), [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Strength Training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/strength-training), [Low Back Pain](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/low-back-pain), [Knee Pain](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/knee-pain) ## [Is Physical Therapy Right for You? Here's How We Actually Answer That Question](https://performxpt.com/blog/is-physical-therapy-right-for-you-heres-how-we-actually-answer-that-question) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) June 2026 If you've been dealing with something for a while — a nagging shoulder, a knee that won't cooperate,... [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/is-physical-therapy-right-for-you-heres-how-we-actually-answer-that-question) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Elderly%20Mans%20Arm%20with%20Tan%20Veins.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/your-age-isnt-the-problem.-tito-proved-it) [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention), [Recovery](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/recovery), [training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/training) ## [Your Age Isn't the Problem. Tito Proved It.](https://performxpt.com/blog/your-age-isnt-the-problem.-tito-proved-it) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) June 2026 We hear it all the time. From patients, from friends, from well-meaning family members who think the... [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/your-age-isnt-the-problem.-tito-proved-it) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Athlete%20in%20Low%20Lunge%20Pose%20Leaning%20Backward.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/strong-isnt-enough-why-mobility-yoga-is-the-missing-piece-in-your-training) [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/training), [Yoga](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/yoga) ## [Strong Isn't Enough: Why Mobility Yoga Is the Missing Piece in Your Training](https://performxpt.com/blog/strong-isnt-enough-why-mobility-yoga-is-the-missing-piece-in-your-training) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) June 2026 Picture the strongest person you know at the gym. The one who can deadlift a fridge, press serious w... [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/strong-isnt-enough-why-mobility-yoga-is-the-missing-piece-in-your-training) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Muscular%20Female%20Knee%20on%20Trail-2.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/how-to-structure-a-deload-week-the-formula-that-makes-every-hard-week-count) [BJJ](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/bjj), [CrossFit](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/crossfit), [Race](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/race), [training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/training) ## [How to Structure a Deload Week: The Formula That Makes Every Hard Week Count](https://performxpt.com/blog/how-to-structure-a-deload-week-the-formula-that-makes-every-hard-week-count) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) June 2026 You're Training Hard. Here's What's Missing. If you've got something on the calendar this year, whet... [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/how-to-structure-a-deload-week-the-formula-that-makes-every-hard-week-count) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Athletes%20at%20Lake%20Edge%20in%20Muted%20Tones-4.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/the-hard-part-is-the-whole-point-an-athletes-guide-to-showing-up) [Race](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/race), [Strength Training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/strength-training), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention), [training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/training) ## [The Hard Part Is the Whole Point: An Athlete's Guide to Showing Up](https://performxpt.com/blog/the-hard-part-is-the-whole-point-an-athletes-guide-to-showing-up) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) June 2026 [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/the-hard-part-is-the-whole-point-an-athletes-guide-to-showing-up) [![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/White%20Clean%20Desk%20with%20Brown%20Leather%20Chair%20and%20Coffee%20Cup%20Laptop.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/physical-therapy-patient-experience) [Newsletter](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/newsletter), [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Recovery](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/recovery) ## [The Performx Experience Beyond Your Session](https://performxpt.com/blog/physical-therapy-patient-experience) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) June 2026 Here's something most people never think about when they walk through our doors for the first time. [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/physical-therapy-patient-experience) [![A CrossFitter doing pull-ups in a weight vest while training to peak for Murph workout.](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/CrossFit%20Athlete%20Pulling%20Chin%20Over%20PullUp%20Bar.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/how-to-peak-for-murph) [CrossFit](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/crossfit), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention) ## [How to Peak for Murph: A Physical Therapist's Final-Week Playbook](https://performxpt.com/blog/how-to-peak-for-murph) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) May 2026 Murph is around the corner. [Read more](https://performxpt.com/blog/how-to-peak-for-murph) [![Murph workout at CrossFit Gym](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/CrossFit%20Gym%20Sunrise%20Memorial%20Day%20Documentary%20Style-1.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/what-is-murph-workout) [CrossFit](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/crossfit), [Strength Training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/strength-training) ## [What Is Murph? The Story Behind the Memorial Day Workout (And Why It Matters)](https://performxpt.com/blog/what-is-murph-workout) ![Picture of Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png?width=50&name=Performx%20Logos%20(Large)%20(500%20%C3%97%20500%20px)%20(1)-1.png) [Team Performx](https://performxpt.com/blog/author/team-performx) May 2026 If you've been around a CrossFit gym in May, you've heard the word "Murph" tossed around like everyo... 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