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Where we keep all the good stuff. Exercises, announcements and top tips.

[![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Physical%20Therapist%20Guiding%20Client%20in%20Hip%20Mobility%20Assessment-4.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/the-warning-signs-your-body-sends-before-an-injury-and-why-almost-nobody-listens)

[Movement Test](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/movement-test), [Back](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/back), [BJJ](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/bjj), [CrossFit](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/crossfit), [Chiropractic](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/chiropractic), [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Low Back Pain](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/low-back-pain), [Hips](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/hips), [ACL](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/acl), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention), [Recovery](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/recovery), [Knee Pain](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/knee-pain)

## [The Warning Signs Your Body Sends Before an Injury (And Why Almost Nobody Listens)](https://performxpt.com/blog/the-warning-signs-your-body-sends-before-an-injury-and-why-almost-nobody-listens)

![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) 

 September 2026

A guy who trains jiu-jitsu came into the clinic recently. His shoulder had started grumbling on the ...

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[![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/Gemini_Generated_Image_z2oawpz2oawpz2oa.jpeg)](https://performxpt.com/blog/could-your-pt-actually-do-the-drill-theyre-giving-you)

[Movement Test](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/movement-test), [BJJ](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/bjj), [CrossFit](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/crossfit), [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention), [Knee Pain](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/knee-pain)

## [Could Your PT Actually Do the Drill They're Giving You?](https://performxpt.com/blog/could-your-pt-actually-do-the-drill-theyre-giving-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) 

 August 2026

Every athlete remembers a coach who couldn't do the thing they were coaching. Maybe it was a drill d...

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[![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-08-07%20at%202.48.40%20PM.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/nobodys-ever-asked-you-why-it-matters.-a-good-evaluation-does)

[Movement Test](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/movement-test), [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), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention)

## [Nobody's Ever Asked You Why It Matters. A Good Evaluation Does.](https://performxpt.com/blog/nobodys-ever-asked-you-why-it-matters.-a-good-evaluation-does)

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 August 2026

Ask most people what happened at their last physical therapy evaluation and they'll tell you about t...

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[![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Person%20on%20Gym%20Floor%20in%20Therapy%20Studio.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/why-your-hip-mobility-wont-improve-and-the-60-second-test-that-proves-it)

[Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Hips](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/hips), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention)

## [Why Your Hip Mobility Won't Improve (And the 60-Second Test That Proves It)](https://performxpt.com/blog/why-your-hip-mobility-wont-improve-and-the-60-second-test-that-proves-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) 

 July 2026

If you have been stretching for years and your hip mobility still hasn't actually improved, this one...

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[![](https://performxpt.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Runner%20Training%20at%20Outdoor%20Track.png)](https://performxpt.com/blog/taper-tantrums-new-twinge-before-your-race.-injury-or-not)

[Runnning](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/runnning), [Race](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/race), [Mobility](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Strength Training](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/strength-training), [Injury Prevention](https://performxpt.com/blog/tag/injury-prevention)

## [Taper Tantrums: New Twinge Before Your Race. Injury or Not?](https://performxpt.com/blog/taper-tantrums-new-twinge-before-your-race.-injury-or-not)

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 July 2026

Somewhere near you right now, a runner is convinced they got injured this week.

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[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...

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[![](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)

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 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/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)

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