Effective At-Home Muscle Strain Treatment
Muscle strains are generally treatable and can heal with proper care and muscle strain treatment. Learn what you can do at home.
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Return to Play Therapy for Sports
Return to Play physical therapy can help you heal and improve your form to avoid future injury. Learn how Return to Play can help you get back to what you love.
Physical Therapy for Knee Arthritis
Osteoarthritis of the knee is a result of degenerative changes to the cartilage that cushions the bones of the knee joint. Knee arthritis can make everyday activities difficult and cause significant pain. The condition is...
What is Physical Therapy?
What is Physical Therapy and can it help you? Most of us can benefit from Physical Therapy in some way. Find out what you need to know.
Can Performance Physical Therapy Help You?
There is a common misperception that Performance Physical Therapy is reserved for professional athletes, but the truth is quite to the contrary: everyone can benefit from this rising field.
Is Physical Therapy Covered by Insurance?
If you need physical therapy, will it be covered by your insurance? Learn what you need to know before you make your first appointment.
What is Fall Prevention Physical Therapy?
Fall prevention therapy can help you avoid falls and the injuries that can be associated with them by building strength, mobility, and balance.
Low Back Pain: Q & A
Lower back pain is very common, particularly in patients over the age of 40. Learn what you need to know to address your lower back pain effectively.
What to Look for in a Physical Therapist
Your first step toward moving better starts with choosing a physical therapist, but how do you choose the right one for you? Use these guidelines to make the right decision.
Common Lacrosse Injuries & How to Avoid Them
Learn about the injuries that are common for lacrosse players and find out how you can learn to play longer by avoiding and addressing them.
Welcome Miriam Axelbaum, DPT!
Please help us to welcome Miriam Axelbaum, DPT to our practice and find out how she can help you Move Better!
How to Avoid Common Field Hockey Injuries
Bumps and bruises are not uncommon for athletes playing field hockey, but there are ways to avoid serious injuries.
What to Expect after a Hip Replacement
Get the most out of your hip replacement surgery by learning what to expect from recovery and what you need to do to achieve the best result.
Maintain Your New Year’s Fitness Resolution
If you made a resolution to get fit this year, find out how you can stay on track and make your goals a reality with these simple tips!
When Can You Return to Play After a Sports Injury?
If sports are an important part of your life or you are a competitive athlete, it can be difficult to “sit on the bench” after an injury. The most common question sports physical therapists answer...
Common Soccer Injuries & How To Avoid Them
Soccer is a relatively safe sport, but injuries do happen. Collisions with other players, sudden jolting movements, fast starts, and hard stops, and quick changes of direction can lead to some common injuries. Understanding common...
Frequently Asked Physical Therapy Questions
Do you have questions about physical therapy? Do you want to find out how physical therapy can help you? We answer some of your most asked questions!
Help Your Child Recover From a Sports Injury
Sports injuries among youth athletes are an unfortunate reality of competitive sports. Statistics reveal that 90 PERCENT of student athletes will face some sort of sports-related injury. While young people often recover more quickly than...
Please Welcome Catherine Grant, DPT to Our Practice!
Catherine earned her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Virginia in 2018. She then obtained her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University. Catherine grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia and returned to ...
Erica and Nate (OCS)
Our practice is pleased to announce that Erica Binzer, DPT, OCS and Nate Swarringim, DPT, OCS recently passed their board certification exam to become Orthopedic Clinical Specialists (OCS). This additional training allows Erica and Nate...
Do You Need Orthotics?
Many of our patients complain of foot pain, and we get a lot of questions about orthotics and inserts. What is an Orthotic? Could an orthotic help you? Do you need to get your orthotic...
What to Expect After a Knee Replacement
Knee replacement surgery (also referred to as knee arthroplasty) can reduce pain and improve function in knee joints that have deteriorated significantly. Most knee replacements are performed to relieve severe pain caused by osteoarthritis. Your...
Common Golf Injuries and How to Avoid Them
Golf is an explosive sport that involves hours of practice. Like any skilled sport, golf can result in nagging injuries. Ignoring pain and injury can cause permanent damage to your body and your musculoskeletal system....
Recovering Mentally From a Sports Injury
Athletes who are dedicated to their sport are bound to experience an injury at some point in their athletic careers. Your doctor and physical therapist can help you focus on your physical recovery, but mental...
Common Running Injuries & How To Avoid Them
No matter how long you’ve been a runner, you’ve probably experienced some kind of pain associated with running at some point in time. What kind of pain needs to be treated, and how can you...
6 Exercises To Help Survive Working From Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how many of us work, causing most of us to create makeshift offices in a bedroom or work from the kitchen table on our laptops. While the convenience of working...
Welcome Nate Swarringim, DPT!
Please welcome Nate Swarringim, DPT to our practice! Nate earned his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Old Dominion University in 2014. Maintaining loyalty to his school, he went on to earn his Doctorate of...
How Does Work Injury Rehabilitation Work?
If you have been injured at work, the process of getting better can seem complicated. Where do you start? What costs can be covered? How long will recovery take? These are all questions that depend...
Physical Therapy Equipment for Home
A physical therapy clinic is equipped with large, expensive, technical equipment that you can often only find in a professional therapeutic clinic, but some of the tools required for therapy are also available for at-home...
Don’t Let Google be Your Physical Therapist
With the advent of Google, WebMD, online research, and holistic home treatments, many people are tempted to diagnose and treat their symptoms at home. There are many physical therapy exercise diagrams available online which can...
Outdoor Exercise
As the heat and humidity start to break, now is the perfect time to get outside to do your physical therapy exercises! We often think of physical therapy as an indoor activity due to equipment...
Welcome Kate Wason DPT, SCS!
Please welcome Kate Wason DPT, SCS to our practice! Kate received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary in 2011. After a year spent coaching runners, cyclists, and triathletes toward...
Solutions for Soreness
Physical therapy helps produce long term results and reduce pain. But in the short term after an appointment, many people will experience soreness. It can be hard to decipher what is a healthy amount of...
ACL Injuries, Surgery, and Rehabilitation
The knee is a complex joint, made up of many different structures that help produce motion and stability when you move, work, or play sports. The knee joint is made up of the femur, the...
Move Better Continues to Help Patients in Need
Our team at Move Better continues to provide our essential services to our patients in need during this challenging time in health care. We continue to protect our team and patients by asking everyone to...
Tips for Remembering Your Exercises
Physical therapy can improve and accelerate the healing process after an injury, and can often prevent injuries and loss of function. Your appointments with your physical therapist are essential, but they are not nearly as...
Winter Woes: Fighting Pain Associated with the Season
Many patients complain that they have pain as a direct result of the cold and unpleasant weather in winter. The truth is that cold weather has many effects on the body that can create pain...
Physical Therapy for Children and Young Adults
It is common for most people to assume that physical therapy is only for adults and seniors suffering from injuries or age-related deterioration. The reality is that pediatric physical therapy can not only treat injuries...
Do You Need Physical Therapy for Sports Injuries?
Athletes are familiar with injuries that arise from training and competing in sports, but many may not be aware that ice and rest are only part of an effective treatment plan. While the immediate pain...
Physical Therapy for Arthritis Pain
Have you considered physical therapy for your arthritis pain? If you suffer from arthritis, you may be afraid that activity will make the pain worse, or even cause damage that will worsen the condition over...
Pain Science Education to Better Serve Our Patients
Thomas Stith, DPT, OCS and Heather Walton DPT, OCS recently attended a weekend course taught by Brian Freund, DPT, MBA, CSMT. This course was designed to educate Physical Therapists on the latest evidence and clinical...
Something for Everyone: Run Better in Cville
Charlottesville and surrounding areas offer some fun and beautiful 5KS for experienced and beginner runners.
Pre & Post-Surgery Rehabilitation: The Differences and Benefits
If you have an incoming surgery scheduled, discovering the benefits of Pre and Post Surgery rehabilitation can help make your recovery time faster.
The Best Physical Therapist in Charlottesville
Move Better is thrilled to announce that the votes are in and Charlottesville has once again chosen Move Better Physical Therapy. We are taking a moment to celebrate Heather Walton DPT, OCS, for being selected...
Our Move Next Door is Finally Complete!
Move Better Physical Therapy is excited to share the news that we have recently moved our practice into a new clinic space designed to provide an extraordinary physical therapy experience for our patients. Abundant natural...
Sciatica and Move Better
“Oh my aching back” is a common phrase which individuals with sciatica use. But what is sciatica? What is the cause of this malady? Treatments for sciatica? And who can I see to get help?...
Plantar Fasciitis = No Longer Fleet of Foot
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is a condition that affects about 10% of the population. It starts in the heel and runs through the bottom of the foot to the toes. It is notably...
Burn Boot Camp – Foam Rollers
Foam Rolling with Move Better Physical Therapy Burn Boot Camp’s Ms. Berkley DeLung, invited our Move Better therapist, Alan Barb, DPT, OCS, to give an informative talk on Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) – aka- foam rolling...
YMCA Presentation on Lower Back Pain
Move Better Presentation on Lower Back Pain Opportunity to hear your dynamic duo give a Lower Back Pain presentation Have you ever wanted to hear your Move Better movement experts give a presentation? And on...
Runner’s Medicine
UVA’s Runner’s Medicine Seminar Running with the bulls – True, the Move Better Team of expert PT’s are not running with the bulls in Spain. They are however, taking courses to help better treat us...
Adhesive Capsulitis – aka Frozen Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder and the Move Better PT’s that can help “Thaw” it Adhesive Capsulitis – aka frozen shoulder I have a frozen shoulder? Pshawww . . . in all reality who really needs full range...
Back to Basics with Lower Back Pain
So just what is lower back pain (LBP)? Lower Back Pain is a musculoskeletal disorder that roughly 80% of Americans suffer from in their lifetime. In layman’s terms it is the improper functioning of the...
Can Physical Therapy Help You?
You might be surprised what physical therapy can do for you. You probably already know that physical therapy can help with conditions including: Leg and knee painFoot and ankle injuriesBack and neck painArm and shoulder...
Relieving Chronic Neck Pain
As I alternated shrugging my shoulders with rocking my head from side to side in hopes of helping to alleviate the royal pain in my neck, I started to wonder just how people choosing to...
Painful Weight of the World on Your Shoulders?
Shoulder Pain makes it feel as if the weight of the world is on your shoulders? That just might be a painful shoulder labral tear. Fortunately it is one of the many injuries/conditions our Move...
Knee Pain Need-to-Knows
Knee pain can be experienced by young and old and shouldn’t be ignored! Without proper treatment, mild knee pain could become a life-long issue that not only affects the knee, but could cause hip, ankle,...
The Functional Movement Screen
The 7 Part Functional Movement Screen and R.O.T.C. The Dynamic Duo, Alan Barb DPT, OCS, and Reid Moseley DPT, CSCS, were at it again. The brief this time was to about eighty-seven of our nation’s...
5 Phases of Running Injury Prevention/Prehab
Impressive is probably the best way to describe The Runners five Phases of injury prevention/prehab clinic given at Tread Happy in downtown Charlottesville. Our Move Better team of Alan DPT, OCS and Reid DPT, CSCS...
What to Look for in a Physical Therapist & Why
It’s National Physical Therapy month! There are many Physical Therapy clinics out there vying for our attention, but how does one choose? For me, I was in need of a major surgery and learned that...
Titleist Performance Institute Golf Training
Alan Barb, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS) of Move Better Physical Therapy, recently had the opportunity to take part in the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level 1 training in Orlando, FL....
The Best Physical Therapist in Charlottesville!
It is with much celebration that we here at Move Better Physical Therapy get to honor a very special therapist, our very own Heather Walton DPT, OCS. Heather was selected as the winner of The...
Continuous Learning For Great Results
The Doctorate trained Physical Therapists at Move Better Physical Therapy are ready and excited to get you back out there!
Welcome Reid Moseley to Our Practice!
Reid earned his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Virginia in 2015. He continued onto the Medical College of Virginia at VCU, where he received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2018. In...
Runner Up for Best Physical Therapy!
Move Better Physical Therapy has won Runner Up for Best Physical Therapy in the Daily Progress 2018 Readers Choice Awards! The Daily Progress Readers Choice is a yearly competition to vote for Charlottesville’s favorite local...
Vote For Move Better!
We are excited to announce that we have once again been nominated for best Physical Therapy clinic in Charlottesville 2018. We would love to have the support of our patients to win it again this...
Avoid Falls This Winter
Winter is finally here and if the recent weather is any indication, we may be in for some more snow and ice this year! It’s easy to enjoy a picturesque snow day from indoors, but...
Come Join Our Growing Private Practice
Overview: Looking to advance your career in physical therapy? Come join our established and growing PT-owned private practice at Move Better Physical Therapy in beautiful Charlottesville, VA! As a clinic that is currently completely staffed...
Fall Sports and ACL Injuries
Soccer is a sport many youth participate in and continue through high school, and even into college. At a high level, it requires a lot of speed, agility and strength. Due to the intensity of...
Educational Talk at Dominion Energy
Thanks to Heather Dale Walton, DPT, OCS for giving an educational talk at Dominion Energy. Heather was guest speaker at their safety meeting instructing local workers how to exercise to help prevent injury on the...
Floating Into Summer
As the weather warms up this summer, there is nothing better than cooling off with some water sports! Paddle boarding, kayaking and canoeing are excellent ways to get away from the chaos of daily life...
Thank You Charlottesville!
We were excited to learn that our patients voted our practice number one in Charlottesville for Physical Therapy in the Daily Progress Reader’s Choice Awards! Our approach to patient care is unique because we do...
Education Update
Our physical therapists attended a course presented by researcher and clinician Dr. Mark Laslett, NZRPS, PhD, FNZCP, DIP.MT last weekend in Winchester, VA for instruction in the diagnosis of persistent low back and referred lower extremity...
Swing Into Spring
Spring has arrived and with more warm days, many golfers are getting the itch to get the clubs out and head to the range or course. Golfing is a nice way to get away from...
The Mulligan Concept
Move Better had the privilege of hosting our own continuing education course this winter. On December 10th and 11th we hosted a course here at our clinic in Charlottesville, VA. Physical therapists came from as...
Passion for Running
Running is an activity many people in and around Charlottesville love to participate in. No one can argue that we live in one of the most beautiful places in the country and what better way to...
Moving into Fall
After a hot, dry end to summer we are finally moving in to autumn. The leaves are beginning to change colors, the mornings are getting cooler, and the days are getting shorter. One of the...
Dedication To Learning Continues
This July, in beautiful Blacksburg Virginia, our physical therapists attended another fantastic course by the highly acclaimed Dr. Jeff Moore DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, of the Institute of Clinical Excellence. We studied and practiced Cervical Spine...
Another Great Course to Share!
Rodney Madagan, DPT, OCS just attended a great weekend course here in Charlottesville, VA hosted by VOMPTI up at UVA. The course “Biopsychosocial Approach to Spinal Stability” was taught by Rusty Smith, Jr. PT, EdD.,OCS,...
Continuous Learning Leads to Great Outcomes!
Over half of our team of physical therapists recently attended an exceptional three day continuing education conference in Denver, CO by the Evidence in Motion group of nationally renowned instructors. This lab intensive conference highlighted...
Is it time for a Run Better evaluation?
Did you know that up to 75% of runners sustain an injury in any given year? A lifelong runner herself, Maddy Bosek, DPT, ATC has a special interest in working with these injured runners. The...