Onward Physical Therapy Blog

Recovery Isn’t Passive—It’s a Skill Whether you’re rehabbing an injury, battling chronic pain, or just trying to bounce back faster from training, recovery isn’t something you wait for—it’s something you train for. And like any skill, recovery can be optimized. At Onward Physical Therapy, we approach it with the same intentionality as strength training or sport-specific skill work. Three pillars...

How has physical therapy evolved beyond basic rehab? When most people think of physical therapy, they picture basic rehabilitation, exercises to help you return to normal after an injury. But today’s physical therapy has grown into something much more powerful and transformative. Modern physical therapy uses a comprehensive approach that addresses not just the physical injury but also the psychological...

Introduction: Rebuilding Strength with Purpose The period after an injury or surgery can feel like a waiting game—waiting for clearance, strength to return, and confidence to rebuild. But healing isn’t just about what your body can do alone. It’s about what you do to support it. That’s where smart, intentional fitness programming becomes essential. Post-surgical rehab is about far more...

Whether you’re a runner hitting the pavement, a CrossFitter tackling WODs, a weightlifter chasing PRs, or a cyclist grinding out miles, you know that minor aches or training mistakes can sideline your progress. Performance physical therapy is a proactive approach to keep you at the top of your game. This comprehensive guide will explore how performance-focused physical therapy can help...

Physical therapy, in a lot of ways, has made great strides as a profession in post-surgery rehabilitation and generating good outcomes for patients. Unfortunately, traditional rehab often stops at basic function and only begins to scratch the surface of performance. The concept of “rehab-to-performance” goes well beyond the standard recovery exercises and instead takes a full holistic approach in helping...

Achilles Tendonitis can be a painful condition for runners, often leading to reduced mileage or even complete rest from training. If you are sick of running with Achilles Tendonitis then this article will give you a road map to get back to full speed! What is Achilles Tendonitis? Achilles Tendonitis refers to a condition where the Achilles tendon becomes overloaded...

What is Runner’s Knee?  Runner’s knee is a painful condition frequently occurring in endurance athletes where the patellofemoral joint (knee-cap) becomes painful during runs. This is among the most commonly occurring running-related injuries and can range from mild knee pain that warms up during your runs to debilitating levels that prevent any training. Common Causes of Runner’s Knee There are...

Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition where the tissues on the bottom of the foot become irritated with weight bearing activities. The term “plantar fasciitis” is a little less accurate than we once thought as this isn’t purely an inflammatory condition as the “itis” part would imply. Instead, it is a condition that happens when the plantar fascia tissue gets...

Let’s face it, you’ve tried every thing in the book to get those 8 hours of sleep. But, nothing works. You feel like no amount of melatonin is going to do the trick. And you’ve finally thrown in the towel. Well, truth be told (and research agrees) is that there actually is no magic trick or pill that is going...