Hey PS+R Crew!
Some pretty cool things have been happening in the PS+R world lately. Last week, Libby was in Anaheim presenting at CSM – one of the biggest physical therapy conferences in the country – on hip motion, hip strength, and whether generalized laxity can predict acetabular dysplasia. She’s on a national stage, sharing research that could change how clinicians identify and treat hip problems before they become serious injuries. Not every PT on out there is doing something so meaningful
And while Libby’s making waves in California, Steve has been deep in the trenches with the US Men’s National Team as they prep for their March matches against Portugal and Belgium. This is their the final tune-up before the World Cup. Sporting Jax Women are sitting second in the table and the men’s squad is four weeks into preseason with opening day on March 7th. Steve is overseeing the full high performance operation: athletic trainers, PTs, S&C coaches, sport scientists… the whole crew.
While Libby has been out presenting, and Steve’s been treating some really high level soccer players – we’ve also noticed that here in St. Augustine, the energy has been amazing. The weather is cooperating, people are training harder, and pushing toward spring goals. But it’s also the time of year when we start seeing people who’ve been grinding through nagging pain, hoping it’ll just go away on its own. It usually doesn’t.
That’s exactly why we do what we do at PS+R. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a competitive athlete, or just someone who wants to move well for the long haul, there’s a better way to address pain and performance than guessing.
🔬 Pain isn’t just a weak muscle problem.
Most people assume pain means weakness – fix the weakness, fix the pain.
But the research tells a more interesting story: how your body moves matters just as much as how much it can lift. This article dives into how pain is influenced by factors like:
- Movement coordination
- How load is distributed across joints/tissues
- Nervous system sensitivity
- Task demands (think speed, fatigue, etc.)
- Prior injury history
In other words, pain is a system problem, not a single muscle problem.
Want to learn more about the research? Click the button below. This article dives into why movement quality, coordination, and nervous system sensitivity are often the missing pieces in rehab that only focuses on strength.
🎯 We Don’t Just Ask “Are You Stronger?” – We Ask “Are You Moving Better?”
At PS+R, strength is a tool – not the finish line.
We know that every athlete is different, but all athletes need focus on movement quality. This means the timing of muscle activation, coordination between joints, and the ability to adapt movement under load, speed and fatigue.
The article above breaks down why we know rehab needs to go beyond the numbers and train movement in
- meaningful positions
- with different types of muscle contractions,
- at appropriate speeds
- and in contexts that actually match your life and sport.
🏆 CLIENT WIN
“I went to see Libby for a neck and shoulder issue that had bothered me for over twenty years. She took the time to work with me and over the course of only a couple months I saw huge improvement. It’s been over a year since I have had to go in and see her and I am still so much better. I am such a fan and can’t say enough good things about her!” — Adam H
Twenty years. Let that sink in for a second. Adam had been dealing with neck and shoulder pain for two decades – that’s not a minor inconvenience, that’s something that weaves itself into every workout, every morning, every time you turn your head. A lot of people in that situation have simply accepted it as their new normal.
What Adam experienced isn’t a fluke. It’s what happens when the right clinician takes the time to actually understand your body, your history, and what matters to you, instead of just putting you through a generic protocol and hoping something sticks.
If you’ve been carrying around something that just won’t go away – whether it’s been six months or six years – you don’t have to keep white-knuckling through it. We’re here to help.
