Rehab With Roni
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Sports + orthopedic physical therapy clinic in Chattanooga, TN + virtually
Time to hit quads š¦µš¼
My super strong sister has knee pain!ā¼ļøšÆ
Fortunately for her, Iām a physical therapist šŖš¼
This is a very condensed version of what a first visit looks like when I see a new patient. But with the limited time we had, we were able to make some good change!
Subjective: knee pain (mostly at patellar tendon) during terminal knee extension, hamstring stretching, and post-run
Objective: tender at patellar tendon, underutilized quads, hip external rotators, and abductors, and decreased single leg strength on LLE
Assessment: left patellar tendinopathy
Plan: load management & working in rest days, add sufficient run warm up to activate weaker muscles, gradually load patellar tendon so itās better able to withstand the demand!
08/09/2026
Almost 12 months postpartum + these are some of my go-to easy meals!
08/05/2026
Recently I did a poll asking followers which muscle (or muscle group) is the most undertrained in rehab. The response was overWHELMINGLY: adductors!!
With that in mind, I thought what a fun opportunity to show a few ways to train these bad boys!
Adductors are key stabilizers at the hip during single leg stance, they help control femoral rotation through gait, and they co-contract with your glutes to keep the pelvis level when youāre loading one leg. They also ADDUCT the hip - shocking, I know
Most people (myself included) forget to utilize this muscle group in training. Why? I donāt know. Theyāre a chunky group of muscles that plays a big part in back, hip, knee, and even ankle rehab.
Note: Iāve included a variety of movements here for varying levels of strength / fitness. The Copenhagen with a diagonal reach is absolutely diabolical just so you know
Save this one. Which exercise is new to you?
Genuinely one of my favorite days š„¹
07/31/2026
Here are some of my fave shoulder exercises right now! Because Iāve noticed a tendency to favor my right side and constantly be internally rotated and flexed on that right shoulder while holding my baby, Iām trying to find things that feel good and work the rotator cuff / scap stabilizers in different positions (especially overhead control)
Overhead shoulder stability requires more than glenohumeral control, the scapula must upwardly rotate as the thoracic spine extends and rotates beneath it, driven by the serratus anterior, upper trapezius, and lower trapezius force couple.
Swipe through for the whole routine!
PT school Roni would be so proud of where she is today!
07/26/2026
One of the beauties of starting a PT clinic, being a mom, and creating content is that every day is a bit different! Being a clinician scratches the itch of problem solving for me, being a mom fills my cup emotionally, and the content side of things helps push my creative brain more š§
I think we have the coolest jobs ever!!! Seriously
As a physical therapist, my philosophy is this: mobility, stability, then motor control.
If thereās limited range at a joint (or multiple joints), trying to strengthen around the partial range could be helpful but might not yield the best results. First I like to address mobility deficits through mobility under load, sometimes a static stretch, dynamic movement, etc.
Once weāve established better range, I like to think of stabilizing in and around that joint as the next plan of action. If weāre stable, we can move into phase 3: motor control
Now, with a good baseline mobility and stability level, we can challenge this joint through varying ranges of motion and resistance levels to improve overall strength and capacity of the tissues! YAY!
Did all of this happen in one session like magic? No. True change takes T I M E.
But I wanted to trial a few of these principles to see how he felt afterwards. Good news is heās feeling good + I know we are on the right track!
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