Butt Wink Squats, Deep Squats, and Building a Stronger You
What the latest Chain Effect Podcast taught us about moving and training better. If your Instagram feed has you convinced that squats are just about booty gains…you’re not totally wrong. But they’re also about way more than aesthetics. A great squat isn’t just a “look,” it’s a measure of how well your body moves and […]
Top 10 Warmup Moves According to Physical Therapists
Warm-ups are one of the most overlooked and misunderstoodparts of any workout routine. But skipping them? That’s a fast track to injury, poor performance, and long-term dysfunction. At Chain Effect, our approach to warm-ups is backed by clinical insight and real-life experience helping athletes and everyday movers prevent injury and move better. This blog breaks […]
3 Ways to Use Kettlebell Exercises for Physical Therapy
If you’re working with a physical therapist as part of your rehabilitation process following an injury, they might recommend you add kettlebell exercises to your physical therapy program. Kettlebells excel at helping patients build their strength and endurance while improving their ability to perform everyday tasks. Learn why kettlebells are great for physical therapy and […]
What Is Dry Needling?
If you struggle with muscular pain in your neck, back, arms, or legs, you can likely benefit from dry needling. This minimally invasive soft tissue technique is a fast and effective therapy for pain relief, making it especially popular among those who don’t want to take pain relievers or other medications. Learn more about what […]
Sports Performance Training: Strength Training Tips for Each Major Sport
Regardless of the sport you play, strength training should be a part of your sports performance training routine. Though the sport and position you play can affect the type and frequency of strength training, most athletes can benefit from following a few foundational athletic performance training tips. Before you hit the weight room, take a […]
TMJ Physical Therapy: Treatments, Exercises, & FAQs
Between 5% and 12% of the general adult population suffers from temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), with 10 million Americans potentially affected. The most common symptoms of this condition include restricted jaw movement, experiencing a “locked” jaw, and tenderness or pain in jaw muscles. Since this condition can be very painful, many people look for relief […]
Why Almost Everyone Should Be Lifting Heavy
At Chain Effect, our trainers are often asked the question, “Should I be lifting heavy weights?” Here, our expert physical therapist Taylor Pope provides the answer. While you might think lifting heavy weights is only for bodybuilders, it has far-reaching benefits that can help almost everyone. Whether you want to lose weight, increase strength, prevent […]
Mechanisms of Manual Therapy
One of the best things about being a physical therapist is the requirement to continually improve. To maintain our license we must accrue around 45 hours of continuing education every two years. Even though each course can eat up an entire weekend, it is a huge privilege to better our craft via incredible educators and […]
Dry Needling Pros and Cons (That You Need to Know)
In this post, I’m going to introduce the pros and cons of dry needling that you need to know before signing up for treatment. I’ve helped thousands of people relieve physical pain both with and without dry needling since 2015 alone. First, let’s go over what dry needling is. If you’re not familiar with the […]
Deadlift vs. Squat. (This may surprise you!)
Taylor Pope, DPT, here to help you distinguish between the deadlift vs. squat so that you can better perform each movement. Anyone that has been in a session with me knows that I like to draw bright lines around hip hinge exercises vs knee hinge exercises. Most people have performed some type of knee hinge […]
