When Keaton Ray and I founded MovementX, we set out to do something different. Finding ‘a better way’ became a core tenant of who we are as an organization and representative of the ideals we aspire to achieve.
Let’s start with a question—What medication has been proven to have all of the following effects?
✓ Decreased risk of all-cause mortality
✓ Protective effects for hypertension
✓ Reduced metabolic syndrome prevalence
✓ Lesser likelihood of future cardiovascular events
The […]
Standing up and down from a chair, aka ‘squatting,’ is one of the most functional exercises our bodies perform on a day-to-day basis. This is an important movement to learn with great quality, strength, endurance, and power, as it is so critical to our lives […]
As a physical therapist with MovementX, it is my mission to improve people’s confidence through healthier movement.
As a father, my mission has grown to also include optimizing my longevity so […]
Have you ever heard of “runner’s high” or “yoga high”? It can be described as a brief, relaxing state of calm or joy. Based on your specific interests, you can choose any type of exercise […]
Physical therapy can be very beneficial in helping patients with hEDS and HSD manage their symptoms and improve function. One of the ways that physical therapists can help those suffering from chronic pain and joint instability is through a variety of manual therapy techniques. […]
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a congenital connective tissue disorder that often results in chronically painful and unstable joints. Physical therapy plays a critical role in pain management and injury prevention. Since the joints of someone with hEDS are unstable and often quite […]
At MovementX, our providers are experienced in working with patients with chronic pain conditions. Two such conditions that our physical therapists treat frequently are Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD).
What is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
EDS is […]
We can all agree that movement becomes more challenging over time. Toddlers and young children seem like they can play for hours on end, teenagers and young adults are in the prime of their sports careers, and those in middle adulthood may pick up a favorite yoga or cycling […]
The ability to sit down and rise from the floor without using your hands is positively related to longevity (Brito, et al., 2012). In an article by the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a team of researchers has shown that the floor to stand test is predictive […]
