Murfreesboro invites its residents to embrace an active lifestyle. Whether you're a competitive athlete pushing limits, a weekend warrior enjoying local trails, or an active adult striving for optimal health, the demands on your body are constant. But what happens when injury strikes, performance ...

Running is one of the simplest forms of exercise—and one of the most demanding on the body. Every stride places force through the feet, knees, hips, and spine. While it may seem repetitive, running is a highly dynamic movement that requires strength, coordination, and efficient biomechanics. That’s ...

Recovery is more than getting out of pain. For athletes, it’s about rebuilding strength, restoring confidence, and returning to performance without hesitation.

You’ve done the hard work. You completed physical therapy, your pain is gone, and you're finally cleared to return to your sport or daily routine. But within weeks — or even days — you start feeling that familiar discomfort again. For many athletes and active individuals, reinjury happens more ...

For decades, “rest” has been the default advice handed out after a sprain, strain, or any kind of musculoskeletal injury. The logic seems sound — stop using the injured area so it can heal. But while some initial rest is important, especially in the acute phase, long-term inactivity can actually ...

When most people think about preventing injury, they picture stretching, foam rolling, or maybe backing off activity altogether. Strength training? That’s often left out of the conversation — especially among casual runners and active adults who don’t consider themselves “gym people.” But at ...

Every athlete, whether recreational or competitive, wants to stay at the top of their game. But between intense training sessions, competitions, and the physical demands of sport, even the strongest bodies can hit roadblocks. The challenge is knowing when those aches, pains, or dips in performance ...

For many athletes, recovery is an afterthought — something that happens between training sessions or only when soreness kicks in. But true recovery isn’t just rest—it’s an active process that supports long-term performance, reduces injury risk, and helps the body adapt to training demands.

Across the U.S., it's become all too common for pain relief to begin—and often end—with a prescription. From back pain to joint stiffness, many patients are handed medication as the first line of treatment, without ever exploring movement-based care. While medications can temporarily dull symptoms, ...