Performance and Recovery

Learn to train, heal, develop, & recover.

One-on-one, cash-based services designed around you. Identify goals, assess functional capabilities/limitations, develop programs, teach biomechanics and guide training, reassess goals.

Wellness and Recovery

Stay strong, mobile, and ahead of injury.

Our Wellness and Recovery Program is designed for prevention and maintenance — not rehab. It’s ideal for those who want ongoing expert support without insurance restrictions or a set number of visits. This is proactive care to help you continue progressing, not just fix problems. Unlike specialty sessions, this program offers a broader, long-term approach with flexibility and hands-on treatment options as needed.

Access to Smith PT+ App
Personalized Exercise Programs
Graston/ASTYM
Hands-On Wellness Treatments
Dry Needling
Cupping
Blood Flow Restriction

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Dry Needling

Release of trigger points that won’t go away and cause you pain!

Dry Needling is a way to release tension in knotted areas of muscle that can cause referred pain, decreased mobility, and altered function. Dry Needling is a way the brain and muscles talk to each other to let the system return to a more normal movement pattern. The needles are placed specifically based on the myofascial restrictions as a means to release from a deeper level that affects Central Nervous system, Autonomic Nervous System, and Neuromuscular System responses.

Headaches and Jaw Pain
Joint Problems, Tendinitis, Strains, and Sprains
Scar Tissue Post Surgical: old and new
Spinal Alignment: issues stemming from disk, vertebrae or SI joint
Postural Tension
Decreased Mobility
Adhesive Capsulitis

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Menopause Movement Medicine

Feel stronger. Move with confidence. Take control of this season of life.

The Menopause Movement Medicine Punch Pass includes six personalized sessions with a licensed physical therapist specializing in movement and recovery during hormonal transition. Each visit is tailored to your goals, focusing on strength, mobility, bone health, joint support, and energy. This is not a class and not traditional physical therapy. It’s one-on-one, evidence-based care that bridges the gap between insurance-driven PT and generic fitness programs.

Declining Strength and Balance
Bone Health and Osteoporosis Risk
Weight and Body Composition Changes
Joint Pain and Stiffness
Fatigue and Decreased Endurance
Safe Return to Exercise or Sport

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Academy Packages

Performance-Focused. Proactive. Personalized.

Not every program needs an injury to begin. Our Academy Packages are non-physical therapy, performance-focused options designed for individuals who want to move better, stay ahead of setbacks, and build lasting confidence in their bodies.

Whether you’re an athlete in any sport, a performing artist, an active adult, or someone who simply wants to improve balance and stability before it becomes a concern, our specialists create personalized plans centered on performance, prevention, and long-term resilience.

You were made to move!

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Performance and Recovery FAQs

Is it too early to have my child learn running technique?Carla Baldwin2025-01-27T10:29:44-06:00

Is it too early to have my child learn running technique?

It is never too early or too late to learn running technique. Every sport has a set of skills that is taught, but unfortunately running skills are never taught early enough. We can do that to help your young (or old ::smiley face::) runner improve their performance and learn lifelong technique skills to help prevent injuries. The most important factor is that the runner WANTS to improve. If a young child has the desire to address technique, the sessions will be effective and changes will be immediately noted. Inspired runners who attach importance to learning biomechanics have much faster results than those who are only doing it to please their coaches or parents.

What does ASTYM do?Carla Baldwin2024-09-13T12:48:52-05:00

What does ASTYM do?

ASTYM stands for augmented soft tissue mobilization and it utilizes 3 different sized tools to help decrease soft tissue restrictions that may be inhibiting normal mobility.

What is the difference between dry needling and acupuncture?Carla Baldwin2024-08-26T10:59:40-05:00

What is the difference between dry needling and acupuncture?

The main difference between the two is the philosophy. The needles utilized in both are considered acupuncture needles. Traditionally acupuncture is utilized to treat the systemic system regarding various diseases. The thought is to reset and balance your chi and equilibrium. Whereas dry needling is used to treat the musculoskeletal system to combat muscle, tendon, connective tissue dysfunction, pain, strain, and inflammation caused by tightness and poor movement patterns.

What is blood flow restriction?Carla Baldwin2024-08-26T10:59:40-05:00

What is blood flow restriction?

Muscle weakness can occur during various different injuries. High load resistance training is often prescribed to maintain fitness, prevent injury, and obtain muscle hypertrophy. However, in the presence of injury or comorbidity oftentimes resistance training can lead to increased pain or inability to tolerate the load. Blood flow restriction is the use of low intensity exercise with blood flow occlusion through use of a band/cuff that acts as a tourniquet which then can mimic outcomes similar to high intensity training without the load. This is great for return to play athletes, post-operative, chronic pain, or conditions that limit individuals from increasing their exercise.

What is cupping/Myofascial Decompression?Carla Baldwin2024-08-26T10:59:40-05:00

What is cupping/Myofascial Decompression?

A combination of the use of traditional dry cupping and movement to achieve mobility in conjunction with fascial release and neuromuscular re-education following injury, or chronic dysfunction. The cup acts as a negative pressure to suction the skin as the patient performs movement in order to improve range of motion, circulation, soft tissue mobility, reduction in inflammation, and improved performance through exercise.

What are ASTYM/Graston/Rock Blades used for?Carla Baldwin2024-09-10T12:21:32-05:00

What are ASTYM/Graston/Rock Blades used for?

These tools are used to mobilize soft tissues. Each technique utilizes different sized and shaped tools.

What is dry needling?Carla Baldwin2026-03-31T13:31:09-05:00

What is dry needling?

The use of a filiform needle injected into your skin to ease trigger point muscular pain. The needle is fine, short, stainless steel called dry meaning no fluid is injected into the surface of the tissue. The focus is to restore mobility through release of muscle and connective tissue. Stimulating a trigger point with a needle helps draw normal blood supply back to flush out the area and release the tension. The injection into the skin triggers a nerve fiber to stimulate the brain to release endorphins and chemicals that in conjunction reset the autonomic nervous system.