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Dr. Erin Suellentrop PT, DPT

Hello and welcome! I'm Dr. Erin - an orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist. In this weekly note, I'll share research and bite-sized PT insights.

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The Rehab Report #3: You're Probably Under-Recovering

There's a pattern I see constantly in the clinic: someone is training consistently, doing everything right on paper, and then they start accumulating little injuries. A nagging hip flexor. Knee pain that won't fully go away. Fatigue that doesn't resolve with a rest day. 9/10 times, the training isn't the problem. Recovery is. Here's where people lose track: your body doesn't just get stronger during a workout. It also gets stronger during recovery. The workout is the stimulus to build...

21 days ago • 3 min read

You've probably been told to "engage your core." But what does that actually mean? And why do so many people with a strong-looking core still have back pain, instability, or have issues with their pelvic floor? Think of Your Core as a Can Here's a helpful image: your core is like a pressurized soda can. The top of the can is your diaphragm. The bottom is your pelvic floor. The sides are your deep abdominal and back muscles. When all four walls of that "can" work together, your spine is...

2 months ago • 2 min read

Someone — maybe a doctor, maybe a parent, maybe a well-meaning friend — told you that running is bad for your knees. I hear this almost every week. Here's what the research actually says. The Myth Has a Long History Ok, I get it. The idea that running grinds down your cartilage and leads to arthritis SEEMS like it would make sense. You hit the ground thousands of times per mile — surely that wears something out, right? But what if you just feel like running? Good news - cartilage doesn't work...

4 months ago • 3 min read