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When Should a Gymnast See a Physical Therapist?

A Guide for Gymnasts and Parents Gymnasts are used to being sore. Between tumbling, vault, bars, beam, and hours of practice each week, occasional muscle soreness is expected. But when does normal soreness become something that deserves a closer look? At Breathe in Motion, we work with gymnasts throughout [...]

2026-09-17T21:21:33+00:00October 12, 2026|

Why Do I Feel Pelvic Heaviness at the End of the Day?

What Your Pelvic Floor May Be Telling You You wake up feeling completely normal, get through the first part of your day without thinking twice about your pelvic floor, and then somewhere around late afternoon something changes. You start to notice pressure. Maybe it feels like heaviness through your [...]

2026-09-17T18:42:32+00:00October 5, 2026|

Why Does the Front of My Hip Hurt When I Dance?

Hip Pain in Dancers and Why Stretching Isn't Always the Answer If you're a dancer, feeling "tight" probably isn't anything new. You stretch before class, work on your flexibility outside of the studio, and regularly move your hips through ranges of motion that most people never ask their bodies [...]

2026-08-28T16:33:45+00:00September 28, 2026|

Are You Training Hard or Overtraining? What Female Athletes Need to Know About Recovery

Female Athlete Physical Therapy in Brookfield & Mequon Female athletes are used to working hard. Runners add another training day because their race is getting closer. Gymnasts spend hours repeating skills until they feel automatic. Dancers move from class to rehearsal without thinking twice about how much physical stress [...]

2026-08-19T18:19:43+00:00September 21, 2026|

Client Win: From Achilles Pain to Running Strong Postpartum

How Physical Therapy Supported One Runner Through Injury, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Recovery When Ashley first came to Breathe in Motion three years ago, she had one goal: get rid of the nagging Achilles pain that was affecting both her running and her work as an OrangeTheory fitness coach. She [...]

2026-08-19T18:34:02+00:00September 14, 2026|

Why Female Athletes Need Strength Training, Not Just More Practice

Female Athlete Physical Therapy and Performance Training in Brookfield & Mequon Female athletes are training harder than ever. Runners are increasing mileage, gymnasts are spending hours perfecting skills, dancers are rehearsing multiple days each week, and young athletes are competing year round. But more practice doesn't always create a [...]

2026-08-19T17:04:11+00:00September 7, 2026|

Why Your Running Plan Should Be Built Around You

Why Your Running Plan Should Be Built Around You Introducing Performance Run Coaching at Breathe in Motion There are plenty of running plans available online. You can download a 5K plan, follow a half marathon schedule from an app, or find a marathon program that tells you exactly how [...]

2026-08-19T16:44:00+00:00August 31, 2026|

Client Win: She Prepared for Birth. Then She Prepared for Everything That Came After.

One Mom's Journey Through Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Recovery When this mom first came to Breathe in Motion, she wasn't in pain. She wasn't leaking, struggling with pelvic pressure, or wondering why her body didn't feel like her own. She was pregnant with her first baby and wanted to [...]

2026-08-19T16:32:56+00:00August 24, 2026|

Is It Really Just a Growth Spurt? How to Tell When Your Gymnast Needs More Than Time

Gymnastics Physical Therapy in Brookfield & Mequon One of the hardest parts about being the parent of a young gymnast is knowing when pain is simply part of growing up and when it's your child's way of telling you something isn't right. It usually starts with a casual comment [...]

2026-10-05T20:45:36+00:00August 17, 2026|

Why Your Ankles Keep Rolling in Dance (And Why It Usually Isn’t Just “Weak Ankles”)

Dance Physical Therapy in Brookfield & Mequon If you've rolled your ankle once, you know how frustrating it can be. If you've rolled it multiple times, you may have started to wonder if it's just something you'll always deal with. We hear it all the time from dancers throughout [...]

2026-07-28T15:20:26+00:00August 10, 2026|
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