Plain-language writing from the people who actually do the work.
Education, not content marketing. Every post is written or reviewed by a credentialed Doctor of Physical Therapy on staff — OCS, FAAOMPT, SCS, CLT — about cases we see every week in Fells Point.
Clinical insights, not wellness content.
This is not a wellness blog. It is clinical education from a practice that treats the patients others have failed. Every article reflects work we have actually done with patients, written by practitioners who do that work every day.
We publish on a deliberate cadence rather than to a content calendar. If a topic does not serve a patient question or address a misconception we hear in the clinic, we don’t write it.
Find the writing that maps to your situation.
Dry needling vs. acupuncture — what's actually different?
They use similar tools but come from entirely different clinical frameworks. A plain-English breakdown of when each is appropriate.
Read the article →What to expect from your first dry needling session
What the needle insertion actually feels like, how the twitch response works, and what soreness (if any) you should expect afterward.
Read →Myofascial cupping — is it backed by science, or just a trend?
What the current research actually says about cupping for soft-tissue work, and how we use it inside a treatment plan rather than as a standalone.
Read →Prenatal PT in the second trimester: what to do before the pain starts
Pelvic and low-back pain in pregnancy is often preventable when PT starts early. The trimester-aware case for getting in before symptoms peak.
Read →Non-surgical scoliosis treatment for adults: what's realistic, what isn't
PT can reduce pain, improve function, and in some cases slow progression. It is not a replacement for bracing or surgery in every case — but it's almost never the wrong first step.
Read →IT band syndrome: stop stretching the band, fix the glute med
Why foam-rolling the IT band rarely fixes the syndrome, and what corrective work actually closes the loop for runners and cyclists.
Read →IASTM explained: what the tools do, and why bruising is normal
Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, in plain language. What it treats, what it feels like, and why the marks you might see are part of the mechanism.
Read →Tension headaches that PT can actually fix
When the headache is referred from upper trapezius and suboccipital trigger points, manual therapy and dry needling reach what painkillers can't.
Read →Have a question we haven’t answered?
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