Sever’s Disease: How Long It Lasts, How It’s Treated, and How to Keep Your Child Playing
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT Sever’s disease, also called calcaneal apophysitis, is a self-limiting growth-plate irritation at the back of your child’s heel, and the encouraging part is the same as it is for other growth-plate injuries: your child usually doesn’t have to sit the season out. The old advice was rest completely until…
Hip Strength for Runners: The Muscle Group Doing More Than You Think
By Dr. Rachelle Barrett, DPT — Performance Physical Therapist, Rehab 2 Perform Gambrills | August 2026 Why I Test Hip Strength on Nearly Every Runner I see I had a runner in this week, a guy in his 40s, mid-way through an early fall race training block. Good mileage base, no pain, no complaints. He…
Osgood-Schlatter Disease: How Long It Lasts, How It’s Treated, and How to Get Back to Sport
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT Osgood-Schlatter disease is a self-limiting growth-plate irritation just below the kneecap, and here’s the part that matters most: your child usually does not have to wait it out on the sidelines. The old advice was rest until the pain stops, which could mean months or longer. Current best practice…
Rehab 2 Perform Named No. 2,336 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List
The Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, Rehab 2 Perform was Recognized for 144% Three-Year Revenue Growth, Earning a Place Among the Nation’s Most Successful Independent Businesses [Germantown, MD] August 11, 2026 – Rehab 2 Perform today announced it has been ranked No. 2,336 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list…
Growth Plate Injuries in Young Athletes: Little League Shoulder, Osgood-Schlatter, and Sever’s
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT If your young athlete has shoulder, knee, or heel pain, there’s a good chance it’s one of three common overuse injuries: Little League shoulder, Osgood-Schlatter, or Sever’s. They show up in different places but share one root cause, a growing skeleton under repetitive load. Each is an irritation of…
Why Does My Knee Hurt When I Run?
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT It depends, and that’s the honest answer worth trusting. Knee pain could be a variety of different conditions, and it isn’t typically the result of one cause. The three most common culprits in runners, runner’s knee, patellar tendinopathy, and IT band syndrome, sit in different places and behave differently….
What Every Runner Should Know Before Adding Mileage
By Dr. Rachelle Barrett, DPT — Performance Physical Therapist, Rehab 2 Perform Gambrills | July 2026 I had a runner in our Gambrills facility last week, three weeks into training for a fall half marathon. She told me she felt the best she had felt all year. Easy runs felt easy. Her legs wanted more….
Can Physical Therapy Fix Shoulder Pain Without Surgery?
Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT For most shoulder pain, and many rotator cuff problems, yes. Physical therapy is the first-line treatment for the majority of shoulder issues, and for a lot of them, conservative care produces results comparable to surgery. Surgery is reserved for specific cases, not the default. I know this one personally….
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Owings Mills, MD
Rehab 2 Perform is bringing dedicated pelvic floor physical therapy to our Owings Mills, MD location. If you have been searching for pelvic floor physical therapy near Owings Mills and driving across Baltimore County to get it, that drive just got a lot shorter. Pelvic floor physical therapy, what R2P calls Pelvic Health, is not…
How Long Does ACL Recovery Take? Usually 9 to 12 Months, But the Calendar Isn’t the Answer
For most people, returning to sport after ACL reconstruction takes 9 to 12 months. That’s the honest range. But the date is the least useful part of the answer. Recovery is governed by meeting objective criteria, not by hitting a number on the calendar, and a knee can feel fine while still being measurably weaker…