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Sore or Injured? How to Tell the Difference as a CrossFit Athlete

Every CrossFit athlete knows the feeling. You finish a tough WOD, head home feeling accomplished, and wake up the next morning struggling to get down the stairs. Your quads are sore, your shoulders feel heavy, and sitting down is suddenly a workout of its own. But what happens when that soreness feels different? Maybe your…

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Running Injuries: Why Runners Get Hurt and How to Reduce Your Risk

Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT Most running injuries are not caused by bad luck, the wrong shoes, or skipping a stretch. They are caused by load: asking your body to absorb more than it has been built to handle. A 2021 systematic review in the Journal of Sport and Health Science found roughly 40…

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Rediscovering Purpose in Physical Therapy: Dr. Drew’s Story

For Dr. Andrew Bucknor, known to his patients and teammates as Dr. Drew, becoming a physical therapist started with a simple motivation: helping people become better versions of themselves. “I care about people. That’s kind of like why I got into the profession,” he shares. But after approximately nine years with his previous company, including…

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Running Taper: How Long to Taper and How to Warm Up on Race Day

By Dr. Rachelle Barrett, DPT , Performance Physical Therapist, Rehab 2 Perform Gambrills | October 2026 I remember my first half marathon. We were bused to the start, and by the time we got there, there wasn’t much time to do anything before getting into the corral. I went from sitting on a bus to…

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Lamar Jackson’s Ankle Injury: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What Recovery Looks Like

R2P Injury Breakdown | Week of October 12, 2026 | By Dr. Zach Baker, DPT, SCS Jackson is not an R2P patient. This breakdown draws on public reporting and describes how ankle sprains typically present and recover, not his specific diagnosis or care. Lamar Jackson injured his left ankle on the final offensive play of…

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Rehab 2 Perform Ranks No. 28 on Fortune’s 2026 Best Workplaces in Health Care List

Oct. 13 , 2026 (Germantown, MD) — Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have selected Rehab 2 perform for the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™ List. This is Rehab 2 Perform’s 3rd time being named to this prestigious list, this year coming in at 28th place in the small & medium category….

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ACL Return to Sport: What Passing the Test Doesn’t Tell You

Written by Dr. Josh Funk, DPT If you’ve had ACL reconstruction and you’re working your way back to sport, passing your return-to-sport tests is the goal. It isn’t the whole story. Paterno and colleagues followed young athletes for two years after ACL reconstruction and return to sport, reporting in the American Journal of Sports Medicine…

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Rehab 2 Perform Is Coming to Baltimore: A New Approach to Physical Therapy at Harbor Point 

Baltimore is a city that moves. From runners along the waterfront and athletes competing across the city to busy professionals, new parents, gym-goers, and weekend warriors, staying active is part of life here. Now, Rehab 2 Perform is preparing to bring its fitness-forward approach to physical therapy to Baltimore Harbor Point. Located at 1413 Point…

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Dislocated Again: Jayden Daniels’ Elbow Injury, Recovery, and Re-Injury Risk

R2P Injury Breakdown | Week of October 5, 2026 | By Dr. Zach Baker, DPT, SCS Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow for the second time in under a year when he braced a fall against the Cowboys in Week 2. Imaging showed no fracture or ligament damage, so he is rehabbing without surgery. Elbow…

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The Test Is Only as Good as the Clinician Using It

Turning objective data into better rehabilitation and return-to-sport decisions Technology continues to give physical therapists better ways to measure strength, identify deficits and track progress. But having more data doesn’t automatically lead to better care. The value comes from knowing what the data means and what to do with it. That was a major focus…

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