Do You Need a Referral to See a Physical Therapist? In Maryland and Virginia, You Don’t
In Maryland and Virginia, you do not need a physician’s referral to start physical therapy. Direct access laws let you book an evaluation and begin treatment on your own decision. So when you’re dealing with pain or an injury, you can go straight to the licensed expert who treats it, without an extra doctor’s visit…
Inside the Postpartum Fitness Assessment: What Happens During Your Session
A lot of women arrive at their Postpartum Fitness Assessment not entirely sure what to expect. They know they want to get back to training. They’ve been cleared by their doctor. But no one has actually tested whether their body is ready for what they’re asking it to do. That’s what this session is built…
Rehab 2 Perform Clinicians Earn Board Certification as Sports Certified Specialists
At Rehab 2 Perform, we have always believed that the people in our clinics define the standard of care our patients receive. This month, four Sports Certified Specialist physical therapists on our team proved exactly what that standard looks like. Four R2P clinicians earned board certification as Sports Certified Specialists (SCS), one of the most…
Physical Therapy vs. Personal Training: The Difference, the Overlap, and Why You Might Want Both
A physical therapist is a licensed healthcare provider, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, trained to diagnose and treat injury, pain, and movement problems. A personal trainer holds a fitness certification and coaches people toward strength and performance goals. The difference is scope: a physical therapist can treat a medical issue, a trainer builds fitness. But…
How Do You Return to Sport Safely After Injury? Inside One Athlete’s Comeback at 46
Returning to sport safely after injury comes down to rebuilding in the right order instead of rushing back to where you were. At Rehab 2 Perform, that means working through Movement Health, our defining clinical framework built on three pillars: Competency (do you move well), Capacity (can you handle load), and Conditioning (can you repeat…
Best Physical Therapy in Leesburg, VA – Rehab 2 Perform
Rehab 2 Perform in Leesburg has been voted the best physical therapy in Leesburg, VA in the 2026 Best of Loudoun awards from the Loudoun Times-Mirror. Best of Loudoun is the largest readers’ choice contest in the county, decided by hundreds of thousands of votes cast by the people who live and work here. That…
A PT’s Guide to Returning to Exercise After Baby
You Got the Six-Week Clearance. Now What? The appointment went fine. Your provider says everything looks good. You are cleared to return to exercise after having a baby. And then you walk out of the office with no further information, no starting point, and no clear picture of what that actually means for the workouts,…
How Fitness-Forward Physical Therapy Is Different From Traditional Physical Therapy
Traditional physical therapy has a clear goal: reduce pain and restore function. That’s not wrong. But for anyone who wants to do more than get back to baseline, it’s not enough. Fitness-forward physical therapy starts where traditional physical therapy stops. At Rehab 2 Perform, Dr. Josh Funk, DPT built a clinical model around the idea…
What Is Movement Health – And Why It Determines Whether You Stay Active for Life
Movement health is your body’s capacity to move the way it was designed to: competently, with enough capacity to handle load, and conditioned to sustain it over time. At Rehab 2 Perform, Dr. Josh Funk, DPT built an entire clinical model around three measurable pillars of movement health: Competency, Capacity, and Conditioning. Most people don’t…
Dr. Josh Funk Named 2026 Moxie Award Executive of the Year Finalist
Author: Dr. Josh Funk | Organization: Rehab 2 Perform | Published: 6/2/2026 Rehab 2 Perform Founder and CEO recognized for the second time among the DC region’s boldest business leaders Rehab 2 Perform is proud to announce that Dr. Josh Funk, DPT, Founder and CEO, has been named a finalist for the 2026 Moxie Award…