Hello beloveds! I want you living your healthiest life (LYHL), and of course, that involves you moving your healthiest and most capable. Daily mobility is a wonderful contemplative practice that puts you in tune with your body, while helping you actually become stronger, more mobile, more coordinated, have better endurance, experience better posture and endurance. It’s hard to know what to do. I’ve seen this in my 17 years as a PT. You have been failed by your sports teams, and health class, and physical education classes. I’m here to fill in the gap. Subscribe to the Artisan Physical Therapy ..read more

How do you hangboard? Are you a long-time rock climber who wants to climb for a lifetime? A beginner climber who wants to train right and train smart to prevent injury? Are you currently side-lined due to a tendon or pulley injury in your hand and want to know how to rehabilitate it? Are you scared by witnessing your friends get sidelined from finger injuries for months or years and you want to do what you can so this doesn’t happen to you? https://youtu.be/NuPYYDr0MB8 This is a long-awaited Part 3 to our video series about preventing rock climbing finger, pulley, and tendon injuries in the h ..read more

Really want to get your hips strong for walking, hiking, running and any sports that require you to be on one leg? These exercises are for you! Injured and limited in your running abilities? Do these to be ready to hit the ground running? Want to fatigue less easily and be less likely to get injured while running? This superset of gluteus medium non-weightbearing endurance and motor control exercises will get you well on your way. Bonus it will also work on your back stability, strength, conditioning, control, and endurance! Yes! Be aware, this is not a beginner exercise, but helpful for those ..read more

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m pleased to launch a view into my personal healthcare routine. My goal is to help you live your healthiest life (to LYHL). To do this, movement is key and doing it with presence and awareness. Our body is part of us and not to be used nor abused. Have you wanted to know how to have a regular whole-body stretching routine? A whole-body active mobility? Have you been wanting a quick, helpful routine to start your day and incorporate your mind, body and spirit? Do you sense you have muscle imbalances and weakness, but aren’t sure how to identify them? Then thi ..read more

What is healthy living? Someone asked me recently if I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been. My reply was "no." I said no because I used to trail run long distances previously and now I can’t/don’t. I'm not in shape to run 21 miles through mountains at high elevation. I'm not able to do an olympic distance triathlon at this time. So no, I’m not the healthiest since I used to be able to do those previously. Pause. With some reflection, I realized how narrow my response was. I only addressed musculoskeletal fitness and conditioning in my answer. And even within that answer I'm not sure I answered it ..read more

Wondering what to buy for that special someone this holiday season? Uncertain how to thank a colleague, client or neighbor? Or simply tired of the consumerism all around? Artisan PT is here to help! Artisan PT is now offering e-gift cards! We are excited to offer e-gift cards this holiday season; a perfect gift for the person who has everything, or someone who needs a little help jumpstarting the new year of health and wellness!  The holidays can easily be a stressful time, and we often find ourselves taking steps backwards in our health when we should continue moving forward, but ..read more

Yes, coaching is available for you via phone call or video, making it globally accessible. How can you take part? Visit www.theellebottrell.com/coaching and request a session or buy a 6-pack for a discount. What kind of coaching is this? It’s LYHL Coaching. It’s purpose is to help you Live Your Healthiest Life (LYHL). Health is integrated. Our musculoskeletal health is important - so places such as Artisan PT are important. But our health is not just physical. It’s also behavioral, mental, emotional, spiritual. LYHL Coaching offers a place where you can explore all these domains by identifying ..read more

The clinic and office are closed for the remainder of 2022. The next clinic visits will be for early January 2023. I hope you enjoy this holiday season, if not for the holidays, for the beauty all around you. If you have good habits of self-care, continue those through the holidays. If your self-care habits could use some expansion then do just that, but take it easy on yourself and begin meaningful and attainable strategies. Some options you can choose from include: drink a pint more water each day, go on a 20 min walk outside each day, eat one more piece of fruit than you typically do, don’t ..read more

Being an ageist, it's not cool, right? The first step to not being an ageist is to examine how you view yourself. I think ageism is quite common in US society. People are often self-limiting in what they pursue and what they routinely do simply because of the number of years under their belts. It's likely that if it's not something you actively think about or have noted in society, that it is present in your life. Our society gives us this imprint and expectation of behavior that we tend to fall in line with and don't question. Questioning, by the way, is something we can do in our minds or wi ..read more

Do you like the outdoors? Do you like bikes? Do you ride? Do you mountain bike? Do you like gear? This video might just be for you then! Elle just got a, new to her, mountain bike and just got out for her first ride! See what she thought and get an overview of her new steed, Tori the Trek. See some modifications she made and learn what she plans to do in the future. Get a female mountain biker perspective. Physical therapy is something I’m passionate about, and it’s not the only thing I’m passionate about. I created a new webpage this year that can be a bit more wholistic. It includes writing ..read more