Movement is Medicine
Passive treatments (like adjustments, soft tissue therapy, or dry needling) are powerful, but combining them with active rehab creates longer-lasting results. We want you feeling better and staying better—stronger, more stable, and ready for whatever life throws your way.
Build Strength. Improve Mobility. Prevent Injury.
At Shaw Spine & Sport, we believe that lasting results come from more than just hands-on treatment—you need movement, strength, and resilience to truly heal and thrive. That's why we incorporate personalized Exercise and Rehabilitation into many of our care plans.
Our goal is simple: help you move better, feel stronger, and live pain-free.
Advice
The key to a good treatment plan is specific advice regarding proper warm-ups, preventative measures, and other activities of daily living.
Many times its the advice a patient receives that makes the difference in freeing the pain and preventing its return. Far too many practitioners forget this key component of care.
The Importance of Rehab Based Exercise
Exercise and Rehabilitation focuses on using specific movements, stretches, and strength-building exercises to restore proper function to your body. Whether you're recovering from an injury, dealing with chronic pain, or aiming to boost your athletic performance, the right exercises can:
- Improve mobility and flexibility
- Increase strength and endurance
- Correct movement patterns and posture
- Decrease the risk of future injury
- Speed up recovery and healing
Every rehab plan is tailored based on individual movement and dysfunction.
When to Incorporate Exercise
During your visit, we assess how you move, identify any weaknesses, imbalances, or areas of dysfunction, and implement exercises that support your goals.
Our approach often includes:
- Targeted strength and stability exercises
- Flexibility and mobility drills
- Core activation and posture work
- Movement retraining and functional exercises
- Sport-specific conditioning (for our athletes)
We guide you through each movement, making sure you're doing it safely and effectively.
Why Athletes Need Rehab — Not Just Rest
Injuries don't just heal with time. Without proper rehab, athletes risk compensations, repeat injuries, and loss of performance.
Active rehab ensures your body heals right, rebuilds strength, and is ready for the next challenge — whether that’s a big game, a race, or a personal best in the gym.
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
As part of our rehabilitation approach, we use Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) — an advanced technique that helps restore optimal movement and stability.
DNS is based on the study of developmental kinesiology, which looks at how babies naturally develop strength, stability, and coordination in their first year of life. By tapping into these fundamental movement patterns, DNS helps retrain the body to move the way it was designed to — efficiently, powerfully, and without compensation.
Through specific exercises and positioning, DNS stimulates the central nervous system to improve motor control, enhance coordination between muscle groups, and re-establish a strong connection between the brain and body.
Who Can Benefit?
Exercise is beneficial for:
- Active individuals and athletes recovering from injury
- People with chronic pain
- Postural and movement-related issues
- Anyone wanting to build resilience and move more confidently
- Patients preparing for or recovering from surgery
No matter your age, ability, or sport, better movement leads to better health.