Motion is Lotion: Why BEAT Physical Therapists are Movement Experts?

‘Motion is lotion’ is one of my favorite sayings as a physical therapist. If you don’t move, the muscles and joints will stiffen up and inevitably cause postural-related musculoskeletal problems. For thousands of years, the human species led a nomadic hunter-gatherer existence. It was quite a simple and very active existence- follow the food. Now, with technological advances and the ever increasing number of sedentary occupations in America, the majority of humanity’s time is spent in front of a computer, TV screen, cell phone, or desk. Modern inventions like elevators, people movers in airports, cars, and escalators promote inactivity and stationary postures. More and more people have to commute to work with the average commute time in the U.S. being 26 minutes according to U.S. Census Bureau¹.