Dr. Meredith Butulis

Dr. Meredith Butulis, DPT, OCS, CEP, CSCS, CPT, PES, CES, BCS, Pilates-certified, Yoga-certified, has been working in the fitness and rehabilitation fields since 1998. She is the creator of the Fitness Comeback Coaching Certification, author of the Mobility | Stability Equation series, Host of the “Fitness Comeback Coaching Podcast,” and Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapist serving Sarasota Memorial Health Systems. She shares her background to help us reflect on our professional fitness practices from new perspectives that can help us all grow together in the industry. Instagram: @doc.mnb
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The Fitness Professional’s Guide to Total Hip Replacements
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
June 30 2025
While "total hip replacement" sounds quick, it's a complex procedure. Understanding its nuances can help fitness professionals prevent dislocations and guide clients safely back to fitness... View More
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Rotator Cuff Repairs: How to Get Your Clients Back to 100% Safely
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
April 30 2025
Did you know that 1 out of every 4 adults experiences a rotator cuff injury at some point? Fortunately, not all of them need surgical repair. For those who do, rehab is a lengthy process, often requir
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The Road to ACL Recovery: Training Pitfalls & Pearls
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Feb. 20 2025
Your client returns to the gym 12 weeks after an ACL reconstruction surgery, exclaiming, “I’m ready to go!” The client brings motivation and appears to squat, lunge, and even run without... View More
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Kneecap Pain: 3 Steps to Individualizing Solutions
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Oct. 21 2024
Have you ever been frustrated by clients saying they can’t squat because their knees hurt? Clients then point to their kneecaps. Unfortunately, the “no pain, no gain” strategy doesn’t... View More
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Top 5 Overlooked Workout Recovery Strategies
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Sept. 17 2024
If your clients are searching for different ideas that fit their lifestyle preferences, give the following top 5 overlooked recovery strategies a try!... View More
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5 Shoulder Stability Exercises More Effective Than Band Work
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
July 16 2024
Are band internal and external rotation exercises your “go to” for client rotator cuff health?... View More
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The Achilles Heel
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
June 6 2024
While no injury can be completely prevented, fitness professionals can help clients avoid the sidelines by training them for Achilles injury prevention... View More
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Taming The IT Band
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
April 26 2024
To roll, or not to roll? Foam rollers, massage guns, cupping… when it comes to chronic IT band tension, your clients have likely tried it all... View More
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Fix Gluteal Amnesia in Less Than 5 Minutes
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
March 20 2024
Your clients are doing hip bridges, squats and lunges. Your clients are committed; they show up; they do the work; they progress loads, yet something is off. They never “feel” their glutes... View More
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Bridge the Gap: Post-Rehab Program Design Guide - Part 2
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Jan. 18 2024
Welcome back! Last issue in part 1, we set the foundation to re-build post-rehab client tissue tolerance. Re-establishing tissue tolerance alone, however, is not enough to train movement performance... View More
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Redefining Resolutions: Unstick Yourself
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Jan. 18 2024
Did you know Friday, January 12th was National Quitter’s Day? If you’ve lost the excitement from your New Year’s Vision board and traded your resolutions for your old routine, you aren’t... View More
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Bridging the Gap: Post-Rehab Program Design Guide - Part 1
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Jan. 16 2023
How many of your clients have chronic nagging pain or recent injuries?... View More
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The Overlooked Value of Isometric Exercises
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
Oct. 19 2022
Beyond doing planks, the value of isometric exercises is often overlooked... View More
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Why Does Corrective Exercise Fall Short of Client Goals?
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
July 8 2022
As fitness professionals, we are taught that corrective exercise improves movement safety leading to fewer client injuries. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if this represents the whole truth?... View More
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Flexibility or Mobility?
BY Dr. Meredith Butulis
March 2 2022
Can everyone learn to do the splits? Coming from a background in sports medicine, dance medicine, strength & conditioning, yoga and Pilates, this is a question people often ask me... View More