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 Assistant Professor the State College of Florida. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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