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Dr. Anna Chang, PT, DPT

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Physical Therapy & Personal Training
Strength and Conditioning for Athletes & Rock Climbers 🧗🏽‍♀️
📍Tacoma, WA | @uplift_climbing

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Here at Onsight PT, we CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP 🎉✌️!

Meet Alex: a Chicago PT, 2x Chicago Marathoner, ultra-runner in the making, and longtime rock climber. 🏙️🌲

During PT school, Alex fell in love with the science of endurance training. Today, that knowledge helps athletes move better and perform higher based on three principles:
✨ Accessibility
✨ Specificity
✨ Systematic Progression
If you’re ready to refine your routine, build for a race, or just put some real structure behind your miles, drop a DM and let us know if you’d like to work with Alex! 🎯 *

*Only available to current Onsight PT clients by @onsightdpt

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3 months ago

Hey everyone! With a lot of new faces around here lately, I want to reintroduce myself and welcome you to Onsight PT.
If you’re new here, here is the quick rundown of who I am and what I’m all about:

🧗‍♂️ The Athlete Life: I’ve been an athlete my whole life starting from track, to swimming, ultimate frisbee, Krav Maga, then climbing. For me, athleticism isn’t just about gym sessions—it’s about how it translates to the sports I love.
⛷️ The Playground: My happy place is in the mountains.
📸 What You’ll See Here: A mix of the raw highs and lows of training, a behind-the-scenes look at my favorite sports, and deep dives into what it actually means to build a versatile, athletic mindset.

I’m stoked you’re here for the ride. Let’s connect—drop a comment below introducing yourself, telling me where you’re from, or letting me know your favorite way to stay active! 👇 taken in Washington State, USA by @onsightdpt

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3 months ago

DOUBLE CELEBRATION 🎉 🥳!

Help us wish a warm Onsight PT welcome and a massive Happy Birthday to our newest Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Daniel Lopez! 🎂✨

Daniel is a physical therapist assistant from Washington State with a lifelong passion for movement. After growing up immersed in sports and competing as a collegiate wrestler, he earned his degree in Exercise Science and completed PTA school in 2020. He has since gained experience in diverse outpatient environments, from cardiopulmonary rehab to high‑level sports therapy and travel positions that broadened his clinical perspective.

Outside the clinic, Daniel is drawn to the mountains. Rock, ice, and alpine climbing—as well as mountaineering—shape his understanding of performance, injury prevention, and the mental side of physical recovery.

He brings that same energy to his work, creating rehab experiences that are active, engaging, and tailored to each individual’s goals.

Daniel will be working out of the Tacoma clinic 📍, so please say hi if you see him there or at the crag! taken in Tacoma, Washington by @onsightdpt

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3 months ago

Momo, we are so back! 🤟🏼

Onsight PT will be returning to @momentumclimbingseattle on Thursday, September 17 6-8PM for your monthly Wellness Clinic. Sign up for a free 15 minute PT consult with Dr. Anna Chang to talk about existing or pre-existing injuries, training, or getting back into climbing!

Sign up before all the spots are gone using the link in our bio 👆🏼.

See yall soon! taken in Momentum Indoor Climbing SODO by @onsightdpt

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a month ago

Resting on a route is are anything, but the United States or WHATEVER. taken in North Bend, Washington by @onsightdpt

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2 months ago

Onsight PT is getting hip to the trends! We are countering the ‘kind of chic’ awkward grammar structure with good old fashioned systematic reviews to back up the knowledge being slung out.

KIND OF CHIC

✨to work single leg balance: unilateral work helps us improve our counterrotational strength as well as highlighting any compensations we are making when moving with both legs. Balance is often ignored when improving strength, but if you don’t have your balance, you don’t really have a leg to stand on (LITERALLY! 🤷🏻‍♀️)

Marcori AJ, Monteiro PHM, Oliveira JA, Doumas M, Teixeira LA. Single Leg Balance Training: A Systematic Review. Percept Mot Skills. 2022 Apr;129(2):232-252. doi: 10.1177/00315125211070104. Epub 2022 Jan 27. PMID: 35084234.

✨to close the chain for shoulder stability: Our shoulders are the only joint in our body that moves 360 degrees, so we have to close the chain to give it the proprioceptive awareness that it needs.

Dominguez-Romero JG, Jiménez-Rejano JJ, Ridao-Fernández C, Chamorro-Moriana G. Exercise-Based Muscle Development Programmes and Their Effectiveness in the Functional Recovery of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Mar 16;11(3):529. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11030529. PMID: 33809604; PMCID: PMC8002167.
✨for female bodies to lift heavy:
More specifically for postmenopausal women, but why not start as soon as possible so that you have healthy habits and are ahead of preventing osteoporosis?

Linhares DG, Borba-Pinheiro CJ, Castro JBP, Santos AOBD, Santos LLD, Cordeiro LS, Drigo AJ, Nunes RAM, Vale RGS. Effects of Multicomponent Exercise Training on the Health of Older Women with Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 30;19(21):14195. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114195. PMID: 36361073; PMCID: PMC9655411.

✨to hang with friends
✨to keep goals in mind

Like, share, save this post so you can come back it! taken in Tacoma, Washington by @onsightdpt

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2 months ago

Get to know Daniel Lopez, our Physical Therapy Assistant, at Onsight PT! 🤩

Daniel answers the following questions:

1. Why did you go into physical therapy?
2. How did you get into climbing?
3. Favorite type of climbing
4. Do you have any pets?
5.What’s a completely harmless, minor hill you are 100% willing to die on?

What else would you like to learn about Daniel? Send us questions in the comments below 👇🏼! taken in Tacoma, Washington by @onsightdpt

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2 months ago

2026 Canadian Climbing Medicine Symposium was 3 days of learning and hanging out with like-minded clinicians. Climbers like @mattfischerclimbs @theclimbclinic @physivantage @eric_horst @theclimbingdoctor @carriecooper_dpt @climb.strong were just a few of the speakers who help guide my climbing PT practice.

Thank you to @climbingmedicine for the wonderful conference. See y’all in a few years! taken in Squamish, British Columbia by @onsightdpt

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2 months ago

Hopping on this IG trend 😳 taken in Tacoma, Washington by @onsightdpt

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Meet the team at Onsight PT!

I’ve been getting questions about who is what since our team has grown, so here we go 👯🏻‍♀️🧑🏻‍🐰‍🧑🏽:

🙋🏻‍♀️Dr. Anna Chang, PT, DPT—Personal trainer, climbing coach, and soloprenuer until 2025

🙋🏻‍♂️Dr. Alex Kelsey, PT, DPT—Onsight PT’s virtual running coach

🙋🏽‍♂️ Daniel Lopez, PTA—Physical Therapist Assistant and S&C coach at the Tacoma clinic

🙋🏻‍♀️Karen Javier—Virtual administrative assistant for all your Onsight PT administrative needs!

Leave a 🎉 below if you are excited to work with us! taken in Washington State, USA by @onsightdpt

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3 months ago

🎉Friday tomorrow!

Most established Onsight PT clients are maintaining their strength training and mobility workouts, but otherwise encouraged to get outside whenever possible ☀️.

What’re your weekend plans? Comment below ⬇️ taken in Tieton, Washington by @onsightdpt

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