Movement REV

I teach sports healthcare pros how to get better outcomes & unreal results even for complex cases.

MovementREV is a company founded by Anna Hartman AT, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, PMA-CPT. Anna is passionate about improving athletes' performance and assimilating all the current movement science information into tangible take home pieces for both the athlete and sports rehabilitation or reconditioning clinician. The focus is intelligent movement through awareness and application of blending foundational science and current manual / therapeutic approaches.

06/17/2026

This past weekend at Wellness•Fitness•PhysicalTherapy we had 18 professionals in town to learn the Locator Test Assessment Protocol® (LTAP®)!

They were an awesome group, including physical therapists, athletic trainers, massage therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and movement practitioners!

I appreciated their openness to being immersed in day 1: practicing the assessment tests without getting distracted by the interpretation of each test or the whole protocol.

I’ve found over time that practitioners often get wrapped up in thinking too much: what does this mean, what if this happens, or this?

When we’re focused on the what-ifs, we often miss the what is.

So on day 1, I kept bringing them back to that what is. What are you feeling, what are you seeing, and is it clear? When it’s clear, there’s confidence.

Then on day 2, we put it all together and watched the principles and core beliefs of the course come alive.

We covered interpretation of each test, then the entire protocol flow, and then how to “break the rules” and apply the principles throughout the rest of the assessment and treatment process.

The LTAP® is an adjunct to your clinical assessment. It helps determine where to start, the sequence of treatment, and how to leverage the body’s innate ability to heal itself.

After teaching this course over 30 times and watching how professionals absorb it and put the principles into action, I also used this group to refine a couple of the course’s foundations: improving clarity and ease of application. This matters even more now that I’ve created two additional courses to complement LTAP® Foundations (Level 1): LTAP® Containers and LTAP® Contents.

It went great, and I can’t wait to hear how these professionals use the LTAP®. Looking forward to the conversation continuing in our alumni group!

More 2026 and 2027 courses coming soon!

06/13/2026

In this week’s episode of the Unreal Results for PTs and ATs a podcast by Anna Hartman, I share a personal story about a massage experience that sparked a much bigger conversation about clinical decision-making, practitioner ego, and why the lower leg deserves far more attention than it typically gets.

I dive into the anatomy of the calf, the role of fluid congestion, nerve entrapment, and compartmental relationships. I also walk through the exact sequence I use to assess and treat the lower leg in my clients.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

👉🏽 Why lower leg congestion can influence pain, mobility, and treatment outcomes
👉🏽 The key anatomical regions I assess before doing deep tissue calf work
👉🏽 How I sequence lower leg treatment to improve lymphatic, venous, and neural function
👉🏽 A practical framework for combining patient priorities with assessment findings

This episode is a reminder that assessment should guide treatment, not habit, routine, or practitioner preference, and will challenge you to think differently about both the information your clients give you and the information their bodies are trying to communicate.

Listen now on your favorite podcast player or watch on the Anna Hartman MS, ATC, CSCS YouTube channel!

06/11/2026

Assessment isn’t something you do once at the beginning of a session or plan of care and then periodically over a span of weeks.

It’s the thread running through the whole thing. Before and after every treatment. Every time.

Because the body changes, and what it needed five minutes ago might not be what it needs now. The LTAP® tells me where to start and what the sequence is. Not me. Not my assumptions about what should be driving the problem.

Then we go deeper: what tissue, what movement, what’s restricted, what nerves and vessels are involved, what organs commonly refer there.

It’s not more complicated than what you were taught. It’s just more honest about how complex the body actually is.

The better we assess, means the easier it is to decide what the specific and precise treatment interventions can be that will deliver the best results.

It is what keeps me grounded in what the body knows it needs, not what I (read my ego as the “expert”) thinks it needs. It honors the innate embedded intelligence of the body, and its ability to organize and heal itself and my role as a facilitator not a “fixer.”

Even with all my years experience and all my continuing education, this process is still what I come back to every single session.

06/10/2026

Love this exercise for trunk stiffness and engraining a position of reflexive fascial tensegrity through the body.

Also love the opportunity to the cue of reaching the elbows forward to facilitate the connection between the serratus anterior and the obliques and the entire spiral line.

1. Having the weight not racked but away with the elbows at 90deg makes this much more difficult, even in a more standard variation without rotation. Can do a goblet hold or each arm holding weight.

• If using a goblet hold think about sending elbows in towards the base of the dumbbell to try to limit IR.

2. Can start in a standard hold position then add the rotation components OR can rotate first and then add the hold position (arms lifted) and additional protection (sending arms forward).

• Starting in rotation is likely more helpful if your serratus is weak post surgery or acute injury, as it sets up the oblique to help serratus function.

• This is what I did for my athlete that is recovery from long thoracic nerve palsy and it was a huge help.

👉🏽 (Did you listen to the on that case? Comment “LTN” and I’ll send you the link to the episode!)

3. Do this exercise for time and reinforce connection and strength with an audible exhalation.

• general rule is 6-7/10 effort for 35”. Once you can achieve that go up in weight. A good weight usually is one that you can keep at that effort for 25-35”.

06/06/2026

Just because I recommend to not treat the shoulder first doesn’t mean I skip a thorough movement assessment of the biomechanics and motor control or prescribe exercises.

In fact I am always curious if a lack of full upward rotation is from a mobility or strength issue or a combination of both. And I full think the answer to a lot of shoulder pain and problems is improving the scapulothoracic rhythm and intricate balance between mobility, strength, and rib cage mechanics.

AND it is imperative to have an understanding how the those factors and the scapulothoracic motion is influenced by the viscera and the nervous system.

Realizing that you should “Never Treat the Shoulder First” but have an appreciation for the visceral and CNS influences can provide a huge leg up on the sequence and specificity of treatment leading to a faster and more long lasting result in improving motor control, strength, and stability of the shoulder and decreasing pain or optimizing healing with rehab.

Last day to save 50% OFF the “Never Treat the Shoulder First Online course” or “The Nerve Workshop”! These were discussed on this week’s podcast episode of the .

Comment “Scap” and I’ll send you the link to the sale!

06/06/2026

The best way to target the serratus anterior is to expose it’s connection to the spiral fascial line and give the shoulder blade a curve to move on.

In most people it takes about 4 reps to realize how weak this connection can be. 😬

Some pointers:

Reach your hands far enough away so that as you move your chest over your hands it rights the leg to a peripendicular position. This is your kick stand to help the lift and push of the upper extremity.

Time a forceful long exhalation breath to initiate the lift to use the oblique muscles to help out.

Think about looking towards your belly button and connecting your tail to your nose while sending your sternum through your shoulder blades to the ceiling.

Do both sides and be sure to switch cross leg position. The front leg points to the direction you are rotation. (i.e. rotate to the opposite direction of the leg in front.)

If you can’t sit up right in cross leg use a bolster or something to sit on.

Flex your spine more. And shift your weight over your hands. The weight shift loads the hands and creates a Fascial recoil and automatic lift. Follow that lift. Work smarter not harder. 😜

Ready to learn more about how to treat the shoulder? Get 50% off my Never Treat the Shoulder First Online course now but only until the end of day (6/6/26) using the coupon code: ARMPIT. Comment “scap” and I’ll send you the link!

06/05/2026

When you set up an exercise in a way that limits the ability to compensate you really expose yourself to the weakness you may have.

This is why I absolutely love the cross-leg lift for the serratus anterior.

It combines are the best positions to give your body no choice but use the serratus anterior for closed chain upward rotation and it makes 4 reps feel like a the hardest thing ever.

Have you watched the IG live from this week with ? We went over how to do a simple assessment to determine if you need this and then how to set yourself up for success.

I turned it into this week’s episode too! So give it a listen or watch on IG or my YouTube channel!

You will also hear about a short secret sale a 50% off discount on both the Never Treat the Shoulder First online course and The Nerve Workshop with Missy B! Coupon code is: ARMPIT ! Comment “scap” and I’ll send you the link!

06/05/2026

What if better outcomes weren’t rare…
what if they were expected?

If you’re ready to do better for your patients and believe unreal results can be the new standard of care... not the mediocrity this industry settles for, you need this course.

The LTAP® Level 1 teaches you where to start, not just what to treat.

Comment “2026” and I’ll send you the link for the last in-person course scheduled for 2026- next week in San Diego!!

When you know what’s actually driving the case presentation, everything changes:
• Fewer total sessions
• Less repeating the same techniques
• Clear clinical decision-making
• Happier patients
• And real confidence that you can help anyone who walks through your door

This isn’t about doing more. It’s about seeing more.
It’s about operating in a new lens of view that considers the whole organism: the viscera, and the nervous system, not just the MSK and biomechanics.

I believe our patients deserve better.

Join me and the over 600 providers who get unreal results on the regular by using the LTAP®. (Locator Test Assessment Protocol®)

Comment “2026” and I’ll send you the link for the last in-person course scheduled for 2026- next week in San Diego!!

June 13-14 in San Diego CA at

13.5 CEUs available for physical therapists (KY-APTA) and athletic trainers (BOC Category A)!

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