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“I’ve been working with Dr. H for 7 years now and he has helped me tremendously. Not only is he an outstanding person, but his methods are top notch as well. Whether you’re an athlete, a fitness enthusiast, or someone who just wants to feel better every day, there is no doubt that Dr. H can help you in the same way that he has helped me.”

Chad Englehart, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Washington Football Team

“United Wellness was recommended by my ortho doctor. United Wellness is super and has improved the mobility of my broken shoulder so much and given me great pain relief! I am treated by Dr. Walsh and Dr. H – both are phenomenal! Also I can’t say enough good things about the staff – just great!”

Therese, Patient

“Dr Hirad Bagy has been a staple on the D.C. United medical staff since 1998. His expertise helps our players stay healthy and perform at their best.”

Brian Goodstein, Head Trainer for D.C. United

“Dr H and the team at United Wellness are in a league of their own. Their attention to detail and professionalism is second to none. I have referred many patients to their care over 18+ years, including my own family and will continue to do so with complete confidence in the future.”

Dr. Keith Smithson, Opthamologist for the Washington Nationals, D.C. United, and Washington Wizards

“Dr. Bagy is consistently professional, skilled and interacts tremendously
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Dr. Christopher Annunziata, MD, Washington Football Team Physician

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Sep 20

💪🏻Movement Monday 💪🏻

🏃🏼‍♂️ We got a great one today for our runners, walkers, and weekend warriors alike!

This superset exercise is great for Glute stability and is one of our progressions for single leg balance and Glute activation during activities!

💥Exercise 1- Glute extension: Targets gluteus Maximus in hip extension and it’s important that the back remains flat throughout this whole motion! Try to think of balancing water on your low back 🥛

💥Exercise 2 with lacrosse ball- Donkey Kicks: Also targets Gluteus Maximus with co-activation of the hamstrings!

💥Exercise 3 with lacrosse ball- Fire Hydrant: Targets Gluteus Medius and Minimus on both the stable leg and moving leg

🧠 why is this important?!🧠

There is a strong correlation to low back pain and poor Glute control especially due to the lifestyles we live sitting down for hours on end watching Netflix, Working at a desk, or eating meals! In addition many running and walking injuries in the lower extremity stem from poor Glute stability, especially in single leg standing, so working on these hip stabilizer muscles many times will fix the root of the problem in the foot, ankle, and knee! 🦵🏻🦶🏻

Let’s get up and get active and fire up those Glutes 💪🏻🔥

Let us know if you have any questions and how you like this exercise!

#reston #herndon #fallschurch #fallschurchva #tysonscorner #rehab #rehabilitation #exercise #correctiveexercise #running #walking #weekendwarrior #active #activelifestyle #sportsmed #sports #trustedbythepros #trackandfield #track #chiropractor #chiro #chiropractic

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Sep 17

Proud of our guy Dustin Hopkins for that clutch fi

Proud of our guy Dustin Hopkins for that clutch field goal to send FedEx Field into a frenzy! #football #reston #herndon #fallschurchva #nflfootball #washingtonfootballteam #fieldgoal #winning #trustedbythepros #sportsmed

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Sep 15

🚨Washington Wednesday🚨 Here’s Dr. H with

🚨Washington Wednesday🚨

Here’s Dr. H with the other team Doctors for the Washington Football Team before last Sunday’s action against the Chargers 🏈

#football #trustedbythepros #herndon #reston #fallschurchva #tysonscorner #nflfootball #rehab #sports #sportsmed #teamchiropractor #wellness

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Sep 13

💥Movement Monday💥 We’re back with another

💥Movement Monday💥

We’re back with another one of our favorites for hip mobility! 💪🏻

The hip 90-90 exercise is a great one because we can knock out 2 birds with 1 stone as it acts as a front stretch of the hip in external rotation and activation of the back hip in internal rotation 🤓

This is a super important exercise for people who sit at a desk for long periods at a time because we lose elasticity in the hip joint capsule when we don’t move around a lot throughout the day so this exercise counteracts this process because we take the hip joint to its end range of motion in both external and internal rotation and then try to activate those important hip stabilizers! 🧠

It’s not uncommon to have difficulty lifting the foot up to the sky the first couple times, but if you keep working at it everyday it’ll get easier and easier! 💪🏻

Let us know how you like this one and if you have any questions!

#herndon #reston #fallschurchva #tysonscorner #hipmobility #hipstability #desk #mobility #sportsmed #chiropractic #rehab #rehabilitation #exercise #trustedbythepros #movement #movementismedicine #sports #northernvirginia #dmv #running #walking

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Sep 6

Happy Labor Day! 🏞 We got one of our favorites

Happy Labor Day! 🏞

We got one of our favorites today!

🎉Movement Monday🎉

This is a great one if you ever have tightness in your shoulder reaching up for anything overhead or feel tightness in the neck or upper trap area! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

With this exercise we’re teaching the shoulder blade (scapula) to glide upwards on the rib cage to reach for things over your head! The biggest emphasis should be maintaining downward pressure on the scapula so we get the scapular upward rotation from the Lower Traps and Serratus Anterior instead of the Upper Traps and Levator Scapulae muscles🤓

This is also a great exercise for our overhead athletes who have pinching or pain in the shoulder during their throwing motion 💪🏻

A lot of injuries in these kinds of athletes are due to the shoulder blade not moving properly on a the rib cage which requires compensation patterns down the arm that result in avoidable injuries‼️

Try this one out and let us know how it goes or if you have any questions!

🏀🏈⚾️🥎🎾🥍

#football #baseball #softball #javelin #sportsmed #chiropractic #chiropractor #trustedbythepros #movementmonday #reston #herndon #fallschurchva #tysonscorner #nova #throwing #pitching #qbtraining #qb #overhead #shouldersworkout #shoulder

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Sep 2

INTRODUCING… 🎉Throwback Thursday🎉 Starti

INTRODUCING…

🎉Throwback Thursday🎉

Starting today we’ll be throwing it back every Thursday to our favorite #MovementMonday and #WashingtonWednesday posts

It’s that time of the week, let’s start it out strong getting some movement in 💪🏻

This week we’re talking lower body disassociation! This is an important movement in everyday life especially if you partake in any activities that require rotating your body.

Rotational athletes (looking at you golfers and throwers 👀) generate power by being able to disassociate the lower half from the upper half of the body to create a rubber band effect of energy transfer into the ball ⚡️

If you’re feeling really motivated combine this exercise with our previous disassociation post to get that full rubber band effect in your swing or throw! 💪🏻

Give this one a try and let us know how you like it!

#trustedbythepros #reston #golf #baseball #softball #herndon #fallschurch #tysonscorner #chiropractic #sportmedicine

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Sep 1

🌟What’s Up Wednesday 🌟 We have a new reha

🌟What’s Up Wednesday 🌟

We have a new rehab specialist in the falls church office! 💪🏻

Her name is Gabby and she is a 3rd year Kinesiology major at @georgemasonu! She has a physical therapy background and eventually wants to go into neuro physical therapy when she graduates! 🧠

One of her favorite things to do on the weekend is to go on hikes in the surrounding area! 🌄

Next time you’re in the Falls Church office be sure to say hi 👋🏻

#reston #herndon #fallschurch #tysonscorner #trustedbythepros #chiropractic #rehab #movementismedicine #movement #fitness #sportsmed #sports #whatsupwednesday #neuro #neurology

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Sep 1

‼️Labor Day Office Closure‼️ In observanc

‼️Labor Day Office Closure‼️

In observance of Labor Day our offices will not be open!

It’s a great day to get moving outside in the sun ☀️ 💪🏻

#reston #herndon #fallschurch #tysons #movementismedicine #movement #labordayweekend #laborday #trustedbythepros #chiropractic

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Aug 23

✨Movement Monday✨ Let’s start out the new w

✨Movement Monday✨

Let’s start out the new week strong 💪🏻

We’re talking shoulders this week! These exercises are great for those people who feel tight trying to get their arm over their head of general tightness over the back of the shoulder 🙋‍♂️

Having tightness when raising the hand over the head has become increasingly common because of our daily habits working at our work stations, driving in the car, and many other stationary activities where we sit for long periods of time without moving around! 🤯

The best solution to mitigate this tightness is to actually move that arm around, especially over the head throughout the day 🙌🏻

Give these shoulder openers a try and let us know how they go or if you have any questions! 🔥

#trustedbythepros #reston #fallschurch #tysonscorner #shoulderrehab #rotatorcuff #overhead #baseball #softball #football #sportsrehab #chiropractic #sportsmed

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Aug 16

It’s everyone’s favorite day of the week…

💥Movement Monday 💥

Today we’re talking ankle mobility! This one is an important one for anyone who has tight calves or achilles after a walk or run 🏃🏼‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Ankle dorsiflexion (foot to the sky) is the most commonly restricted motion in the ankle complex and leads to compensation patterns in the foot and up the kinetic chain into the hips and low back 🤓

🧠 The first exercise will loosen up the muscles and fascia in the calf into the heel of the foot

🧠 The second exercise will re-teach the brain to use the new range of motion grooving that brain-muscle connection

Try these exercises out and let us know how they go or if you have any questions! 💪🏻

#rehab #trustedbythepros #chiropractic #sportsmed #herndon #reston #fallschurch #tysonscorner #calves #achillesrehab #achilles #stability #mobility

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Aug 12

🎉Hyperice Giveaway🎉 Congrats to our patient

🎉Hyperice Giveaway🎉

Congrats to our patient Monique who won the Hypervolt Sphere Mini from our giveaway competition during the beginning of the summer! ☀️ 🌊

Be sure to keep in touch with our social media for the next giveaway 👀

#hyperice #hypervolt #hypericehypervolt #trustedbythepros #rehab #chiropractic #reston #herndon #fallschurch #tysonscorner #sportsmed #giveawaycontest

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Aug 11

🚨Washington Wednesday 🚨 Football season has

🚨Washington Wednesday 🚨

Football season has officially begun and Dr. H snapped this beautiful sunrise to commemorate it at the @washingtonnfl facility 🏈

#football #nflfootball #chiropractic #trustedbythepros #reston #herndon #fallschurch #tysonscorner #sportlife #sportmedicine #sports

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Aug 10

We’re proud of Kareem as he is leaving to go pla

We’re proud of Kareem as he is leaving to go play football at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh! #trustedbythepros #football #ncaa #chiropractic #sportsmed

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Aug 9

It’s that time of the week again! 💥Movement

It’s that time of the week again!

💥Movement Monday💥

This week we’re talking glute activation through terminal extension 🤓

The goal of this exercise is to get the glute firing on the stance leg while being able to maintain a neutral pelvis. This is a great exercise for everybody since it mimics the glute activation we use with every step during our walking and running gait cycle! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Runners if you want to progress this further to strengthen the posterior chain you can do a calf raise at the top of the step-up 💪🏻

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the exercise or concept!

Try it out and let us know how it goes!

#running #walking #gait #trustedbythepros #herndon #reston #fallschurch #tysonscorner #chiropractic #sportsmed #rehab #rehabilitation #trackandfield #crosscountry

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Aug 4

🚨What’s Up Wednesday🚨 Say hi to Anqa Chow

🚨What’s Up Wednesday🚨

Say hi to Anqa Chowdhury 👋🏻

She’s one of our fabulous Chiropractic Assistants at our Falls Church location and is a 4th year Kinesiology student at George Mason University. 💪🏻

Be sure to say hi at your next appointment!

In her free time Anqa likes to lift at her local gym, shopping, playing soccer, and hiking ⚽️🏔

#Trustedbythepros #FallsChurch #Reston #Herndon #northernvirginia #sportschiropractic #sportmedicine #chiropractic

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Aug 2

💥Movement Monday💥 It’s that time of the w

💥Movement Monday💥

It’s that time of the week, let’s start it out strong getting some movement in 💪🏻

This week we’re talking lower body disassociation! This is an important movement in everyday life especially if you partake in any activities that require rotating your body.

Rotational athletes (looking at you golfers and throwers 👀) generate power by being able to disassociate the lower half from the upper half of the body to create a rubber band effect of energy transfer into the ball ⚡️

If you’re feeling really motivated combine this exercise with our previous disassociation post to get that full rubber band effect in your swing or throw! 💪🏻

Give this one a try and let us know how you like it!

#trustedbythepros #reston #golf #baseball #softball #herndon #fallschurch #tysonscorner #chiropractic #sportmedicine

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Jul 30

Tough day to say farewell and good luck to some am

Tough day to say farewell and good luck to some amazing teammates. Our work together, the amazing memories and specially our friendship will forever bring me joy! Will miss you guys. #farewell

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Jul 29

This rendition of ✨What’s Up Wednesday✨ is b

This rendition of ✨What’s Up Wednesday✨ is brought to you by @elitefeats:The Corporate FunRun Northern Virginia 5k!

United Wellness traded in their clinic shoes for running shoes and hit the trail for a fun run 5k 🏃🏃‍♀️

Our woman’s team brought home the gold as a team 🥇 while the men’s team barely missed out on the sweep 🧹

We have some familiar faces and some new faces in the clinic! Keep a lookout for future What’s Up Wednesday’s and meet the newbies!

#reston #trustedbythepros #wellness #chantilly #running #fallschurchva #herndon #chiropractic #elitefeats

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Jul 26

💥Movement Monday💥

Hamstring flexibility! 🦵🏻

A lot of people struggle to touch their toes when they try to bend over, here’s a good way to re-teach the body a motor-pattern we learn as babies! 🧠

You can pair this one with the exercises from our previous Hip Hinge video from a couple months ago to really drive the ability to touch those toes! 💪🏻

Give it a try and let us know how it goes!

#trustedbythepros #unitedwellness #reston #herndon #fallschurch #washingtondc #squats #exercise #mobility #chiropractic

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Jul 21

🚨What’s Up Wednesday 🚨 Say Hi to Kai 👋

🚨What’s Up Wednesday 🚨

Say Hi to Kai 👋🏻

Be sure to wish him luck as this week is his last week at United Wellness as he is starting Chiropractic school in a few weeks!

A fun fact about Kai is that he owns shrimp and frogs 🐸

#trustedbythepros #dmv #fitness #wellness #unitedwellness #fallschurch #herndon #reston