PHYSICAL THERAPY | BACK PAIN
Move, Lift, Sit, And Train Back Pain FREE—No Injections, Endless Rest, Or Guessing What Will Set It Off
Even if you’ve done PT before, been told your MRI is “normal,” or the pain keeps coming back as soon as you return to activity
Meet Dr. Andrew Bagley — PT, DPT, ATC
Owner, Physical Therapist
Dr. Andrew Bagley is the founder and lead physical therapist at ALTR Performance & Physical Therapy. A Mount Pleasant native and former competitive swimmer, he was a 4× state champion at Wando High School and still holds records with the Coastal Carolina Aquatics Association. After rotator cuff surgeries on both shoulders as a teenager, physical therapy became personal.
Andrew trained at the highest level, earning his undergraduate degree at UNC Chapel Hill, working with NCAA Division I programs, and completing his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Duke University. He returned to Charleston to raise the standard of care through ALTR.
He is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), with advanced training in vestibular rehab and concussion management.
Why back pain keeps returning
Low back pain is debilitating. Even worse, how it is discussed makes it even more frightening.
Herniated disc, pinched nerve, arthritis, stenosis, sciatica. We've heard it all. But the presence of these things doesn't mean that you are doomed to struggle with this the rest of your life. There is a solution.
Whether your MRI shows significant disc deterioration, your sciatic nerve is "lit up," or lifting your kids seems like an impossible feat, your back IS capable. And so are you.
Conventional physical therapy simply just misses the mark.
Back pain is the classic "chicken or the egg" scenario. When hips don’t move well, the thoracic spine is stiff, or the core doesn’t engage under load, your lower back absorbs forces it wasn’t designed to handle. Over time, that compensation shows up as (or creates) pain, stiffness, or recurring flare-ups—especially during bending, lifting, sitting, or training.
Fix the compensation, strengthen the muscles around the spine, and the pain no longer has a reason to stay.
Our approach focuses on correcting what your back has been covering for:
- Identify what’s forcing your back to overwork
- Restore mobility where motion is missing
- Rebuild strength to share load properly
- Retrain movement so pain doesn’t return
- Replace hesitation with confident motion
Ready to move without back pain?
Get a clear explanation of what’s driving your back pain—and what needs to change for it to stop coming back.
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