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Andrew Maddox
May 10, 20233 min read
Protect Your Knees with These 4 Exercises
Four quick and easy exercises to deal with chronic knee pain
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Allyson Balzuweit
Apr 27, 20234 min read
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Female Athletes
What You Need to Know from our Dietitian, Allyson Balzuweit RDN/LD
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Everything You Want To Know About Dry Needling and More!
Learn how Dry Needling can help you!
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Aaron Donahue
Mar 2, 20234 min read
The 5 “Points” of the 5 Point Check Up
Do you want to take control over your health? Have you tried in the past to make a positive change but lacked direction? If you’re ready to
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Alli Burch
Jan 31, 20233 min read
What is The Fit Run Shop Experience?
I was never much of a runner. I was the girl who dreaded going to school on the days when we had to run the mile or participate in the...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
Jan 19, 20235 min read
Still Kicking: Preventing Soft Tissue Injuries in Youth Sports
Athletes in field sports like football, lacrosse, and women’s soccer especially, are plagued by non-contact soft tissue injuries. These...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
Jan 5, 20236 min read
Dissecting Discipline and Motivation - Forming Habits that Last
“I’m just not motivated!” “I just need to quit talking about it and make myself do it!” “I have to be more disciplined and GET IT DONE!”...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Oct 6, 20223 min read
Jaw Pain: The Most Ignored Injury in America
If you’ve dealt with jaw pain and you are like me – which the research suggest most of you are – odds are you have done one the...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Jul 7, 20224 min read
The Biggest Lie Endurance Athletes Believe
“No pain, no gain,” right? A timeless adage used by coaches, physical therapists, and training partners that sometimes does more harm...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
Jun 23, 20223 min read
PEACE and LOVE
STOP using the RICE method! You need some PEACE and LOVE ! Pop Quiz! What should you do with an acute muscle/ligament injury, like a...
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Andrew Maddox
Apr 27, 20225 min read
The Biggest Mistake Every Runner Makes
As runners, we have a tendency to deal with pain much differently than others. Our mindset is usually “It will just go away over time” or...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
Apr 13, 20227 min read
The 5 Worst things to do for Low Back Pain
Having a new episode of back pain is an incredibly common experience, with some studies reporting that in the U.S. 25% of people report...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Mar 21, 20226 min read
Debunked! Myths and Beliefs About Pain, Exercise, and the Human Body
Being in the healthcare industry and seeing a diverse array of clientele, I see something new every day. This is what makes healthcare...
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Lauren Sok
Feb 21, 20224 min read
3 Tips to Improve Your Running Efficiency
Is Your Running Cadence Holding You Back? If you are a client of ours or have attended one of our running workshops, you have heard us...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Feb 16, 20223 min read
The truth about muscle mass and longevity: if you want to live longer, you must get stronger
ME: “PERMISSION TO ‘GO THERE’” NO ONE: “PERMISSION GRANTED” Let’s talk, yet again, about skeletal muscle mass (SMM)! If you follow...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Lessons From Pain
If you’ve ever read any of my blogs, you have more than likely read all about my struggles with low back pain. This has been an ongoing...
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Tyler Balfour
Nov 18, 20213 min read
Cupping vs Dry Needling: Which one is best for me?
As a PT I use dry needling and cupping as part of my hands on treatment. Interestingly enough, I often have patients come in that say...
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Mary Kathleen
Aug 10, 20217 min read
11 Services You May Not Know We Offer Besides Physical Therapy
Even if you're not a client of ours, you can probably tell by the name Functionize Health & Physical Therapy that we are, in fact, a...
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Tyler Balfour
May 5, 20215 min read
4 Reasons You Should Strength Train
4 Reasons you should strength train and how it could improve your health and eliminate chronic pain.
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