Fit 4 Life Physical Therapy

We are Family! I am blessed to have all my “sisters” with me. Nearly five years into my business and oh how it’s changed. From just me to this powerful group of life changers. Here at Fit 4 Life Physical Therapy we truly can help you live your best life. Meet my team: @ravenanspach_dpt our rockstar PT. @makeup_done_by_darlene our new front desk manager. @for_the_health_of_it.gfv our gifted massage therapist. @ihi_wellness @cherise_goodrich our Health Coach. @shelleyp_health_np @rejuvenate_health_clinic our Nurse Practitioner. And now @lpfeiff our newest Partner and Personal Trainer. We look forward to being your one stop shop for optimal health. #physicaltherapy #physicaltherapist #massage #healthcoaching #bioidenticalhormonetherapy #personaltrainer #personaltraining

We often share here messages of thankfulness from our patients. Today we have a message of gratitude from one of our referring doctors. You have heard us say here that you don’t need a referral from a doctor to get started with physical therapy. This message is one that still needs to be shared and received. It can very often save you time and money to see the expert in your pain first. This does not mean that at times our patients need to be seen by their doctor, or a doctor like Dr Boylan (pain management). It is so very valuable for our doctors to have physical therapists they trust to care for their patients. Thank you Dr Boylan for entrusting us with your patients. Struggling with a painful next or back problem? Come see us here at Fit 4 Life Physical Therapy. Our wholistic approach and depth of knowledge, along with quick access, can get you the answers you need and back on track. Call today or use the Ask About Availability button on our website. 💻 https://lnkd.in/eMiKvV2A ☎️ 440-340-3717

It's finally time to chat about the answer to last week's 2 Truths and a Lie post. The first and third comments are TRUE. Dry needling is a form of myofascial release. It is safe, minimally invasive treatment for tight, painful tissue. It is far more specific than any other technique we can use with our hands or tools. We are able to target the very spot your pain originates from and release the tissue from the inside out. There are a few precautions and contraindications, but as a general rule, it is safe for most willing participants. The lie is that dry needling is the same as acupuncture. This is probably one of the most common questions we get about this topic. One thing is the same...both techniques use the same needles. Here are the differences: 1- Acupuncture is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Placement of the needles is determined by a specific assessment and generally aimed at balancing your chakras. This means needles may be placed in a location far from you pain complaint. 2- Dry needling is based on the work of Travell and Simons and their Myofascial Pain and trigger point work. The placement of the needles is directly into a tight or painful tissue, or into a location that can refer pain into that region. Have you had dry needling with us or elsewhere? How did it help you? Share your experience below. #dryneedling #dryneedlingworks #dryneedlingtherapy #dryneedlingtherapist

8 weeks ago we started a journey together. These ladies said yes to our invitation to Thrive Through the Decades. Each week we met in person to learn specific ways to change our mindset and actions around our health during this season of life. It’s been awesome to watch them transform and grow… and as their teachers, we did some of that ourselves. It’s the small things you do daily that add up to big changes. We all have heard this but it sometimes takes linking arms with others going through the same thing to have it sink in and take root. We aren’t planning on running this course again but we do plan on making it available virtually for purchase. Comment below if you’d be interested in our Thriving Through the Decades - Perimenopause/ Menopause Self Paced Course. And our course, we have two spots left in our Healthy 4 the Holidays Challenge that kicks off next week. We’d love to help you thrive through the holiday this year. Call the office for details 440-340-3717.

It's time for another round of 2 Truths and a Lie. Today we are talking about Dry Needling. We get a lot of questions about this one so let's chat! Which statement below is the lie? 1- Dry Needling is a form of myofascial release. 2- Dry Needling is the same as acupuncture. 3- Dry Needling is a safe, minimally invasive treatment for tight, painful tissue. Share your responses below and then check back soon for the answer and explanation. #dryneedling #dryneedlingworks #dryneedlingtherapy #dryneedlingtherapist

You asked for it! We created it. For the first time ever, a Healthy 4 the Holidays Fitness Challenge. 🙋♀️Do you struggle to stay on track with your workouts during the holidays? 🙋Does your nutrition take a back seat this season to comfort food? 🙋Do you find the holidays stressful? If so, you are definitely not alone. The holidays are hard for many of us. The increased demands placed on our time, the stress of travel, perhaps grief over those missing. Oftentimes just the change in our normal routine can throw us off. Not to mention the cold and increasingly dark days here in NE Ohio. We created this challenge, not to give you one more thing to do, but to provide you with a simple way to hold yourself accountable to your goals, your priorities, your health. Your personal health coach, Cherise Goodrich or IHI Wellness will kick off the challenge with a group session on Thriving through the holidays. Participants will join us on the evening of November 4th for a fun evening of survival tips, recipes, mocktails, healthy alternatives to sample and share for your upcoming family parties, and so much more. She will be your health coach over the 6 weeks to help you overcome any struggle standing in your way this holiday season. Your movement expert and coach, Raven Anspach, DPT will create a fitness routine for you to help you reach whatever goal matters most to you. You will need to make 30-minutes once a week a priority to workout in person with her in our beautiful fitness studio. She will also take the guess work out of what you should be doing the rest of the week as well! Are we speaking your love language yet? If so, comment INTERESTED below so we can share the rest of the details. Space is limited so that we can best pour into each participant who says YES to health this holiday season. #fitnesschallenge #fitnesschallenge2024 #fitnesschallenge #healthy4theholidays #holidaychallenges #holidaychallenge

How often do you wake up with a kink in your neck, or an aching back? Do you ever wonder if you need a new pillow, or even a new mattress? Have you tried every pillow under the sun? If so, you are very much like our patients. We often get asked questions about pillows and mattresses. The truth is, OFTEN the problem is your posture while you sleep. Let's chat. The following is a short list of do's and don'ts. Do: * Use 1 pillow under your head. * Keep your spine as neutral as possible. That means on your back or side, you head is still on top of your shoulders and your spine's natural curves are supported. * Use pillows between your knees, and perhaps even hug a pillow to better support your shoulders and prevent them falling forward. Don't: * Use more than 1 pillow under your head and shoulders. Now...if you have a condition such as sleep apnea or reflux, you may need to make concessions, but adjustments can still be made to keep your spine straight. * Curl up into a fetal position. This is a LOT of flexion in your spine that already spends a lot of time during the day in flexion (bending forward). * Drop one leg in front of the other. This does several things - it rotates the low back, lengthens the side of the hip making it weak, and also closes down the upper body, compressing the chest and pushing the shoulders forward. * If you are a side sleeper, don't tuck that bottom arm under your pillow as this will likely kink the neck. If you fix all of these things and still find you are waking in pain, then perhaps you can pursue a new pillow or mattress. :-) PS. in case you were wondering, stomaching sleeping is generally discouraged as it places a long load of end range rotation on the neck. This is asking for trouble. What questions to you have for us based on this information? Comment or questions welcomed below. Looking for personalized answers to your questions? Call 440-340-3717. #physicaltherapy #physiotherapyclinic #backpaintips #backpainrelief

Runners, you know the feeling. The feeling you get when you cross finish line of the race that you spent months training for. The big scary goal that you set for yourself. The obstacles that you overcame to get there. The mental challenges, the weather, the early mornings you didn’t sleep in, but you wanted to. Medal Monday, Race Recaps, not being able to walk up and down the stairs or get off the toilet for several days following the big race, how you cherished all of it. Now consider those times in your life when you put in the months' worth of work, you sweat, you sacrificed, put in hours of training, only to derailed by injury in the final moments before you put your foot to the starting line. 😭 You’ve been there. I know you have. As have I. And it is precisely for you that your Fit 4 Life Physical Therapy team has put together a Healthy Runner Screening. Invest in yourself to set your racing season up for success. It may be the best investment you'll make this year. Your Fit 4 Life TEAM will perform an injury prevention and movement screen as well as complete our state-of-the-art gait analysis. You will leave with personalized findings and movements, as well as exercise corrections to address your unique findings. Call to today to inquire about availability 440-340-3717. 🙌🏻 Tag a running friend who needs to see this. 👍 Follow our page for more valuable tips to keep you Fit 4 Life. : #running #runningmotivation #runninglife #runningcommunity #runningrewired #runningrewards #runnerlife #injurypreventionforrunners #physicaltherapy #physicaltherapist

It's time today to reveal the lie in our post from last week...2 Truths & A Lie. Let's review: It can be a challenge at times to know when an ache that you feel as a runner, or athlete, is a warning sign of impending injury. As therapists, we have a few guidelines to help us, and you make a wise decision. 1- IN GENERAL - pain that requires medication to get through a run is not okay to run through. This is the lie in today's post. If you find yourself taking medication to get through a run for several days, it is time to seek treatment. Something is going on in your body that needs attention and if you act early, we can often get you back on track more quickly. Taken from the work of PT, Nathan Carlson in his eBook Navigating High School Running: * In stress fracture recovery, NSAIDs hurt collagen content and bone structure. Runners that took naproxen showed significantly diminished stress fracture repair (Park). * Prophylactic use of NSAIDs does not improve running performance (Da Silva) * Runners who take ibuprofen have an increased risk of developing acute kidney injury (Belly). 2- Pain that changes your form, is generally rated over 4/10, is a sign to seek treatment and rest from running. 3- Pain that remains long after the run, into the next day, and is felt walking around and with daily activities means it's time to seek treatment. What questions does this spark for you? #runningcommunity #runninglife #injurypreventionforrunners #injuryprevention #injurypreventiontips

It can be difficult to know when it's time for a runner, or any competitive athlete for that matter, to take a break from their training. Let's be honest, no one wants to hear they need to stop working hard toward their goals. Believe me when I say, as your therapist, we don't want to stop you either. However, knowing when your body is giving you red flags indicating impending injury is key. and today's topic for 2 Truths & a Lie. Let us know which one of the following is the lie: 1- It's okay to run through pain if taking medication helps reduce the pain to a manageable level. 2- Pain that changes your form is red flag and a sign to stop running (training). 3- Pain that is now affecting your daily tasks is also a red flag and indicates rest is necessary. Comment below with your questions and responses and check back later this week for the answer. #running #runningshoes #runningmotivation #runninglife #runningcommunity #runninginjuryfree #runninginjurysucks #runninginjuryrehab