PHYT For Function

Dr Kalyn is returning to PHYT Hudson! As our new momma ramps back up through August, please email her directly at [email protected] to book a session!

Always a great time with the crew! Fantastic Classic at Mastick 5k trail race this year. Thank you for building outdoor endurance adventures in the NE Ohio area and always finding ways to support the community. If you haven’t tried one of their events yet, here’s your sign.

Dr. Joe Wisniewski is a physical Therapist from Peninsula Ohio and has spent the past 4 years working in an outpatient orthopedic setting. He received his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science from Kent State University where he ran track and cross country. After graduating he went on to Ohio University where he received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Dr. Joe has further clinical experience working with the endurance athlete. As a student, he conducted research on distance runners in the Ohio University Gait Lab as well as completed a large level of sport specific rehab in this area. Joe personally has completed Ironman distance triathlons, marathons, and ultra marathons. He has also completed long distance backpacking including the entire Appalachian Trail in 2022. Joe has completed continuing education courses in a variety of manual technics including dry needling, Graston, and Active Release Technique. He is eager to learn more about CrossFit and is looking forward to meeting the Saol community.

In Dr. Joe’s free time he enjoys running, hiking, biking, camping, rock climbing, and spending time with his wife, new daughter, and dog.

You can find Dr. Joe inside PHYT For Function’s Saol location on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 6:15 to 9:00 am as well as Saturdays from 8:00 to noon. View all of his availability and book online at PHYT.Janeapp.com or text PHYT at 216-502-3246.

BIG THINGS HAPPENING IN TWINSBURG IN 15 DAYS! Online booking at PHYT Twinsburg inside is LIVE at PHYT.JaneApp.com!

Welcoming the newest member of the PHYT Family! Dr Kalyn & Dr Joe finally had their baby girl!! Congrats both of you! 🍼💚

Dr Austen will be holding down the fort at PHYT Hudson.

Leave it to to bring some positivity to the feed. Rad new kits featuring PHYT for Function. 💚

PHYT Founder, Nick Sanders, passed away Friday evening at the age of 37 after a year long battle with cancer. He was a beam of hope within the medical community always placing his clients first, listening, and providing them with what they deserved. His compassion towards others and determination to solve and fix every problem made him one of the best physical therapists I have ever met, and undoubtedly will ever meet… even if he would’ve rather been fishing instead of working.

I am forever grateful to have had him as such a large part of my life. He was a mentor, colleague, business partner, and friend. I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to get the logical retort to all my grand business ideas, but also bore him with girl drama.

He has made an undeniable impact on the rehab and fitness community in NE Ohio over the past decade. I wish he could continue to see PHYT’s growth over the next 10 years.

His wife, Amanda, will be hosting a Celebration of Life this Thursday, June 13th at the Thomas C. Masters pavilion in Boardman Park in Boardman, OH from 6-10 pm.

Dr. Eric now has WEEKLY availability in Grafton, OH inside ! Head over to PHYT.janeapp.com for online scheduling or text 216-502-3246 for help!

Interested in joining the team? We are looking for manual therapists for part to full time in Cleveland, OH and part time at the Beachwood, OH office!

Email [email protected] with your resume and any questions!

We will be hanging out Saturday & Sunday as the Official Recovery Zone Crew at the ! Drop by for FREE Manual Therapy sessions before and after the races! Find us on the lawn right next to the beer garden!

Did you know that PHYT is the Sponsored Recovery Zone Crew at the Cleveland Marathon?

You can find us on the lawn Saturday and Sunday between the finish line and beer garden! We will have FREE manual therapy, NormaTec Boot station, and mobility tools with !

Best of luck to all of our runners!

Raise your hand if you love dry needling to help with your pain and range of motion!! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Interested in giving it a try? Message us to get started!

Head over to https://www.44stronger.com/phyt-for-function to grab some PHYT swag by our friends !

Online store is open until Sunday Nov. 26th and all items will print and ship in early December.

We have a new face in the clinic! Welcome YSU Doctoral PT Student Kenny Walters .

I’m a 2021 exercise science graduate and a current Physical Therapy student at Youngstown State University. Prior to college, I was a multi sport athlete that greatly enjoyed the process of training/exercise and all that it entails.

However, I was the athlete that just kept catching the “injury” bug; I couldn’t consistently perform at a high level without having *SOMETHING* give out on me. So, my “why” for getting into this field was to figure out what I did wrong; I was determined to search for answers.

My junior year of undergraduate school I stumbled upon Ben Patrick’s Athletic Truth Group training system https://www.instagram.com/kneesovertoesguy/

After seeing the changes in myself, I went on to train family members and friends in this system, did my final internship with the company, and, ended up getting hired on part-time to assist with inquiries and online form coaching. Last spring I was officially certified as a Level 2 ATG Coach; the first in the state of Ohio.

I am currently a researcher for the company; educating about how powerful exercise can be for, not only upon injury, but, elevating one’s self towards resilience AFTER injury.

I’ve been studying these techniques for 4+ years now. My content can be found here ⬇️

YouTube —> https://www.youtube.com/

Instagram —> https://instagram.com/atgscience?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

I am currently in my final clinical rotation as a student physical therapist at Youngstown State University — I’ll be here for 15 weeks to hone in my craft under the tutelage of the PHYT physical therapy team. My goal is to help the PHYT community, not only get out of pain, not even just to stay out of pain — but to rebuild PAST that — to truly experience what it’s like to live life with resilience.

Next Thursday, July 20th Dr. Eric will be leading a seminar on the squat from 6:30-7:30 pm in place of the 6:30 class.

Dr. Eric will take a deep dive into the biomechanics and physiology of the loaded squat. Topics covered include spinal mechanics, breathing versus bracing, foot strength and ankle mobility, and principles behind the complex relationships of hip, spine, and shoulder function. This seminar is geared to all levels and backgrounds looking to develop strength and resiliency to injury.

Attendance is free for members. Just sign up on Wodify! Non members are also welcome as drop ins via Wodify!

Find out more about PHYT For Function at PHYTforFunction.com!

Dry Needling for Back Pain!

New Blog Post. Dealing with tendinitis? we have to look at new vs long term inflammation and pain sensitivity. Managing inflammation and combining it with progressive loading strategies can be very effective. Isometrics first. then partial range eccentric increasing range. load and eventually speed

There are many ways to manage inflammation but one way we’ve had success in the clinic is dry needling. Plus we are seeing new research that dry needling is better than cortisone injection for some tendon problems.

Dive into the details in the blog post. You can find it at the bottom of the website home page or link in bio.

New Blog Post. The 4 Most Common Causes of Pain on the Outside of Your Hip.

The 4 Most Common Causes of Lateral Hip Pain The 4 most common causes of lateral hip pain we see in our clinic including superior cluneal nerve entrapment are discussed here. We also discuss the use of cupping and dry needling as a treatment option that don't involve medications or injections for natural immune system healing and healing.

Thanks Integrative Dry Needling

Our Cleveland Location has moved!

We are super excited to be moving with CrossFit CLE to their new location at 1200 E. 49th St. Cleveland, OH. 44114.

There is now parking lot parking, two private treatment rooms, and an amazing new gym space.

This new space has unlimited potential. We can’t put into words, or even fathom, the amount of work Phil, Josh, Cara and their amazing community have done to get this space ready in such a short period of time. We absolutely can’t wait to see where they take it!

Stay tuned for more updates, photos, and new space events!

🚨LIVE SEMINAR COMING ON MARCH 18!🚨

The Capacity Clinic presented by Cara Barton, Eric Perez, and Aaron Clark
Where: CTown Fitness (4435 W 220th St. Fairview Park, OH, 44126)
When: March 18th from 10:45-12:00

Improve your movement capacity and learn how to apply the laws of recovery to your training and lifestyle.

* Discuss the differences between pushing yourself in a workout and overtraining your system
* How non training factors impact recovery. 
* How to optimize your time outside of the gym to improve your health and wellness. 

Sign up at: https://www.phytforfunction.com/the_capacity_clinic

DM us for more help!

Gut distress and changes in the gut bacteria or gut microbiome has been connected with a host of health related factors. the effects of exercise in gut microbiome is of interest because it may be a way to improve bacteria diversity, reduce stress, and improve overall gut health.

Based on my understanding, in this review the authors found that in high intensity endurance and amongst athletes exercise had negative effects on gut health. for average humans and and average endurance exercise it improved. weight lifting had the least effect on gut microbiome in this study.

As the authors suggest (see the highlighted image) what is the right dose of exercise for each person to maximize results.

another interesting component in exercise dosage / prescription.

what do you think?

We’ve talked about foam rolling for mobility but this is a really interesting article looking at it for recovery after a half marathon.

The authors took 16 people and did an MRI before half marathon. 2-3 hours after. After foam rolling. 30 min later. 60 min later.

Both legs had increased inflammation after the half marathon.

They foam rolled one leg and not the other. 5 sets of 60 seconds.

The leg that received the foam rolling showed reduced inflammation and improved microcirculation on MRI out to 60 minutes.

Are you wasting your time foam rolling for recovery?

The authors of this review cited evidence that foam rolling improves recovery after exercise induced muscle damage and delayed onset muscle soreness.

Where you may be wasting your time is in how long you’re doing it. Similar to my personal findings reviewing the literature these authors state that 90-120 seconds is the most beneficial amount of time. < 45 seconds is insufficient.

We typically recommend an intensity of 5-7/10. You want enough to get your body to react but not so much that you over irritate an area.

I think the term self myofascial release is a grand overstatement and part of the confusion in what we are trying to do when we foam roll.

Are we pushing on fascia, muscle and other tissue? Of course.

Are we actually releasing the fascia? Meh, probably not.

This doesn’t mean that foam rolling doesn’t work. In fact as stated above it does seem to work quite well. What it does mean as that we may need to rethink how it works to better apply the way we use it.

I suspect it is at least as likely as what’s happening when we roll is improving blood flow, creating trauma to the tissue, and creating an immune and nervous system response that results in less pain.

So you need enough to stimulate the immune response (> 45 seconds intensity in that 6/10 range) not so much that you crush yourself (>120 seconds). Immune system needs to win.

There is enough quality information that we will continue to recommend foam rolling and other self treat techniques for recovery and home pain reduction.

Chronic inflammation has been linked to a host of brain related disorders including depression. This particular study looked at the effects of different intensities of exercise and how it effected inflammation and depression symptoms in university students.

According to the abstract, they had 61 university students participate in either High intensity interval training, moderate continuous exercise, or no exercise through a college term. In the control group stress increased. In the high intensity group depressive symptoms decreased but perceived stress and the measured inflammatory markers increased. In the moderate intensity group depression levels and the measured inflammatory markers decreased.

Exercise has been shown in other studies to have an initial pro-inflammatory effect, that then triggers an anti-inflammatory / regenerative cascade. The goal is that the regenerative cascade is greater than the initial pro-inflammatory response. Everyone's immune system and recovery is a little different so the question becomes what is the right dosage of exercise for each individual to create enough stress to trigger a response but not so much that the following anti-inflammatory cascade doesn't win.

checking hip internal rotation. Very important for hip, low back, and knee pain.

Hip internal rotation is your ability of your hip to rotate towards the inside. It looks like knee in and foot out.

Not having sufficient hip internal rotation may be related to low back or knee pain. Potentially from glute weakness or increased demand demand on the spine.

One theory of inactive glutes or external rotator muscles is that if you hip doesn’t have the internal rotation range of motion there is no reason for your brain to use the muscles to oppose that motion. The external rotators.

In this scenario it would make sense to create mobility in the hip and then follow it with your clamshells and other hip external rotator muscle exercises from expanded range of motion.

Another theory is that if you don’t have enough motion in your hip, but you do an activity that requires it, you will search for it by increasing the motion in the spine.

Often times in the scenario you will see back pain get recreated with hip internal rotation on either the same or opposite side.

When is the last time you checked your hip internal rotation range of motion?

Are you playing in that November rain? Look for these 3 things when checking out your footprint. (Probably best to get one where you are walking vs planted).

1. How does your arch look? Is it there or does the foot look flat?

2. Do all toes including your big toe and pinkie toe hit the ground?

3. Is the spacing between the toes relatively even?

* bonus if the right and left look the same !

Welcome Dr. Eric Perez to the team! Eric is a Doctor of Chiropractic and an avid lifter. He has been nationally ranked in powerlifting. He is a certified sports physician through the American Chiropractic Board of Sport Physicians.

He will be offering our standard 55 and 25 min sessions to include manual therapy and coaching.

He will be available for appointments starting November 17th at the Fairview Park Office. Learn more about Eric on our website meet the team page!