Need a Little Help Getting Active? Try Physical Therapy
You know that regular exercise is crucial to living a healthy lifestyle. The CDC recommends adults aim for 150 minutes of moderate activity a week–about 22 minutes a day, so you don’t have to toil away in the gym for hours. But hitting those numbers can still be a challenge, especially if you struggle with persistent pain or limited mobility.
That’s where physical therapy at Kinetix Physical Therapy comes in. We’re movement experts who understand all the impairments in your musculoskeletal system that can keep you from living the active, healthy lifestyle you crave. From pain management to maximizing your athletic performance, we’ll help you meet your exercise goals.
Here are just a few of the ways we can help you get healthier. Ready to get started? Call our clinic today!
Cheers to Our Patients, Our Team, and a Joyful New Year
As we wrap up 2025, our clinic has been buzzing with celebration and gratitude. From Patient Appreciation Week to Staff Appreciation Week, and finishing strong with our festive Christmas Spirit Week, we’ve loved taking time to celebrate with the people who make our clinic so special—you! These events are our way of saying thank you and keeping things fun, positive, and full of heart. We hope our patients enjoy the cheerful energy as much as we do and feel just how much they’re appreciated.
As we look ahead, we want to wish all of our patients a happy, healthy, and joy-filled New Year. Thank you for being part of our clinic family—we can’t wait to continue caring for you in the year to come!
We’re Hiring!
We’re excited to grow our team at Kinetix Physical Therapy – and we’re looking for dedicated Physical Therapists (PTs) and Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) to join us! If you or someone you know would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. Our clinic is a supportive, patient-focused environment that values collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. We offer mentorship opportunities, continuing education, and competitive benefits. Ready to make a difference and elevate your career? Learn more and apply today by clicking below.
We Can Reduce Pain and Restore Mobility
Many orthopedic conditions and injuries can make regular exercise feel difficult (if not impossible). Osteoarthritis, herniated discs, tennis elbow–all can make you feel like it’s easier just to sit this one out. In reality, though, all these conditions (and others) benefit from regular exercise.
Dealing with persistent pain or limited mobility? Our physical therapists offer several options for pain relief, including several manual therapy techniques, such as soft tissue manipulation, joint mobilization, or myofascial release. We use these techniques as the first step in preparing your body for regular movement.
We’ll also show you targeted, tailored exercises to reduce pain in the affected area. Joint pain often stems from muscular imbalances or postural impairments that stress the impacted joint, leading to discomfort and setting you up for more serious injuries. Strength training will help reduce your pain and get you moving again.
We Can Let You Know If You’re At Risk for an Injury
Did you know you don’t have to wait until you’re in pain to visit the team at Kinetix Physical Therapy? We’re in the business of preventing injuries, not just treating them–and we can help you enter into a new workout plan without fear!
Our comprehensive physical evaluations test the following:
- Muscle strength and endurance
- Overall mobility
- Biomechanics, which looks at how your body’s systems work together to get you moving
- Balance and fall risk
- Posture
- Walking patterns
- Functional movements that you might perform for work, hobbies, or recreation
During the screens, we’ll look for potential impairments that might cause injuries down the line and suggest corrections to address them–before they become a problem.
For example, let’s say that you want to take up running after some time away. During your assessment, we noticed that you tend to bend forward at the waist when jogging. This habit means that every time your foot hits the ground, you cause more impact in your feet than necessary, which could, eventually, lead to an injury.
By catching the form mistake now–and working with our physical therapists to correct it–you lower your chances of suffering a knee injury (which could prevent you from exercising altogether).
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Learn the common causes of your symptoms and how to fix them naturally without medication, injections or surgery. Call to register now as seating is limited.
We Can Help You Exercise with Confidence
Starting a new exercise program for the first time–or restarting one after some time away–can be deeply intimidating. You don’t know which exercises you should do. You have no idea if you’re performing movements correctly. You’re not even sure what types of exercise you would enjoy.
Our physical therapists can help with all these concerns and more. We can suggest an exercise program that suits your abilities, interests, and goals and work with you one-on-one to guide you through any unfamiliar movements or equipment. We can also suggest movement or activity modifications if something’s too difficult and offer reassurance that even small changes can have a big impact.
Our team doesn’t just help beginners, either. As you progress, you may find yourself plateauing or struggling with certain aspects of your performance. Our therapists can get to the bottom of things and develop a performance improvement plan so you can see the results you’re looking for.
Intimidated by the Gym? Try These 3 Tips
While some people struggle to exercise regularly due to pain or busy schedules, many more find themselves holding back for one simple reason: going to the gym is intimidating.
At Kinetix Physical Therapy, we strive to create a welcoming, inclusive environment for all our patients. But we also understand that going to a physical therapy clinic is quite different from going to a gym, where you often have little to no guidance about etiquette, exercise equipment, and more.
Fortunately, our physical therapists can offer a few simple tips for overcoming gym intimidation:
Take a few deep breaths.
Deep breathing exercises can help calm your nerves before entering the building. Find a quiet space (your car, an empty corner in the locker room) and take five deep, steady breaths before you start your workout.
Don’t leave your cell phone in your locker.
We often see our cell phones as needless distractions–but in the gym, that distraction can help soothe anxiety. One study found that cell phone usage during a workout filters out environmental stressors (like that super-buff guy lifting weights beside you). So consider this permission to load up your favorite podcast and plug in your earbuds!
Know before you go.
When you walk into a gym, you’re met with a maze of cardio and weight machines, free weights, and lots of mirrors. Figuring out a workout program before you step through the doors will help take some of the pressure off. Our physical therapists can help, offering guidance on specific exercises, workout plans, and equipment and gym etiquette instruction.
Gym intimidation is a genuine phenomenon–and the team at Kinetix Physical Therapy is here to help combat it! Call us today to learn more.
Start the Journey to An Active Lifestyle Today!
No matter your needs, the physical therapists at Kinetix Physical Therapy will help you get active in a way that works for you. Call us to schedule your initial consultation!
Kick Off Your Best Year Yet with Our Wellness Program
As we ring in a new year, it’s the perfect moment to set a powerful intention: one of movement, strength, health, and resilience. At our clinic, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive Wellness Program inspired by the approach at Kinetix Physical Therapy, a program centered on more than just pain relief. It’s designed to optimize function, bolster performance, and empower you to live fully.
Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing chronic discomfort, or simply ready to elevate your physical vitality in 2026, this program is for you. It begins with a thorough evaluation: what’s limiting your movement, where are your strengths, and what habits might be holding you back? From there, we build a tailored plan combining manual therapy, movement retraining, strength and mobility work, and lifestyle support.
Why start now? Because a new year brings fresh momentum. It’s a chance to shift from “old habits” to “new habits” – stronger posture, better balance, less pain, more energy. And because the kind of wellness we aim for doesn’t just relieve symptoms, it reduces injury risk, improves mobility, and boosts overall well-being.
Make 2026 the year you invest in yourself. Whether you’re tired of recurring aches, want to improve your performance at work or life, or just want to feel better moving into the next decade, our Wellness Program is your blueprint.
Patient Success Story
“I came to Kinetix after injuring my hamstring after sprinting in cold weather. I believe I had hamstring tendinopathy. I injured this more acutely when training for the World Masters Championships, which was a great opportunity in Alachua County. I wanted to take advantage of having such a world renowned event locally. Dr. Jake Reidy and team got me prepared to be able to run the 200 at Nationals for a sub 30 second time (I had not been training sprinting much at all prior). They also helped get me ready for the 200m and the 400m events at Worlds a month later. After the 200m dash finals, I could barely walk. And had no idea how I would be able to run, let alone sprint, the 400m dash. Dr. Reidy assured me that I could not damage anything further and got me in the condition to run the 400m event, in a short 48 hours. I ran that event, and was happy to place eighth in the world in my age group, given the challenges. Since that time, I am proud to say that I can sprint pain-free. It took longer than I wanted, but I think that is the nature of that injury and continued stressors. The Neubie was really essential in the appropriate firing of my muscles. I am thankful for the perseverance of the team to help me get what I needed to get to this pain-free place.” -Amber
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