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Massage, Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage, Pelvic Floor Therapy, Spinal Manipulation, Dry Needling, Physical Therapy, Personal Training, Red Light, PEMF

10/20/2026

LADIES… YOU ASKED, AND I’M MAKING IT HAPPEN!
After frequent requests from my female clients, I’m excited to announce a Couples Foot Massage Class!
Ladies, bring your husband or boyfriend and let me teach him how to give you a relaxing, therapeutic foot massage you’ll love!
As a physical therapist, I’ll teach hands-on techniques so you can enjoy some well-deserved TLC at home.
CLASS DETAILS
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $30 per couple
Spots: Limited to ONLY 4 couples!
Location: My Personal PT Wellness Center
Address: 462 Main St., Canton
Date: To be announced soon!
Gentlemen, this is your chance to earn some serious brownie points!
WANT TO JOIN US?
Comment “I’M INTERESTED” or send me a DM to get on the list. I’ll announce the date soon!
Ladies, tag your husband or boyfriend!

10/07/2026

Lately, I’ve had several patients asking about lymphatic massage — and I love this as a seasonal reset for the body.
Your lymphatic system helps move excess fluid and cellular waste through the body. Lymphatic massage uses gentle, rhythmic techniques to encourage that movement and support your body’s natural drainage process.
But here’s something you may not know…
Your fascia and lymphatic system are closely connected.
When fascia and surrounding tissues become tight or restricted, fluid movement can become less efficient. Supporting the mobility of these tissues can help create a better environment for lymphatic flow.
This is also why lymphatic work can be such a great complement to the treatments many of you already come to me for — deep tissue massage, deep myofascial release, and dry needling.
Sometimes your body needs deep work to release tension and restriction.
And sometimes it needs gentle work to help everything move afterward.
Think of lymphatic massage as a different kind of bodywork — not deeper, but strategic.
If you’ve been feeling heavy, puffy, tight, or sluggish, a lymphatic session may be the gentle reset your body has been asking for.
Ready for your fall reset?
Book online MyPersonalPT.org. 462 Main St. Canton, NC

10/01/2026

SCiatica & the Posterior Chain: Finding the Source Matters
Continuing my series on the facial chains, we’re moving from the frontal chains into the posterior chain and its relationship to sciatic symptoms.
When the tissues along the posterior chain become restricted or overloaded, tension can be transmitted through the pelvis, gluteal region, hamstrings, and lower leg. For some clients, this can contribute to irritation or sensitivity around the sciatic nerve and may play a role in symptoms that feel like sciatica.
But not all “sciatica” comes from the same place.
One of the most important parts of my assessment is determining whether the symptoms are more consistent with lumbar spine involvement or with irritation/compression of the sciatic nerve in the hip and surrounding tissues. That distinction helps guide the treatment rather than simply chasing the location of the pain.
My approach may include facial release, dry needling, and individualized mobility or stretching recommendations, depending on what I find during the assessment.
The goal isn’t simply to make the hamstrings or glutes feel looser. It’s to understand why the tissues are restricted, how the different parts of the chain are interacting, and what may be contributing to the client’s symptoms.
When we assess the entire chain instead of focusing only on where the pain is felt, we can often uncover a much more useful picture of what’s happening.
Pain tells you where the problem is felt. Assessment helps determine where it may be coming from. MyPersonalPT.org

10/01/2026

You know me as your physical therapist, but there’s a whole other side of my life that a lot of my patients have heard about. 🌱
When people come into the wellness center for massage, myofascial release, dry needling, lymphatic massage, Pilates, workouts in the gym, or the other services we offer, our conversations often go beyond what brought them through the door.
A lot of my patients love hearing about what Amanda and I are doing on our homestead.
So I thought… why not let you all follow along? 😎
One of my first projects was tackling a muddy area on the property that was actually a spring. I dug it out, and what was once just a muddy spot became a real flowing spring. 💧
Then we dug a pond.
Now I can pipe the spring water directly into the pond, which eventually will be stocked with fish. 🐟
Of course, that created another project… raising the food for the fish. 😂
So our next project became a worm bin to raise earthworms for the fish. 🪱
And that’s pretty much how homesteading goes:
Start with one project → create three more projects → wonder how you got here.
Coming up next:
🌿 Landscaping around the pond
🌱 Building a deck off the greenhouse
🪵 Building a lean-to for winter firewood
🐟 Stocking the pond
…and whatever else we decide to tackle along the way.
Amanda and I are building this homestead from the ground up, and I figured it would be fun to share the process with the people who have been hearing these stories firsthand when they come see us.
You get to see the wellness-center side of me…
Now you can follow along with the “what the heck is he doing with all his free time?” side. 😂
Welcome to our homestead journey. 🏡🌱
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09/26/2026

Message me if you’re up for the challenge and would like a free membership for a month. Must be able to play at least a level 4 1/2. Ideally Will play at courts in Canton or Waynesville. Membership info here: mypersonalpt.org.

09/21/2026

Most people know me as a physical therapist—and specifically as a hands-on PT.
My work involves using my hands every day: deep tissue work, massage, myofascial release, dry needling, and pelvic floor therapy. I love the process of using my hands to understand how the body is moving, where it’s restricted, and how I can help.
But when I leave the clinic, my hands don’t exactly get a break. 😂
Amanda and I are building our homestead and ranch, and pretty much everything we’ve been working on involves getting our hands dirty.
🐑 Processing our first sheep
🥣 Making stew and bone broth
🦬 Working on tanning the hides
💧 Building a pond to capture our spring water
🐟 Exploring the possibility of raising fish
🔨 Building shelters for our sheep and goats from our old barn, reclaimed barnwood, and the old metal roof
It’s definitely a different kind of hands-on work.
But I think that’s one of the things I love about both worlds.
I like working with my hands. I like figuring things out. I like building things. And I like seeing a tangible result from the work.
During the week, I’m using my hands to help people move and feel better.
On nights and weekends, I’m using those same hands to build a life with Amanda and create something of our own.
It’s two very different worlds—but somehow, they fit together pretty well.
I’m going to start sharing more of our homesteading journey here, too—the projects, the animals, the food, the lessons, the successes, and undoubtedly a few things that don’t go according to plan. 😆
Welcome to our homestead.
Come see what we’re building. 🌱🐑🔨

09/21/2026

Meet the obturator internus—a deep hip muscle that plays an important role in the relationship between the hip, pelvis, and pelvic floor.
It can be involved in patterns of:
• Deep hip or buttock pain
• Groin or inner-thigh tension
• Discomfort with prolonged sitting
• Pelvic pain or pressure
• Pain with in*******se
• Certain urinary or bowel symptoms
These symptoms can have many causes, but the obturator internus is an important structure to consider when assessing the deeper hip and pelvic region.
So how does this connect to last week’s post?
Last week, we followed the Front Functional Line from the upper arm, through the chest and abdomen, into the pelvis and inner thigh.
This week, we’re going deeper.
We’re moving into the Deep Front Line and exploring the fascinating relationship between the deep hip, pelvic floor, and the rest of the body.
This is where my approach to fascial release, dry needling, and pelvic floor therapy comes together.
Rather than simply treating where you feel pain, I look at how the surrounding tissues and movement system are working together.
Your hip, pelvis, and pelvic floor don’t work in isolation.
And sometimes, finding the connection is the first step toward understanding the problem.
Persistent pelvic, urinary, bowel, or sexual symptoms should always be appropriately evaluated, as they can have many different causes. MyPersonalPT.org

09/15/2026

CHEST → ABDOMEN → PELVIS → ADDUCTORS
Your body doesn’t function as isolated muscles. It functions as a connected web of muscle and fascia.
The front functional fascial chain runs from the chest, through the abdomen and pelvis, and into the adductors of the inner thigh.
Poor posture and repetitive positions can gradually tighten this entire chain.
In the chest, the pec minor sits underneath the larger pec muscle. Deep to this region are important nerves and blood vessels traveling into the arm.
When the pec minor and surrounding layers of muscle and fascia become shortened and restricted, they can contribute to compression and irritation of these structures — resulting in numbness, tingling, pins & needles, or heaviness in the hand and arm.
And it isn’t just the pec minor.
The entire chain matters.
✨ Myofascial Release helps restore mobility to restricted muscle and fascial tissues, allowing the layers of the body to move more freely.
🎯 Dry Needling can help reduce excessive muscular and fascial tension, creating more mobility within restricted areas and helping restore better movement through the chain.
The goal isn’t simply to chase the symptom.
It’s to address the tension and restrictions that may be contributing to it.
Your body is connected.
Treat the connection.
📍 Persistent or unexplained numbness and tingling should always be properly evaluated, as there are many possible causes. MyPersonalPT.org Main Street Canton NC
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09/10/2026

🕸️ WHAT IF YOUR PAIN ISN’T REALLY ABOUT WHERE IT HURTS?
Here’s something fascinating about your body:
Your fascia forms a continuous, interconnected network throughout your body. It surrounds muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and other structures—and helps transmit tension and movement from one area to another.
So why does that matter?
Because a restriction in one area can change how another area moves and functions.
Your foot can influence your knee.
Your hip can influence your back.
Your rib cage can influence your shoulder.
Your shoulder can influence your neck.
The body doesn’t work in isolated pieces. It works as a connected system.
That’s why I don’t always treat only the spot that hurts. With myofascial release and dry needling, I look at the bigger picture to find areas that may be contributing to your symptoms.
✨ Sometimes, finding the source means looking somewhere else.
More fascial connections coming soon…
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08/28/2026

If free b**r 🍺, warm homemade pretzels 🥨, and free raffle prizes 🎟️ weren’t enough to get you through the doors... we have the ultimate guest of honor waiting to meet you.Come hang out with Rebel, our baby goat, and help us celebrate our official Ribbon Cutting! After you stop by, you can step right outside and enjoy Canton’s Mill Around event with the rest of our amazing community.📍 Where: 462 Main Street, Canton (MyPersonalPT)⏰ When: Tonight, Ribbon Cutting promptly at 5:00 PMBring your friends, grab a brew, snap a selfie with Rebel, and let’s celebrate! MyPersonalPT.org👇 Tag someone in the comments who needs a pretzel and some baby goat therapy today! BabyGoat MyPersonalPT HaywoodCounty

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Canton, NC
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Tuesday	8am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 6:30pm
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