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Functional Advantage Physical Therapy Functional Advantage Physical Therapy is the leading physical therapy clinic in the Freeland area! Give us a call at 989-573-8588 to book one today!
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"We help people become more active, mobile and healthy...without having to rely on pain medication, injections or surgery." Here at Functional Advantage Physical Therapy we offer personalized physical therapy to the people of Freeland and all over the Tri-City area. Our physical therapists specialize in helping people get back to living a life they deserve, without the fear of pain holding them back and without using pain medication, without getting injections, and without having to consider getting surgery. We treat each patient uniquely to develop a program specific to their needs that will help them get back to their daily activities as well as make a healthful difference in their lives. If you would like to know how the physical therapy team at Functional Advantage can help you live with less pain and get back to feeling great again - we invite you to start with a completely free, no-obligation, risk free consultation.

๐Ÿ‚ Fall Cleanup Tip: Take Care of Your Body! ๐Ÿ‚Raking leaves, lifting bags, and cleaning up the yard can put a lot of stre...
10/26/2026

๐Ÿ‚ Fall Cleanup Tip: Take Care of Your Body! ๐Ÿ‚

Raking leaves, lifting bags, and cleaning up the yard can put a lot of stress on your body. Keep these simple body mechanics tips in mind:

๐Ÿ’ช Bend your knees when lifting
๐Ÿ’ช Keep heavy objects close to your body
๐Ÿ’ช Avoid twisting while lifting โ€” move your feet instead
๐Ÿ’ช Try not to stay hunched over for long periods
๐Ÿ’ช Take breaks during repetitive tasks
๐Ÿ’ช Don't try to do everything in one day!

Using good posture and body mechanics can help reduce unnecessary strain on your back, knees, and shoulders.

Take care of your body while you take care of your yard! Click the link below to read our blog post safety and fall clean-up๐Ÿ

As the leaves start to change, many of us are gearing up for one of the biggest chores of the year โ€” fall cleanup. Raking leaves, trimming branches, cleaning

๐ŸŒŸPatient Spotlight๐ŸŒŸAs we celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, we want to recognize another one of the amazing pati...
10/22/2026

๐ŸŒŸPatient Spotlight๐ŸŒŸ

As we celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, we want to recognize another one of the amazing patients. Today, weโ€™re excited to spotlight Tracey W! โค๏ธ

Weโ€™ve loved watching her work hard, stay committed, and make progress toward her goals. Every patientโ€™s journey is different, and being able to be a part of that journey is one of the most rewarding parts of what we do!

Thank you Tracey for trusting us with your care and allowing us to share your story. We are so proud of you and grateful to have you as part of the Functional Advantage Physical Therapy family! ๐Ÿ’š

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’šThis weekโ€™s spotlight is one of Functional Advantages first employees, Erica! Here are s...
10/19/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ’šThis weekโ€™s spotlight is one of Functional Advantages first employees, Erica! Here are some fun facts about Erica:๐Ÿ’š

๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐“: 10 years

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›: Helping people get back to the things that they love

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: "take a stroll"

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐“, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ? Acupuncturist

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐“ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค-๐ข๐ง? Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ? Golfing 9 holes then going out for dinner with friends or family

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ? a book, spotify and a carbonated beverage

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ค? Donuts!

Weโ€™re proud of the people we work with every day and grateful for the patients who trust us with their care!๐Ÿ’š

As we continue to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, we want to recognize another one of the amazing patients wh...
10/15/2026

As we continue to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, we want to recognize another one of the amazing patients who makes our job so rewarding!

Today, weโ€™re excited to spotlight Ruth! โค๏ธ

Thank you, Ruth, for trusting us with your care and allowing us to share your story. We are so proud of you and grateful to have you as part of the Functional Advantage Physical Therapy family! ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ’™Happy Physical Therapy Month! This weekโ€™s spotlight is no one other than sports loving Stephanie. Here are some fun fac...
10/12/2026

๐Ÿ’™Happy Physical Therapy Month! This weekโ€™s spotlight is no one other than sports loving Stephanie. Here are some fun facts about Stephanie:๐ŸŽ‰

๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐“: 9 years

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›: Meeting new people, helping people get back to the things that they love, and working with Erica๐Ÿคฃ

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: "You're doing great!"

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐“, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ? Rescuing Animals

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐“ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค-๐ข๐ง? Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ? On our boat or relaxing at home

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ? Caffeine, my dogs and sports

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ค? No Bake Cookies or any lemon dessert

๐Ÿ’™We're proud of the people we work with everyday and grateful for the patients who trust us with their care! ๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŒŸ PATIENT SPOTLIGHT! ๐ŸŒŸThis October, as we celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, we wanted to take a moment to recog...
10/08/2026

๐ŸŒŸ PATIENT SPOTLIGHT! ๐ŸŒŸ

This October, as we celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, we wanted to take a moment to recognize some of the amazing patients who make what we do so rewarding.

Today, weโ€™re highlighting Pam M! โค๏ธ

We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and determination she has shown throughout her time with us. Watching her work toward her goals and get back to the things she loves is one of the best parts of what we do!

Thank you Pam for allowing us to be part of your journey and for sharing your story with us! Weโ€™re so grateful to have you as part of the Functional Advantage Physical Therapy family! ๐Ÿ’š

Thank you for trusting us with your care!

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐ŸŽ‰This weekโ€™s spotlight is on the one and only Neil Sauer, DPT/Owner of Functional Advantag...
10/05/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐ŸŽ‰

This weekโ€™s spotlight is on the one and only Neil Sauer, DPT/Owner of Functional Advantage Physical Therapy. Here are some fun facts about Neilโšฝ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐“: 21 years

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›: Meeting and getting to know different people and seeing their before and after. Also seeing people enjoy being in our clinic

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: "Do you know what number you are on?"

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐“, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ? Finance

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐“ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค-๐ข๐ง? Limp Bizkit - Faith

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ? Fishing with my family or getting together with my family

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ? Family, friends and goals

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ค? Fruit Snacks

๐Ÿ’™Weโ€™re proud of the people we work with every day and grateful for the patients who trust us with their care.

๐Ÿ’™ Happy National Physical Therapy Month! ๐Ÿ’™This month, weโ€™re celebrating what we love most about physical therapy, helpin...
10/01/2026

๐Ÿ’™ Happy National Physical Therapy Month! ๐Ÿ’™

This month, weโ€™re celebrating what we love most about physical therapy, helping people get back to doing the things they love.๐ŸŽ‰

Whether itโ€™s getting back on the field, playing with your kids or grandkids, returning to work, exercising without pain, or simply moving with more confidence, weโ€™re proud to be part of your journey.

Weโ€™re thankful for our amazing patients who trust us with their care and allow us to do what we love every day! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช

Happy National Physical Therapy Month from our team! ๐ŸŽ‰

Stay tuned throughout the month for our โ€œMeet Our Teamโ€ series throughout October.

โ„๏ธ THE SNOWBALL EFFECT OF PAIN โ„๏ธPain doesnโ€™t always stop at pain.When weโ€™re hurting, itโ€™s natural to move less and avoi...
09/24/2026

โ„๏ธ THE SNOWBALL EFFECT OF PAIN โ„๏ธ

Pain doesnโ€™t always stop at pain.

When weโ€™re hurting, itโ€™s natural to move less and avoid activities that make us uncomfortable. But over time, less movement can lead to muscle loss, decreased strength, and reduced mobility.

That can make everyday activities more difficult, leading to even less activity โ€” and the cycle continues. ๐Ÿ”„

Before you know it, this โ€œsnowball effectโ€ can impact more than just your physical health. Being unable to participate in the activities you enjoy can affect your mood, confidence, and overall quality of life.

The good news? You donโ€™t have to let the snowball keep growing. ๐Ÿ’ช

Physical therapy can help you safely get moving again, rebuild strength and mobility, and work toward getting back to the life you enjoy.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Donโ€™t let pain keep you on the sidelines. Contact us to see how physical therapy can help you break the cycle.

https://www.freelandphysicaltherapy.com/free-discovery-visit/

๐Ÿ‚ Happy First Day of Fall! ๐Ÿ‚Cooler weather, cozy sweaters, football, and beautiful fall colors are here! As we head into...
09/22/2026

๐Ÿ‚ Happy First Day of Fall! ๐Ÿ‚

Cooler weather, cozy sweaters, football, and beautiful fall colors are here!

As we head into a new season, donโ€™t forget to keep moving and taking care of your body. Whether youโ€™re hitting the field, taking a walk, or enjoying all that fall has to offerโ€”stay active and stay healthy! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ช

Happy Fall from all of us at Functional Advantage Physical Therapy! ๐Ÿ‚

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5866 Midland Road
Freeland, MI
48623

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
Friday 7am - 4:30pm

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+19895738588

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