The Divergent Edge - June 2025
We’ve Moved!, We’ve Grown, and Wellness Services Now Offered!
Issue #6: June 1st, 2025
Thank you for subscribing to our monthly newsletter! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have you as part of our community, and even more excited to be a part of your unique health and wellness journey! Every month you can look forward to us sharing some information regarding the topics below!
🗒️ Business Updates: Stay informed about the latest news and announcements from our cash-based physical therapy clinic.
💪 Movement Health Tips: Get expert advice to improve your mobility, build strength, and elevate your quality of life.
📚 Pain Education: Gain simple, practical insights into understanding pain and strategies to address it effectively.
🙌 Community Highlights: Meet our trusted health and wellness partners and discover how they can support your goals.
📆 Workshops & Events: Be the first to know about our interactive workshops and learning opportunities to help you take charge of your health.
🏆 Our Recommendations: Explore products we trust for optimizing health, along with exclusive discounts and links.
NOW LET’S DIVE IN 🎉
Business Updates:
Exciting News - Divergent Rehab & Wellness Has Moved, Added to Our Team, and Added to our Services! 🔥
We’re excited to share some big news — Divergent Rehab & Wellness has moved to a new location!
Starting May 1st, you’ll find us inside Dugan Sports Performance at:
403 Industrial Drive, Carmel, IN 46077
This move puts us right in the heart of the north side, making it easier than ever for our clients from Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville, Fishers, Zionsville, and north Indianapolis to access the personalized care and results-driven services you deserve!
Our new space will allow us to continue growing, collaborating, and expanding what we can offer — all while keeping the same commitment to your health, performance, and wellness journey!
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We’re excited to share an addition to the team at Divergent Rehab & Wellness! 🎉
Dr. Tyler Holt, PT, DPT, CSCS has officially joined our team to expand the recovery and performance services available to our clients—especially those who love to move, train, and perform at a high level.
Dr. Holt brings a unique blend of physical therapy expertise and performance coaching, and he’s now offering advanced wellness services to help you move, feel, and perform better.
These wellness/recovery services that can now be scheduled with us online with us include, but are not limited to:
✅ Dry Needling for precise muscle release
✅ Laser Therapy for faster tissue healing
✅ Cupping Therapy to improve circulation and relieve muscle tension
✅ Scraping (IASTM) to reduce soft tissue restrictions
✅ Soft Tissue Work for pain relief and mobility
Whether you’re working through lingering pain, recovering from training, or looking to take your performance to the next level, Dr. Holt is here to help.
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👉 Schedule a Wellness/Recovery Session Online with us at Divergent Rehab & Wellness starting on June 10th Schedule Here!!!
Services include dry needling, cupping, laser therapy, scraping, and more.
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If you’re dealing with a specific pain or movement dysfunction you’d like to finally get resolved, are ready to get to the root of the problem so it stays away, then just email us at [email protected] or text us at 317-350-4060! We’ll personally coordinate a time to talk about your goals and develop a customized physical therapy plan that’s right for you!
We’re honored to continue supporting your health, performance, and recovery journey!
Stay tuned! 🎉
We’ll be hosting an open house after we settle in, and we would love to have you stop by, see the new space, and celebrate with us!
Thank you for trusting Divergent Rehab & Wellness with your care. We can’t wait to welcome you to our new home!
If you have any questions or want to schedule your next visit at the new location, feel free to reach out! Just reply to this email or text us at 317-350-4060 to coordinate a phone call!
Movement Health Tips
🌀 Movement Health Tip of the Month: Motion Is the Proof of Health
When it comes to your joints, movement isn’t just beneficial — it’s essential!
Think of your body like two different ponds:
💧One pond sits still with no circulation or movement. Over time, it becomes stagnant. Algae takes over. The water gets murky, and life within it struggles to thrive.
💧The other pond has moving water — a steady stream, a fountain, or aeration. This pond stays clear, clean, and full of life. Oxygen flows, nutrients circulate, and the ecosystem remains in balance.
Your joints and muscles are no different!
When we move regularly, especially with intention and proper form, we “aerate” our body. We circulate synovial fluid in our joints (which acts like oil in an engine), we improve blood flow, we keep tissues hydrated, and we stimulate the brain-body connection that protects us from pain and dysfunction.
But when we become still — sitting too long, avoiding certain movements due to discomfort, or simply falling out of routine — the body begins to stagnate. Stiffness, weakness, and imbalance creep in like moss on the still pond.
The takeaway?
Movement is not just exercise — it’s a signal of vitality. If you want your body to feel younger, move often. Even small daily motions — joint circles, deep squats, walks, or a few yoga flows — can be the fountain that keeps your pond healthy.
Your movement is your medicine. Let it flow. 💧
Pain Education
🔎 Pain Education Spotlight: The Benefits of Dry Needling — With and Without E-Stim
If you’ve ever had stubborn muscle tension, chronic pain, or movement restrictions that just won’t budge, dry needling may be a powerful tool in your recovery toolkit.
Let’s break it down:
💡 What Is Dry Needling?
Dry needling involves the insertion of a thin, sterile filament needle directly into a trigger point — a tight band of muscle that can contribute to pain, stiffness, and limited motion. It’s called “dry” because no medication or fluid is injected.
The goal?
To deactivate trigger points, restore muscle function, reduce pain, and improve movement.
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⚡ Dry Needling Without E-Stim
When used on its own, dry needling works by:
Disrupting the dysfunctional muscle pattern
Increasing local blood flow
Reducing painful neural input
Triggering a natural healing response
Many people feel a “twitch response” during treatment — a brief muscle contraction that’s often followed by noticeable relief and improved mobility. It’s especially helpful for localized areas of tension or knots that don’t respond to stretching or massage.
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🔌 Dry Needling With E-Stim (Electrical Stimulation)
When paired with electrical stimulation, dry needling takes it a step further.
Here’s how it helps:
Deep muscle activation: E-stim causes rhythmic contractions of the muscle, re-educating it and restoring normal tone and function.
Pain relief: The electrical input can override pain signals, providing a neuromodulatory effect that helps decrease both acute and chronic pain.
Improved circulation: Muscle pulsing increases blood flow, aiding in the removal of waste products and delivery of nutrients to the area.
Lasting impact: Combining needling with e-stim can enhance and prolong the therapeutic effects, especially for nerve-related pain or deep muscular dysfunction.
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✅ When Do We Use One vs. The Other?
Dry Needling Alone: Best for trigger point release, acute muscle spasm, or when minimal stimulation is needed.
Dry Needling + E-Stim: Ideal for chronic pain, nerve irritation (like sciatica), postural imbalance, or muscle re-education.
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Bottom Line:
Dry needling is not just about releasing a knot — it’s about reprogramming your body for better movement and less pain. Whether used alone or with e-stim, it’s a targeted, evidence-based strategy to help you move and feel your best.
👉 Curious if dry needling could help with your pain or movement issue? Let’s talk about it at your next session!
Disclaimer: There is ABSOLUTELY a time and a place for imaging, surgery, medication, etc…our goal is to help educate you to make the best decisions for yourself on your health journey. The information provided in this newsletter is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for individualized professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please seek a qualified healthcare professional when it comes to your unique pains, case, findings, health, etc.
Community Highlights
We have some amazing people around us in the surrounding communities, and we love highlighting our partners! Check out our Partners Page to see who we collaborate with, and if you want to learn more about someone not sponsored in this month’s newsletter please reach out to us and we will connect you to more information…or to them!
Our May Spotlight! 🎉
DSP has a driving goal to help the serious athlete achieve their highest potential by combining sports specific programs and functional training that will enhance all areas of athletic performance. Understanding that movement transcends all sports, DSP’s comprehensive training methods are designed for the most effective approach of optimizing movement, speed, strength, power, balance, functional flexibility, core stability, explosion and recovery.
By offering specific programs designed to get specific results and training athletes beyond what they have already done, we stimulate growth in their athletic performance. The emphasis starts with building a solid foundation of functional strength.
Our new home is found inside of Dugan Sports Performance! BE sure to check this amazing community out!!!
Workshops and Events
We are excited to be offering virtual and on-site workshops! 🎉
If your community is looking for a specific topic to be covered, feel free to reach out! We would love to help you and your community get answers to your SPECIFIC questions!
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! WHAT TOPIC WOULD YOU LIKE US TO COVER???
JUST REPLY TO THIS EMAIL AND LET US KNOW!!!
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Dr. Doug’s Balms
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Muscle & Motion Apps, Courses, and Education
“Muscle and Motion’s comprehensive apps and online courses are designed to empower a diverse range of individuals and professionals worldwide. By providing in-depth insights into the anatomy and mechanics of movement, we equip our users with the knowledge to excel and lead in the fitness and movement industry.”
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Thank you for trusting us on your unique health journey!
To your health and success,
The Team at Divergent Rehab
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