The Divergent Edge - July 2025
You’re Invited!
Issue #7: July 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:
🔥 Big News from Divergent Rehab & Wellness!
We’ve moved, expanded our services, and grown our team — and we’re excited to invite you to celebrate with us!
🎉 You’re Invited: Open House on July 10th!
Join us Thursday, July 10th from 4:00–7:00 PM at our new location inside Dugan Sports Performance:
📍 403 Industrial Drive, Carmel, IN 46077
Come by to:
Meet our expert team of physical therapists
Tour the new space and learn how we help you move, feel, and perform at your best
Experience select recovery & wellness services like dry needling, cupping, laser therapy, and more
Enter to win prizes from trusted local health and wellness professionals
Whether you’re a past client, active patient, or just curious about what we do—we’d love to see you there!
💪 Meet the Divergent Rehab & Wellness Team
We believe in highly specialized, one-on-one care tailored to your unique goals. Our team includes:
Dr. Tyler Holt, PT, DPT, CSCS
Upper extremity rehab, cycling specialist, and athletic performance coachDr. Alex Dunn, PT, DPT, CDNT
Lower extremity and weightlifting specialist with a focus on strength and athletic performanceDr. Julie Rudolph, PT, DPT, OCS, CMPT
Running specialist and women’s health provider, with advanced orthopedic credentialsDr. Michael Murphy, PT, DPT, COMT, CIDN, OCS
Founder and clinical director specializing in complex orthopedic conditions—especially for clients who haven’t found relief elsewhere⚙️ Now Offering Bookable Wellness & Recovery Services
Our expanded offerings include:
✅ Dry Needling
✅ Laser Therapy
✅ Cupping Therapy
✅ Scraping (IASTM)
✅ Soft Tissue Work
These services are designed to reduce pain, improve recovery, and boost performance—no prescription required.
👉 Book online now: Schedule Here!
Or reply to this email and we’ll help you find the right fit.
👣 Ready to Finally Solve That Lingering Pain?
If you’re ready to stop chasing symptoms and get to the root of the issue, reply to this email or text 317-350-4060. We’ll schedule a time to talk and create a personalized physical therapy plan that gets results.
Thank you for being part of the Divergent Rehab & Wellness community. We look forward to seeing you at our Open House on July 10th and continuing to support your health, recovery, and performance journey!
Movement Health Tips
💡 Movement Health Tip: HIIT vs. Weight Training — Why Impact Control Matters
Not all workouts are created equal—and your body needs different tools to handle different types of stress.
High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and weight training both build strength and fitness, but they challenge your body in very different ways:
🏃♂️ HIIT: Dynamic & Impact-Heavy
HIIT involves rapid bursts of movement—think jumping, sprinting, or fast-paced bodyweight exercises.
It demands:
Explosive control
Joint stability under impact
Coordination during fatigue
Poor impact control during HIIT can lead to stress on the knees, ankles, and lower back—especially if mobility or balance is lacking.
🏋️♀️ Weight Training: Load & Positional Strength
Weight training focuses more on:
Muscle control under load
Positional strength and tension
Proper form through slower, more deliberate movements
Without proper joint alignment or strength in key stabilizers (hips, core, shoulders), you risk breakdowns in form—and long-term wear and tear.
Bottom Line:
HIIT requires your body to absorb and redirect force quickly.
Weight training requires you to generate and maintain force under load.
Each demands a different level of control, coordination, and preparedness.
Not sure if your body is ready for one or the other—or both? A movement assessment can help identify where your strength and impact control may need support.
👉 Reply to this email to ask about our one-on-one movement evaluations and performance assessments—we’ll help you move better, train smarter, and avoid setbacks.
Pain Education
🧠 Pain Education: Not All Headaches Are Migraines
If you’ve ever had a pounding or tight headache and immediately thought “migraine,” you’re not alone. But not all headaches are migraines—and knowing the difference can make a big impact on your care and relief.
Two of the most common non-migraine headaches we see in the clinic are:
🔹Cervicogenic Headaches
These start in the neck—often due to poor posture, joint stiffness, or muscular tension—and refer pain into the head, temples, or behind the eye.
Common signs:
Headache on one side of the head
Starts in the neck or base of the skull
Neck stiffness or pain with movement
No aura or visual disturbances
Cervicogenic headaches are often misdiagnosed as migraines—but they respond extremely well to physical therapy focused on restoring neck mobility and improving posture.
🔹Tension-Type Headaches
These feel like a tight band or dull ache across the forehead or around the head. They’re often triggered by stress, fatigue, poor sleep, or jaw/neck tension.
Common signs:
Mild to moderate pressure (not throbbing)
Both sides of the head
May worsen throughout the day
No nausea or light sensitivity
Tension headaches are the most common type—and usually respond well to targeted manual therapy, stretching, stress management, and lifestyle adjustments.
🌀 What About Migraines?
Migraines are a more complex neurological condition. They can involve:
Throbbing, severe pain (often one-sided)
Nausea or vomiting
Sensitivity to light or sound
Aura (visual changes or sensory symptoms before the headache starts)
If you experience these symptoms, it’s worth consulting with both your primary care provider and a physical therapist. Many migraine sufferers also have coexisting tension or cervicogenic headaches—which we can help treat directly.
✅ The Good News:
You don’t have to just “deal with it.”
If your headaches are related to posture, neck tension, jaw tightness, or daily stress, a movement-based approach can often make a real difference.
👉 Reply to this email to schedule a consultation or ask whether physical therapy might help with your headaches.
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 July 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!!!
Our Product Recommendations!
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Crossover Symmetry
One of my absolute favorite exercise tools to use for core strength, hip strength, shoulder strength…and most importantly train stability and control with movement!
Timbar Protein Bars
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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.”
ONE I USE TO EDUCATE AND VISUALIZE IN CLINC!
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The more we can provide what you want, the better the experience will be for everyone!
Thank you for trusting us on your unique health journey!
To your health and success,
The Team at Divergent Rehab
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