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We fix your pain. You get back to workouts.

10/19/2026

This could be the hardest, but yet most simple, part of getting psychologically sound after an injury.

Get in a positive head space!

Here’s how when it seem impossible:
1) Smile! I know …so annoying! But just paste one on and see what happens. It takes time for it to set in, but it’s something physical to do that adds so much good to your recovery process.

2) Write 3 things you’re thankful for every day. Somewhere where you can see them being written or you are reminded of them. Pointing out the good in life far overcomes seeing the negative.

Mindset often follows actions. These are your actions until they are your feelings, and you’re coming from a place of gratitude and positivity.

10/14/2026

Affiliate PT: The Design Edit

This week on the Affiliate PT design edit, I’ll show you how good design and good rehab are built. The big overlying principals of what guides each thing.

Swipe through the pictures of my spaces. Can you name one specific design style?

Midcentury modern: low profile furniture
Traditional: Turkish rug
Contemporary: white sectional and floor lamp
Scandinavian: light wood, neutrals
Bohemian: plants, rattan

Just like in interior design, my treatment approach is a mix of different treatment types. At Affiliate PT we prescribe you a variety interventions. For example:

Contemporary Approach: Dry needling with E-Stim
Neurodynamics: cue your nerve glides
Stabilization approach: think McGill big three and squat university flavors
Mckenzie: repeated spine movements like press ups
Biomechanical approach: running analysis and joint mechanics
   If we lean too heavily on specific approach, things become predictable, stale and boring and generic. The most interesting spaces and effective rehab programs are a blend of what works best FOR YOU and keeps things fun and interesting!

What design styles are you most drawn to? What rehab and recovery interventions make you feel your best?

10/13/2026

Happy birthday to the one and only, Dr. Pat McSweeney !!!! To know him is to love him! Thanks for putting up with this crazy girl squad (and Dan and Byron) for another trip around the sun!

10/12/2026

Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start …

You just injured yourself; yes there’s physical pain, but the emotional pain that comes when you realize what this means hits …it hits hard!

injury can bring fire and brimstone to even the most optimistic and bubbly of people. There are certain ways they’re healthy to cope with this.

You have permission to be as bratty as you like. However, this has to come to an end. Depending on the severity of the injury 2 to 5 days is enough.

10/06/2026

Have you ever noticed when you’re injured, or dealing with pain during your workouts, your mood changes? You’re more nervous than excited to train? You have fear around certain movements? All the sudden every move is a scary decision?

What if I told you this is normal? These are feelings that naturally occur when something means a lot to you.

It’s the other side of injury rehab called injury psychology. It’s real, and ok to let those feelings out. Addressing this side of an injury is often times just as important. Is reality we can’t really control how fast we heal. Doing rehab exercises harder doesn’t make things move faster. The scary part is it’s out of our control. BUT, what is in our control is our attitude, our breathing, and our outlook. More of the psychological side of things. Helpful tips coming here on how to add some of this side to your rehab journey.

10/02/2026

The CrossFit Grandview and Grandview Barbell annual Rogue Total event on November 2 is coming up FAST ⏰

If you have low back pain with overhead pressing, address it NOW so you aren’t leaving weight on the table (or on the rack, as the case may be).

Strict press is only one component of this total, and it’s the one that really separates you from the crowd. Nail this lift with our tips, and book at the link to see more PRs with less pain!!

✌️♥️💪

09/28/2026

Shoulder pain with benching is one of the most common things people come to us for. Here are some of my favorite cues to keep shoulders happy with bench.

09/23/2026

Affiliate PT: The Design Edit

Last Wednesday, I reviewed the concepts of following a process versus chasing an outcome. And oh boy, did we have to trust the process mid way through my sisters Mary dining room. About half way through, the paint color was looking real blue. Like turquoise. Not the vision we in mind. But we kept going, because I had a feeling once we changed the lighting and hung up the pictures, it could work! We trusted the process and our outcome was pretty rewarding. 
This week, for the reveal of the mini reno my sister and I did on her dining room, I want the focus on the process of creating a unique, fun and interesting space (or rehab program 😉) for a real life person.

During the process we pulled inspiration from Pinterest and instagram. But you can’t buy this stuff from Amazon or Target. You cant search on YouTube “how to make my dining room cute as heck” and copy and paste it into your home. Or rely on ChatGPT to understand your vision (wait til you see what it rendered for us 🤣.) This room cannot be replicated. It is completely individualized to Mary. With her stuff, collected and thrifted over years (a process) to create a space that really feels like her!

Now, let’s apply this to your own personal rehab. How many of you are guilty of searching “best exercises for low back pain” on Youtube? The algorithm will feed a few shorts based on what it thinks you might want to hear. And maybe it works, to about 75%. But that video is made to reach millions of people. Not you.   What we all do at Affiliate PT is create a plan FOR YOU. The person standing right in front of me. With all of your adaptations, compensations, strengths, quirks, and idiosyncrasies that make you, YOU. No two of my clients rehab plans look the same. Every needle we place in every muscle, we have thought through the reason why to get you closer to your goal. Every exercise we prescribe is chosen based on your environment, time, learning style whatever.   That is part of the reason why my job is so fun! Every clients story and need is different.

09/16/2026

Affiliate PT: the design edit.

Two major things happened in July 2024. First being we moved back to Columbus into our first home we bought. Second, I joined the amazing team at Affiliate PT.

As I simultaneously built a home and my book of business, honing in on both my design taste and treatment style, I could not ignore the underlying principles that drives both of these seemingly unrelated things in my life.
  For the first underlying principle in the series, will use a concept I have talked about before. But it is worth revisiting because it is the basis for which we build upon in Rehab and design.

Process V Outcome 🥊🥊🥊
 The main difference between outcome and process is that an outcome is the result you want to achieve, while a process is the steps you take to get there:

* Outcome The desired result or milestone. Outcome goals are often long-term and singular, so you might not feel accomplished often.  
* Process The repeatable steps you take to achieve the outcome. Process goals are based on consistently following a prescribed process, rather than just focusing on the immediate result.

 So, today, and every Wednesday until I run out of ideas, follow along as I explore how your rehab and interior design are more related than you would ever think…….

09/09/2026

Allow me to re-introduce myself!

With the two year anniversary of me joining the Affiliate PT team, I thought it would be fun to do a “get to know me” post. And pictures that capture the true essence of me, Leah.

Things I love:
Weight lifting
Fitness
Physical therapy (for real, I love my job)
Astronomy
Interior design (I have really good taste)
Trader Joe’s
Cats
Ring stacks
NPR
Money
Skincare
Skiing
Slow mornings with friends

Things I dislike:
People who dont know how to merge on the freeway
Pound plates
Instagram/social media
alternative coffee creamers
Farm house as an interior design style
Liver
The state of our current healthcare system
Gel manicures
Costco
Back up cameras (use your damn t-spine)

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999 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH
43212

Telephone

+16143041769

Website

https://affiliatept.com/

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