Pro Vita Physical Therapy

🏴‍☠️ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧! 💙

Pro Vita Physical Therapy had such a fun time at the Treasure Your Community: Health & Resource Fair, connecting with our Navarre community and sharing more about how physical therapy can help people stay active, move better, and keep doing the things they love.

And of course, we couldn’t show up to a treasure-themed event without bringing a little challenge of our own! 😄

Our “𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠?” balance challenge gave everyone a chance to test their balance, have some fun, and maybe discover that walking the plank is harder than it looks. 🏴‍☠️⚓️

Events like this are always a great opportunity for us to step outside the clinic, meet more of the people and organizations that make Navarre such a great community, and have conversations about health and wellness along the way.

A big thank you to the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce for bringing everyone together, and thank you to everyone who stopped by the Pro Vita booth, chatted with our team, or gave the plank a try! 💙

𝟕 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟕 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 ❤️
𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 | 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

There was a point when Carol Bream wondered if she might have to give up horseback riding altogether.

At 77, Carol had been dealing with knee pain that affected nearly everything: walking, sleeping, standing, bending down, and especially riding and caring for her horses.

Before surgery and physical therapy, mounting her horse had become so difficult that 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛.

Eventually, Carol underwent a total knee replacement. After inpatient rehabilitation, she was still dealing with more pain than she expected and very limited range of motion.

Then she began working with Kim at our Crestview clinic.
Carol remembers being challenged. Kim incorporated strengthening exercises, manual therapy, and something Carol especially appreciated: explaining why she was being asked to do each exercise.
In Carol’s words:
“𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨!”

And those results eventually followed Carol far beyond the clinic.

Today, she describes herself as stronger, more flexible, and free of knee pain. She can bend her knees again, take walks without knee pain, pull weeds, unload bales of hay, and handle 50-𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙜𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙 without a problem.

And yes...
𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚. 🐎

But Carol isn't looking at 77 as a reason to slow down.
Her mother remained active until age 97, and Carol has set her sights even further:
“𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙩... 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 97 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙚.”

It feels fitting to close our 7 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 7 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 with Carol.

Seven patients. Seven different journeys. Seven reminders that progress is ultimately about getting back to the life that matters to you.

Carol, thank you for trusting our Crestview team, and for allowing us to share your story.

77 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 97 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙. ❤️

𝟕 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟔 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 ❤️
𝙆𝙮𝙡𝙚 | 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚

On May 30, 2024, Kyle’s life changed in an instant.

A catastrophic vehicle accident at approximately 65 mph left him with multiple fractures, facial injuries, significant blood loss, and a long road ahead.
After emergency treatment and surgery, recovery began with the basics.

When Kyle came to Pro Vita Physical Therapy - Navarre, there were days when simply lying on the treatment table, using TENS, and icing was what he could manage.

So that’s where they started.

Working with Megumi and Bridget, Kyle began rebuilding little by little. He says they knew when to push him, but just as importantly, when he needed to take a step back.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙖𝙮.”

One phrase from Megumi became a constant throughout the process:
“𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”

A little more movement. A little more strength. One small victory followed by another. Eventually, those small victories became much bigger ones.

Kyle wanted his normal life back. He needed to return to flying for his career. And after everything he had been through, he eventually did.

𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙆𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜.

But when we asked what mattered most to him, his answer had nothing to do with his career.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙣.”

That one sentence puts the entire journey into perspective. Because behind every exercise, every difficult session, and every milestone was a life Kyle was working to return to.

𝘼 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠.
𝘼 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙.

When Kyle reflected on what physical therapy gave him, he summed it up in five words:
“𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠.”

Kyle, thank you for trusting us through such an important chapter of your recovery. We’re honored to have played a part in helping you get back to the life that matters most. ❤️

𝟕 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 ❤️
𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙗 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙧 | 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙖

Sometimes progress reveals itself when you least expect it.

For Barb, that moment came during a visit with her niece in Washington, D.C.
She walked more than five miles. It might sound like a number, but Barb knew exactly what those miles represented. Before coming to Pro Vita Physical Therapy, she says she wouldn’t have been able to do it.

Barb originally came to our Florala clinic because she wanted better mobility. Standing for long periods had become difficult, and as she looked ahead, she knew maintaining her ability to move was something she didn’t want to take for granted.

“𝘼𝙨 𝙄 𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚!”

That goal became the focus of her work with Kaitlyn. Barb describes Kaitlyn as kind, but also someone who knew when to push her beyond what she thought she could do. And with that encouragement and hard work, Barb began seeing what was possible.

She started walking better.

Then came Washington.
𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝘿.𝘾. 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚. 𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙙.

That’s what those miles really meant.

They weren’t just a measure of distance. They were a reminder that Barb could keep moving, keep exploring, and keep living the active life she wants for herself.
Barb, thank you for trusting Kaitlyn and our Florala team to be part of your journey. We’re honored to celebrate how far you’ve come.

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙. ❤️

𝟕 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟒 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 ❤️
𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙖 “𝘿𝙚𝙚” 𝙋𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤 | 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚

Sometimes pain changes more than how you feel. It changes how you move.
That had started happening to Dee.

With pain and stiffness in her lower and middle back, she found herself constantly thinking about which way she could move and which movements she needed to avoid. Over time, she began protecting entire areas of her body because she didn’t want to trigger the pain.

Dee was ready to change that.

At our Navarre clinic, her journey began with an assessment and a conversation about the areas giving her trouble. Over the next six months, our team worked with her one-on-one, staying by her side as she gradually began moving the areas she had spent so much time protecting.

As Dee put it, “𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜.”

But there was a much bigger reason she wanted that freedom of movement back.
𝘿𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣. She wanted to enjoy time with them again instead of having to “sit it out” on the sidelines.

Today, Dee says she’s able to move without protecting whole areas of her body the way she once did. And just as meaningful to her was how she felt throughout the process: accepted exactly as she was, encouraged, and genuinely cared for.

After experiencing physical therapy elsewhere, Dee told us Pro Vita felt different: more specialized, more personal, and built around her.

Because sometimes progress isn’t about doing something extraordinary.
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮 “𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣” 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩.

Dee, thank you for trusting our Navarre team and allowing us to be part of your journey. Here’s to more time enjoying those seven grandchildren and a lot less time on the sidelines. ❤️

𝟕 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟑 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 ❤️
𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙝𝙧 | 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝

There are some things you don’t realize how much you’ll miss until suddenly, you can’t do them.

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜.

After rupturing her ACL while out on the trail, something that had always meant adventure, movement, and time outdoors suddenly became something she couldn’t do.

And she wanted it back.

She wanted to be active again. She wanted to feel confident outdoors again. Most importantly, she wanted to get back to hiking.

Lynn worked with Christine at our Fort Walton Beach clinic, rebuilding her strength, stability, and confidence one step at a time. As she progressed, the things that had become difficult slowly started becoming possible again.

And eventually, those steps led her right back to the trails.

By the time Lynn finished physical therapy, she was navigating rugged terrain without difficulty. 𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 1,099 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.

And it’s a pretty incredible way to measure progress.

Because Lynn’s recovery wasn’t simply about a stronger knee or better numbers in the clinic.

It was about getting back outside, finding the trail again, and returning to something she loves.

Lynn, thank you for trusting Christine and our Fort Walton Beach team to be part of your journey.

We’re so happy to see where those steps have taken you. ❤️

🎉 𝟕 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞! 🍪💙

We’re celebrating 7 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙤 𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙖 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮 and making this anniversary even sweeter as a 2026 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩! 🏆

We’re so thankful for our incredible patients, team members, and communities who have supported us throughout these seven years. Every visit, every success story, and every milestone has been part of the journey.

Here’s to 7 years of Pro Vita Physical Therapy, many more to come, and of course, a few cookies to celebrate! 🥳🍪💙

𝟕 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 | 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 ❤️
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙧 | 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

For Marty, recovery hasn’t been just one chapter.

Over the years, he has come to Pro Vita through a knee replacement, a shoulder replacement, and surgeries on both wrists. Through each recovery, he worked with Kim and Merry at our Crestview clinic, putting in the work to regain his strength, movement, and ability to get back to everyday life.

But when we asked Marty what all of that work has allowed him to do again, his answer had nothing to do with strength or range of motion.

It was much simpler.

“𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.”

And when we asked why that mattered so much?

“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.”

Those few words say more about Marty’s recovery than any measurement ever could. Because after multiple surgeries and multiple rounds of rehabilitation, what mattered most wasn’t simply what his body could do again.

It was who he could do it with.

Marty, thank you for trusting Kim, Merry, and Pro Vita Physical Therapy through so many chapters of your recovery. We’re honored to share the part of your journey that means the most.

𝙂𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨. ❤️