EBM Fitness Solutions offers guidance with training, nutrition, injury rehab and prevention with a focus on technique and customized programs.
I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (CISSN). All of that basically makes this a one-stop shop for all the things you will need to improve fitness, rehab injuries, and improve nutrition. My background and experience make me well-adept at working with any individual who wants to achieve improved fitness and function while minimizing the risk of injury while doing so. I know when to work around injuries and when to work them to help improve them. I have worked with many individuals who were able to achieve weight-loss goals while decreasing their pain level and returning to a level of function they once thought lost. My philosophy focuses on teaching people how to move better. Once we learn to do that, we are then free to work as hard as we need/want to so we can obtain your goal(s). Part of this involves starting with the basics and teaching people how to feel the proper muscles working and to minimize any compensatory movement patterns that have developed. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Achieving any goal is about getting the right mindset, being accountable and being consistent with the actions it takes to achieve whatever the goal might be. There are many ways that we will discuss doing this to allow you to reach your goals, enjoy the process and be able to make the changes part of a new way of doing things going forward. EBM Fitness Solutions looks to build an environment with a sense of family, community, and support for one another. Ultimately, we are all working towards similar goals. We just start out at different points with a different backstory.
02/25/2026
Most people are surprised to find out how high in the body the first rib is located.
The first rib passes right near a lot of structures that do not like to be compressed.
Thoracic spine tightness, or hypomobility, is something that plagues most people I meet and almost none of them have any idea it is a problem.
That is because when the thoracic spine is tight, you can have:
neck pain and decreased neck range of motion (ROM)
shoulder pain and decreased shoulder ROM
difficulty sleeping
headaches (these tend to be more on one side of the head)
difficulty sitting up straight
Just because something hurts doesn't mean you shouldn't exercise. If you have proper strategies, you can continue to exercise and allow for the pain/injury to get better.
The key is to do things differently and to modify activities when you have to.
Start by looking at things as 'need to' versus 'want to'. Initially, we minimize the want to and modify the need to.
Part of getting better is removing the irritating factor. Not like a wife irritating factor ;), but the movement(s) that are actually increasing your pain.
Sometimes, the speed at which you are performing the movement is the issue and not the actual movement. Try slowing down to see if that helps your pain.
Lunges are one of the best lower body exercises you can perform.
A lot of people complain about knee pain when doing different kinds of lunges.
In most cases, the issue is technique driven and has little to do with the knees. Feeling pain in the front knee or the back can also shed light on what the underlying issue may be.
The good news is that with some technique adjustment, people can often lunge without pain.
The paradox of sleep. We are thought to be still and without movement yet our brain is on fire with activity. It is putting in the work while we are fast asleep.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a watery liquid that continually circulates through the brain's ventricles (hollow cavities) and around the surface of the brain and spinal cord. CSF washes out impurities from the brain, transfers nutrients and provides protective cushioning to the brain and spinal cord.
Starting a fitness program can be a daunting task. How do you know what you are doing is the best thing for you to be doing?
If you are just starting out, you should follow a program that is designed for beginners.
The overall volume is not as high and progressions are more gradual to give your body a chance to adjust and adapt.
This also helps to ensure you can stick with the program. When program variables are all over the place in the beginning, it is often more confusing.
Too much muscle confusion leads to client confusion and a feeling that exercise just isn’t going to work.
When starting a program, fewer variables will help you focus on getting better at the prescribed movements. Randomly changing things just to change things doesn’t help you progress faster.
Dieting is not a new concept or idea. The first “diets” started in the 19th century with some information mentioning changes in diet to help manage diseases in the 18th century.
Fasting has been part of certain religions for much longer than that.
These concepts are not new but make up a billion-dollar industry.
All diets, no matter how they are packaged and marketed follow a similar principle. It is why they might work initially and why they will all fail at some point.
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Get out of pain and get back to living life to the fullest.
If you are tired of following exercise programs that leave you beat up and broken down instead of stronger, more mobile and thriving then it is time to train differently.
My name is Dr. Tom Biggart. At EBM Fitness Solutions, fitness and physical therapy are blended as one in all programs.
If you are currently injured or are concerned about getting injured, a customized program can be designed for you to initially work around, and ultimately, rehab the problem.
If you currently do not have any pain then we will keep it that way!
All program start with an assessment and are customized to give you both what you want and what your body needs (or will tolerate) as the two are often not the same.
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