The bottom line
Anthony Ashnault, the 2019 NCAA wrestling champion at 149 pounds for Rutgers, trusted his recovery from back surgery to physical therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic care at Thrive Spine & Sports Rehab in New Jersey. A weekly patient since 2019, he chose us for our work with combat sports athletes and stayed for the positive atmosphere.
- Anthony Ashnault
- 2019 NCAA champion
- Surgery
- Back
- Care
- PT, acupuncture, chiro
- At Thrive
- Weekly since 2019
A champion who chose us for combat sports
Anthony Ashnault, a wrestler from South Plainfield, won the 2019 NCAA championship at 149 pounds for Rutgers and was a four-time Division I All-American. He first came to Thrive after graduating in 2019 because he saw so many combat sports athletes, wrestlers and MMA fighters, coming in and out, and figured we knew how to work with athletes like him. From then on he came pretty much every week.
Three kinds of care under one roof
So when Anthony had back surgery, his post-surgery rehab brought together three of our services under one roof: physical therapy, chiropractic care and acupuncture, which he had with AJ Adamczyk, our licensed acupuncturist and the owner of Thrive. Physical therapy is the core of rehab after surgery, rebuilding strength and movement step by step, and chiropractic care can complement it, especially after spinal surgery. In acupuncture, we use ultra-fine needles to ease pain and help the body heal itself, and Anthony's went along his back, under a heat lamp.
A positive place to recover
At Thrive, the talk always comes back to getting better, whether it's about life, business or wrestling. For an athlete working toward becoming an Olympic and world champion, that was the atmosphere Anthony wanted for his recovery. He and AJ grew close enough to bounce business ideas off each other, and everyone he met here, from the front desk to his therapists, was a pleasure to be around. That's why he kept coming back.
“This is the kind of atmosphere I want to be in for my recovery. I want a positive atmosphere.”
Key takeaways
- Six weeks after back surgery, Anthony Ashnault, the 2019 NCAA wrestling champion at 149 pounds for Rutgers, was getting physical therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic care at Thrive Spine & Sports Rehab in New Jersey.
- Anthony Ashnault came to Thrive in New Jersey pretty much every week from 2019, after he saw how many wrestlers and MMA fighters we treat.
- After back surgery, NCAA champion Anthony Ashnault had acupuncture at Thrive with AJ Adamczyk, L.Ac., the clinic's owner, alongside physical therapy and chiropractic care.
- Anthony Ashnault, training to become an Olympic and world champion, says the positive atmosphere at Thrive in New Jersey, where the talk is always about getting better, is why he keeps coming back.
