Our Team
Dr. Nicholas Ayres, PT, DPT
Dr. Nicholas Ayres is the proud owner and physical therapist of Ayres Physical Therapy PLLC. He received his bachelors from Michigan State University (Go Green!) in Kinesiology in 2015, and graduated from Franklin Pierce University in 2021 with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
He has expertise in rehabilitating and programming athletes, active adults/ gym goers, weekend warriors, and chronic low back and extremity pain individuals who are limited by pain to achieve the performance results they need.
Dr. Ayres is certified in:
- ICE Certified: Thrust Manipulation and Management of the Thoracic Spine.
- ICE Certified: Cervical Spine Management
- *Soon to Be* ICE Certified: CMFA (Certification of the Fitness Athlete L1)
- Dry Needling of orthopedic conditions and chronic pain
- LSVT BIG : Lee Sullivan Voice Treatment BIG for physical therapy with functional maintenance, mobility, and life programming of individuals with managing Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Ayres believes in a health and fitness forward approach to his care and approaches all his patients from a whole body view including sleep, diet, habits. As someone who experienced disc bulging and athlete pain himself, he first hand understands what it takes to truly beat the pain and return to his gym activities and fitness!
Dr. Ayres enjoys his time maintaining his own health and fitness training, challenging himself in Spartan Races, while also finding time with friends and family hiking outside, boating on the lake, and cheering on his Michigan State Spartans!