07/13/2026
Meet Mike Edwards, DPT
For more than 20 years, I have helped people in Las Vegas recover from injuries, overcome persistent pain, and return to the activities that make them feel like themselves.
My path into physical therapy began with a lifelong fascination with movement, athletic performance, and the human body. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of Tennessee before completing my Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Belmont University in Nashville.
Since moving to Las Vegas, I have spent my career practicing outpatient orthopedic and sports physical therapy. Along the way, I have had the opportunity to work with people from nearly every background—from young athletes and active adults to seniors, weekend warriors, and professionals competing in the UFC, NFL, NHL, NBA, and PGA.
As a longtime martial artist, I have a particular connection with combat athletes. I understand that staying healthy is not just about eliminating pain. It is about remaining capable, confident, and prepared to train, compete, work, and live without constantly worrying about the next setback.
From Treating Injuries to Understanding the System
Early in my career, my approach reflected the traditional sports-medicine model: identify the injured structure, restore mobility and strength, and gradually return the person to activity.
That approach helped many people, but I continued encountering patients whose symptoms did not fit neatly into an isolated muscle, tendon, or joint diagnosis. Their pain returned. Their movement remained restricted. Or the location of their symptoms did not seem to explain the larger problem.
Those cases pushed me to look deeper.
My study of the fascial system—and particularly Fascial Manipulation® as developed by the Stecco family—changed the way I evaluate and treat the body. I began to see movement not as a collection of separate body parts, but as a coordinated system that distributes tension, transfers force, and adapts to previous injuries.
The painful area is important, but it is not always where the problem began.
Today, I combine my background in orthopedic rehabilitation, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, martial arts, and fascia-focused assessment to determine why someone’s movement system is no longer working efficiently. Treatment may incorporate Fascial Manipulation®, manual therapy, dry needling, musculoskeletal ultrasound, movement retraining, and progressive exercise—but the technique is never the starting point.
The starting point is understanding the person and the system.
Why I Created The Fascia Lab
I founded The Fascia Lab because I wanted to practice physical therapy differently.
Traditional healthcare often rewards volume: shorter appointments, standardized protocols, multiple patients at once, and generic exercise programs. That environment can make it difficult to investigate complicated problems or provide the attention people deserve.
At The Fascia Lab, every session is private, one-on-one, and built around your individual history, movement patterns, goals, and response to treatment. You are not passed between providers or left alone with a sheet of exercises. You receive my full attention, a clear explanation of what I am finding, and a plan designed specifically for you.
My role is not simply to treat the place that hurts. It is to help you understand how your body has adapted, identify what may be limiting your recovery or performance, and create meaningful changes that carry over into your life.
Whether you want to avoid surgery, recover from an injury, resolve a problem that keeps returning, stay on the mats, or continue performing at a high level, my goal is the same:
To help your body function as a more connected, adaptable, and resilient system.
