Ground Up Physical Therapy

06/23/2026

My experience as a PT patient number 2 - bilateral shoulder pain

Takeaways (note beforehand, not taking any shots at the staff that rendered the care, it is the system rather than any team of therapists or individual therapists):

1. In this system, patient volume is so high staff doesn’t have a choice but prescribe cookie cutter exercises

2. Communication in between session was non-existent; no follow up until I came back in for my next visit, at which point I’d likely have wasted 24-72 hours doing the same exercises

3. Plan could not be established beyond PT; “okay, shoulders are now better, how do I get back to lifting and exercising?”

4. Billed insurance…still pretty hefty bill at the end of the day; some insurances help out in an okay way, some still have a pretty hefty out of pocket cost, deductibles, copays, max number of visits, or just stop your care completely (what’s up with that?)

I discovered the system was stuck in a cycle that it couldn’t get out of. It relied on volume and was sacrificing the extension of care that would make patients not just better and out of pain, but stronger and more resilient than before

If this sounds like you and your experience with PT, I would invite you to explore something different

Ground Up Performance PT aims to do:
✅ More time with the PT
✅ Filling in the “gaps” between sessions
✅ Freedom for the patient to make improvement outside of the clinic walls
✅ Faster returns to sport - back with your coaches, teammates, faster returns to the gym WHILE STILL IN THERAPY
✅ Plans developed beyond PT and don’t stop once you’re “better” or “functional”

If you’re wondering what Ground Up Performance PT can do for you👇 drop GUPT in the comments or DM me directly

Let’s schedule a 10-15 minute strategy call and see what your plan SHOULD look like to get you beyond just “okay”

Don’t wait

06/20/2026

I get to spend my days doing the two things I enjoy most (performance training and rehab), with who I love to work with (driven youth athletes and active adults who don’t just want to “be fine,” they want to be better than they were) in a way that best serves them (Performance PT) that gets them back faster than expected

No cookie-cutter protocols. No “rest it and see.” We build around your sport, your schedule, and your goals — so you get back on the field, the court, or under the bar as fast as your body will safely allow.

If you’ve never worked with a coach or PT who treats the rehab like performance work and the performance work like it actually matters… you’re missing something. And you might be more curious about it than you think.

👉 DM me “QUALIFY” and let’s find out if Performance PT is the missing piece for you. No pressure — just a conversation about what’s possible.

06/19/2026

06/17/2026

There’s a lot you’re missing if you are only focusing on the things you can see

High level athletes are more than the trophies, records and the scores.

What could you be better at to take yourself to another level and reach more of your potential?

06/15/2026

Summer months are kind of a crazy time for youth athletes nowadays. The volume of activity can be a lot, sometimes competing in several competitions over the course of a single weekend. Not to mention the number of practices over the course of the week leading to the weekend.

Add that to the progressively increasing temperatures and humidity the summer brings...you’re asking for trouble if those athletes aren’t being taken care of.

As a coach and/or parent, take a few extra measures to make sure that your athlete is not only recoverying more readily so they can continue to compete, but also staying safe this summer.

1. 💧HYDRATE - stating the obvious but hot weather brings on increased sweating and loss of fluids. The name of the game here is to “PRE-HYDRATE” way before competition starts and continue to hydrate during and after competition is done.

2. 🧘‍♀️”Light” stretching - Help the muscles and joints come back to their normal state while accelerating recovery from competition by promoting healthy blood flow back into the system

3. 💪 Weight training 🏋️‍♂️ - nothing crazy here, just challenging muscles in a different way than they do in their sport. They aren’t working to soreness, but should be getting stronger over the course of the season and peaking at the right time to compete at a high level

4. 🍝 EAT RIGHT! 🍳 - Replenishing the right nutrients back into their system not only provides them a high level of energy they will need during their competition, but food also provides the right sources to rebuild tissue that has broken down over the course of their training, not only giving them more opportunity to compete, but also improving their potential to fight off injury

**BONUS TIP** SLEEP(!!!!) 😴

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06/14/2026

I don’t know how many times during an eval something in an injury history gets forgotten because it feels so minuscule, so unimportant. But in reality, our past shapes our present way more than you imagine

That time you rolled your ankle…
… that time you tripped and landed on your outstretched arm…
…that last bag of mulch you carried from the truck…

Little as it may seem, those things can affect

Acute, minor bumps and bruises can lead to chronic, long-term issues

Performance PT is build to identify movement deficits that can lead to something far worse

If you’re active and something just doesn’t “feel right,” message me and see what Performance PT can do for you

06/13/2026

Grade 1 Hamstring strain + High level Track Athlete (hurdler nonetheless) = Difficult prognosis for return to sport

Even more difficult with an accelerated time table (10 days)

But ONE CLINIC VISIT is all he needed to work his way back into the events he wanted to race in.

We established his plan and with constant feedback and communication allowed his program to evolve with his symptom improvement to continually make progress while continuing to attend practices

He returned at his 10 day goal and not only completed…he set his own personal best, not typically in the realm of possibility with a hamstring strain

Physical Therapy can be done differently

06/08/2026

Little bit of nostalgia this Monday morning. But memory lane brought me back to the WHY Ground Up Performance Physical Therapy came to be.

Mike didn’t fit “Physical Therapy” but he needed it. He needed guidance to get him from Point A to Point B.

He needed a strategy to get him back to his previous level of training and activity in a safe and effective way that limited setbacks and potential for injury

We were able to work together and program interventions that produced progress and results quickly and got him back to moving the way he was used to.

My PT experience with Mike opened my mind to what Physical Therapy can truly be

06/05/2026

✅ Week 1
Getting fast!