My passion for physical therapy is personal. At 12, a bone infection (osteomyelitis) in my hip left me with a bad limp and chronic low back pain. I tried it all — chiropractic, acupuncture, pain pills, even “standard” PT — with little relief, and figured I’d just have to live with it.
Then I started strength training, and within weeks my “permanent” back pain was gone. Seeing firsthand how the right exercise could undo pain set my course: I would become a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
I earned my Bachelor’s in Clinical Movement Science (Kinesiology) and my Doctor of Physical Therapy — both at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities — while training as a weightlifter, performing as a professional break dancer (b-boy) for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and earning my black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu along the way. Since then I’ve practiced in concierge and cash-based settings and added certification in dry needling and a post-doctoral Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography.
Off the clock, I’m a BJJ black belt training at Mark 44 and Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu in Glencoe, and I spend my time traveling and with my family — my wife, two kids, and a granddaughter.
