WHO WE ARE

Physical Therapist
Former Marine Special Operator (MARSOC)

I joined the Marine Corps at 18 and spent my military career in the infantry for 4 years and in special operations for 5 years. The injuries added up the way they do in that line of work. A dislocated shoulder with a torn labrum. Femoroacetabular impingement with a labral tear in both hips. A torn ACL. A torn ligament in my wrist. Neck, Low back and hip pain that never fully went away.

At 27 I was told to stop rucking and lighten the load on weightlifting, and that I should plan on a hip replacement by 40. That was the whole plan. Rest and wait to be broken.

I did not accept their advice because I knew it was possible to stay strong and fit despite my injuries. So I went looking for a better answer. What I found changed how I think about pain and injury. Pain is just a signal, a warning sign. However, if you chase the signal instead of the source, you stay hurt. So I learned to find the actual cause by addressing mobility deficits, poor movement patterns, weak muscles that could not stabilize my joint and lastly I learned how to load the tissue instead of protecting it, and build a body that holds up under real demand.