Our Story

Starting in 1997

Chad graduated from The Ohio State University in 1997 as a licensed physical therapist. After completing an internship at the renowned Kessler Institute outside New York City, where he learned therapy to its highest specifications, he began his career in sports medicine here in Columbus. He enjoyed treating people & athletes who needed the most out of their bodies. Having a mathematics background, Chad was always intrigued by WHY and how injuries occur - specifically non-traumatic ones - and how that knowledge could help prevent them in the first place. Having the privilege of working with many high-level athletes, he began learning what they did to take care of themselves and stay in peak shape. He started to learn the various techniques these athletes sought out. In addition to the timeless principles of physical therapy, one particular technique stood out and changed things more than anything else – Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT®). It used the body’s neurology to solve orthopedic problems and it was so powerful. But it was not yet being done, except on the highest-level athletes, and not here in Columbus. This method helped in ways that traditional therapy could not…and with speed, thoroughness & efficiency. No wonder athletes sought this out! It was exciting for both Chad & his clients who had never seen anything like this before. It was different enough that he needed to break away from the traditional physical therapy setting…