Michael was born and raised in Hampton Roads. He graduated from South University with his Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assistant. Michael has several years of coaching experience on a high school level, coaching swimming and tennis. He also coached swimmer league swimming for 9 years. He is an avid Brazilian Juitsu practitioner and enjoys staying active. His physical therapy interests include chronic pain, migraine/headache, and sports performance patients. Manual therapy and the Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) are his areas of advanced education and enjoyment. He is a certified myofascial decompression (cupping) therapist, a certified performance specialist through the Champion Physical Therapy program (C-PS) and is a credentialled therapist (PRC) through the Postural Restoration Institute. Michael is a hands-on therapist utilizing a variety of forms of movement training and manual therapy to expedite healing and improve performance. Â His goal is to view the body as a whole and address pain/dysfunction at its most root cause.