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Chad's Professional Experience
​Since getting my physical therapy license in 2022, I have spent my entire (short) career in Boynton Beach, FL.
In my first year as a physical therapist, I worked at an outpatient PT clinic that required me to regularly see 2 or sometimes 3 patients at a time. I stuck it out there for a year because I felt that I made a commitment and did not want to be unprofessional.
However, that experience really opened my eyes as I felt that so many PT clinics were operating in this way.
After that experience is when I began this enterprise, PT Just For Me, LLC. It has become my goal to provide people an alternative experience from traditional physical therapy that will allow them to actually achieve their health and fitness goals.
For nearly the last year, as this passion project has slowly grown, I have worked at another outpatient clinic in Boynton Beach, FL. This clinic operates as well as possible under the constraints of insurance policies (including of course one-on-one sessions only).
During the nearly 2 years with my physical therapy license I have helped countless individuals in Boynton Beach, FL recover from various injuries and conditions while improving their quality of life. I also had diverse clinical experiences as a student and before physical therapy school that have allowed me to develop a more comprehensive approach towards treating my clients.
Chad's Educational Background
I graduated from Emory and Henry College School of Health Sciences with my doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) degree on August 13, 2022. I was elected by my peers to represent them as their class president for all 3 years of graduate school.
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During my final year of my doctorate program, I had 3 clinical rotations, each 12-weeks, 40/hours per week, where I practiced physical therapy under supervision of a clinical instructor in various setting including:
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Trauma ICU at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, VA
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VCU Children’s Hospital in Richmond, VA working with children with disabilities.
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Outpatient physical therapy clinic in Delray Beach, FL
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Prior to graduate school I received my Bachelor's of Kinesiology from James Madison University in 2017. During my time at JMU, I volunteered for over 450 hours as an unpaid intern at a local physical therapy clinic as well as the local hospital in Harrisonburg, VA.
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After graduating from JMU on May 6, 2017, I immediately began work as a rehab technician at that same local physical therapy clinic. I worked there as a tech and front office staff for 2 years before beginning PT school. The lessons I learned from the owners and therapists of that small clinic in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia about how to treat patient's like family is something that I carry with me to this day.
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Between my work as a rehab technician, my 3 years in physical therapy school, and my nearly 2 years of practice as a physical therapist, I have devoted the last 7 years of my life to improving my skills and knowledge related to health and fitness.
Chad's Life and Vision
I am a 29-year-old average guy just trying to pay his bills and do work that I'm passionate about. I spent my entire childhood in Charlottesville, VA. I played sports most of my life. Around the age of 12, I started playing lacrosse and I found this drive to become a college lacrosse player. This motivation carried over into other sports and I found myself nearly every day playing either lacrosse or basketball - often by myself just doing drills I had made up.
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Eventually around 13 I started strength training to improve my athletic performance. I progressed from doing push ups in my room to going to a gym. I figured if I wanted to be better at sports I needed to get stronger, faster, etc. I got all my information from random online sources and the back of protein powder jugs. Long story short my lacrosse career ended after high school - I never really knew what I was doing in the gym, I didn't commit as much as I could have or take the time to reach out to better resources, and I ended up the same height now at 29-years-old that I was then at 13 (5-foot-8 on a good day). So lacrosse didn't work out, but in that pursuit I developed a strong interest in learning about fitness.
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I decided to turn that interest into the focus of my education by studying kinesiology in college. While at college, a friend told me about an internship opportunity at a local PT clinic. In my first week at this small clinic I saw a physical therapist perform the Epley Maneuver to treat vertigo and if that is something you have ever witnessed or experienced, it can be quite incredible how quickly someone goes from unable to walk straight to feeling pretty much fine within a matter of seconds or minutes.
From that point on I knew that I wanted to become a physical therapist to have that kind of profound impact on people's lives. I ultimately pursued that passion by working at a clinic where I specialized in treating vertigo and balance disorders for the first year of my career.
Ever since volunteering at that small PT clinic in Harrisonburg, VA while in college, I have dreamt of owning my own physical therapy clinic that would ideally provide multiple-disciplinary services including massage therapy, acupuncture, personal training, and access to a full gym. I'm still working on making that dream a reality.
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I came down from Virginia to Boynton Beach, FL in December of 2022. It was simply my way of trying something different after already scoping out the area during my final clinical rotation of graduate school in Delray Beach, FL. I have always wanted to live near the beach and the idea of it being warm all year was just too tempting.
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I enjoy going to the beach, playing pickleball, going to the gym, exploring nature walks, going to concerts, and spending time with friends, family, and my girlfriend.
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Just the other day, one of my patients said to me, "You seem like a really happy guy, like you have no problems." While I can assure you that I have my issues, I hope to bring joy to all the people I have the opportunity to come across in life. I have had my own personal struggles and have spent my career helping people through sometimes the darkest moments of their lives. If there is anything I have learned, it is to show and express gratitude for all the wonders of life. Right now, I'm grateful to you for reading this, and I hope we can work together to find ways to improve your life.