Main Clinical Focus:

• Rehabilitation Specialist
• Respiratory/Circulatory Health (my thesis work)
• Athletic Osteopathy
• Unknown Causes of Pain

Classically trained in Osteopathic Manual Medicine (OMM) both in Canada and Europe, I am now a US board-certified Doctor of Manual Osteopathy and hold a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation.

My niche focus is treating pressure gradients of the body and balancing out fluidic environments (respiration/circulation/lymph). This includes working on the three major diaphragms of the body (Thoracic Diaphragm, Pelvic Diaphragm, and the Cranial Diaphragm (Tentorium) in relationship to the blood vessels and lymphatic system. I also really enjoy treating athletes and those who are on a health journey, who, like me, have lost hope in having any quality of life. It is my ambition and passion that through applying the science of Osteopathy, I will be able to help people have HOPE once again while improving their health and improving their performance.

Bio:

Growing up, I worked hard and played hard. This mentality and service in the USMC led to multiple sports and service-connected injuries to include 9 concussions, multiple broken bones, and a weakened immune system, including 30% lung damage. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when I broke my right femur (large thigh bone) while I was in the United States Marine Corps.

Breaking my femur led to 6 years of physio, registered massage, and chiropractic treatments. Although all of them had some benefit to my recovery, I never got completely better. In fact, I was told by my medical doctor that I would probably never be able to walk well, let alone run or play any sports again.

In 2012, my wife introduced me to an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner in Canada named Rob Hufgart D.O.M.P., RMT. After 4 treatments, I was running again, playing sports, and even able to do CrossFit again without modifying workouts. (And in case you didn’t know, CrossFit is crazy, and all of us who do it are a little crazy. But that’s a side note.) To make it even better, my lung capacity was retested and I’m back to 100%. Rob Hufgart’s treatments made me realize that I had hope again.

This led me on a journey as a lifelong learning with major milestones including founding Aligned Health in 2014, becoming licensed in Osteopathic Manual Therapy in 2017, completing my Ph.D. in 2024, and then relocating to Florida. It is my life goal to give others the “second chance hope” I was given through the art and science of Manual Osteopathy.

I look forward to working with you.

Favorite Osteopathic Quote: “You are the sum total of everything that has happened to you.” J. Gordon Zink, D.O.

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