You deserve to feel strong.In your body. In your sport. In your life.

Yes. "Athlete" here means anyone who wants their body to do something specific — hike with your kids, lift on Saturdays, get through a shift without your back locking up. The approach is the same: build capacity, respect irritability, and get you back to the thing you actually care about.

No. Montana is a direct access state, which means you can be evaluated and treated by a physical therapist without a physician referral. If your case needs imaging or a specialist, I'll tell you and help coordinate it.

You start treatment the same day — not at some future appointment. We go through your history and goals, run a real movement and strength assessment, and then get to work: hands-on treatment, your first interventions, and a plan you understand. You walk out having already begun your recovery, with something specific to do before I see you again.

Sooner than most families expect. The old advice — a dark room and total rest until symptoms disappear — is out of date, and sitting still too long can actually stretch recovery out. Current best practice is a short period of relative rest, then carefully dosed activity guided by what your athlete can tolerate. Most young athletes recover within about a month, and the ones who start guided care early tend to get there faster. I'll assess which systems the concussion actually affected, treat those specifically, get school and screens back on track first, then progress through return-to-sport stages with clear criteria at each step. Anything that looks like an emergency should go to the ER first — I pick it up from there.

Be Strong is an out-of-network practice. That's what makes true one-on-one care possible — the whole visit is yours, and the plan is built around your case rather than a visit count. I accept HSA payment, and in most cases I can provide the documentation you'd need to seek reimbursement through your insurer. I'm happy to walk through the numbers on your free consult call.

We meet by video for the assessment, I build you a written program with demonstration videos, and you have direct access to me between sessions for questions and adjustments. It's a strong fit if your schedule is already full — you get expert guidance without building travel time to and from appointments into your week. It also works especially well for post-op progressions, return-to-sport programming, and athletes traveling for tournaments.

In most cases, yes. Physical therapy licensure follows the patient, not the provider — so I have to hold a license or privilege in the state you're sitting in. Montana is a member of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, which lets me practice in 37 member states without licensing separately in each one. Tell me where you're located on the consult call and I'll confirm before we start. If your state isn't covered, I can still build and coach your strength and performance programming.

It depends on the injury and the goal, and I'll give you an honest estimate on the consult call rather than a package you have to buy blind. What I won't do is prescribe months of care up front. Your needs will change as you progress, and the plan should change with them — so I never ask anyone to commit to more than four weeks at a time. We reassess, adjust, and decide the next block together.