Education:
Joe is a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Duke University, Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the University of Florida and served on the Athletic Training staff for the Florida Gator men’s basketball team. He has over 20 years of experience in Sports Medicine. He has also completed advanced training in Trigger Point Dry Needling through Myopain Seminars, Myofascial release, and Postural Restoration through the Postural Restoration Institute.
Treatment Approach:
Joe focuses on movement dysfunction, optimizing biomechanics via diverse manual therapy techniques in conjunction with therapeutic exercise to correct kinetic chain flaws. His career passions include evidence-based functional rehabilitation and spinal stability as it relates to correcting movement dysfunction for sports performance, job demands, and weight management. Joe is always a student and seeks the most current and effective treatments for his patients. He uses this advanced knowledge to create patient-specific, sport/athlete-specific, year-round training/injury prevention programs according to age, previous injuries, competition level, position, energy system and work:rest and nutrition requirements.
Clientele and Outreach:
While Joe is an expert in the field of orthopedic physical therapy and sports performance, he also will help guide your overall wellness and has a large referral network to get you to the right specialist if surgical, medical, nutritional, sport coaching or mental health consult is needed.
Joe has treated athletes from pediatric to professional: PGA golfers, Endurance athlete, Olympic figure skaters, gymnasts, swimmers, and track athletes, tennis and pickleball players, lacrosse and soccer players, collegiate and NFL football, MLB baseball, NHL hockey, and NBA basketball players, CrossFit athletes, weekend warriors, professional ballerinas, and Broadway performers.
He currently serves as a sports medicine advisor for Lancaster, York, Union and Mecklenburg County high schools sports, Extreme Ice, Charlotte Rush Hockey, Porter Ridge Athletic Association, Mint Hill Athletic Association, Soccer Academies, Miller Street Dance Studio, Jami Masters School of Dance, CrossFit Indian Trail, Indian Land Crossfit, CrossFit S3, CrossFit Kaiju, and Ultimate CrossFit.
Whether it’s learning to walk, training to run the Boston Marathon, or making the climb up Mt. Everest, Joe promises you a dedication to excellence and unsurpassed devotion to helping you achieve your goals.
Education: Lesley is a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Duke University, Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, and Athletic Trainer at the University of Florida. She has completed extensive training in pelvic health through the Herman and Wallace Institute, Trigger Point Dry Needling, including the pelvic floor musculature, myofascial release, and postural re-education through the Postural Restoration Institute.
Treatment Approach: Lesley’s passion for physical therapy began during high school sports when she had her first of 4 knee surgeries, including 2 ACL reconstructions. Although playing nearly every sport at some time, basketball was always her favorite! Lesley recognizes the importance of a physical therapist on the mental and emotional state of an athlete following an injury, as much as the physical recovery. Her interest in women’s health was sparked years later by her own post-partum recovery following the delivery of her two, beautiful daughters.
Lesley employs a comprehensive, patient-specific treatment approach with a strong emphasis on manual therapy techniques, including myofascial release and soft tissue mobilization. Although skilled in treating orthopedic injuries across all age groups, she specializes in spinal disorders. In her women’s health practice, Lesley uses a combination of manual therapy, dry needling, biofeedback, corrective exercises, and thorough education to address conditions such as urinary and fecal incontinence, prolapse, vulvodynia, dyspareunia, bladder and bowel disorders, and constipation.
