Jodi - traveler

“For my work I travel nationally and internationally. One day I started experiencing intense pain in my back. I could barely bend over and sitting for longer than 5 min was difficult. I had an international trip coming up soon and I didn't know how I was going to handle the travel. Fleming Athletics showed up at just the right time in my life. Mike was able to identify the problem within minutes of talking and observing me. He not only loosened up my back but he taught me how to do the exercises myself to continue to strengthen my body. He took his time explaining the exercises and making sure that I was able to do them on my own. I left the session being able to bend over, twist and sit down which I was previously unable to do. In the following days Mike followed up with me to make sure I was still doing well and sent me follow up videos for the exercises. I still perform the exercises and I am able to do them from anywhere in the world.”

Maddie - 3 sport high school Athlete

Field Hockey

Basketball

Javelin - 2019: 5th place in PIAA State Meet, 1st place in PIAA District 3 Meet.

Ryan - marathon runner

Severe groin pain that would not allow Ryan to run more than a few miles was how he was introduced to the methods for balancing out the left to right and front to back aspects of his body. Working on the lateral sling and hip stabilization plus the opposite big toe mobility and activation we were able to go to pain free running and at 32y.o. able to run multiple sub 5min miles consecutively. Continued progress with a progressive plan of heavy, low rep weight lifting for force absorption, paired with speed runs and low intense long distance, diet and recovery strategies helped Ryan to greatly increase his distance with very fast times.

“Hey Mike! I ran my 3rd fastest time ever in a 10 mile race.”

Leslie - 56 y.o. - outdoor activities

Partial knee replacement

4 months post surgery - Pain Free, skiing and at the top of North Cone in Colorado 12,060 ft elevation

Connor - Freshman Baseball player

Trainer Mike,

With the new news on the Canes (baseball tryout) I am very happy. But there is no question that without you I wouldn’t have performed as well as I did. So, I wanted to write a quick thank you note to you. Thank you for preparing me for my tryouts and allowing me to be at my peak.

Thank you,

Connor

Mylie - Junior High Volleyball Player

At 13 years old our daughter began to experience severe knee pain during her first middle school volleyball season.  We started with a local sports doctor who thought she tore her ACL.  The MRI showed no tear so she was diagnosed with patella femoral syndrome.  After wearing multiple braces and a few more doctor visits, she still had no relief so we saw another sports doctor for a second opinion.  He agreed that it was patella femoral syndrome but suggested that she needed strengthening exercises.  Following 8 weeks of the recommended therapy, she was no better and was in fact worse.  When we returned to the doctor he told our daughter (now 14) that she would have to decide how much she loves the sport of volleyball because her condition was very painful and most people give up the sport as a result.  After she cried many tears in the car that day, we reached out to Mike and he agreed to work with her.  He explained that she needed strengthening but not just in the muscles around her knee.  He explained how her hips are involved and why teaching her to jump and land correctly is also important.  He started her on a treatment plan that took patience and hard work, but we started to see results.  Along the way he helped her to envision the process as well as the end result.  He subjected her to restrictions and only pushed when he knew it was ok to push, and he kept in touch with us along the way to discuss progress and ongoing expectations.  We are happy to say that she is now playing volleyball PAIN-FREE and after this middle school and club season, she will start her freshman season in the fall -and we have no doubt she will be healthy!  The work is not done as she still participates in strengthening exercises and some therapy to avoid a re-occurrence.  We have also been counseled on nutrition and what is important to our daughter’s continued growth as an athlete.  Mike is consistently learning and bettering himself to take great care of his athletes - and we can’t thank him enough!