Work With Michael
Performance recovery, mobility, and bodywork for athletes, youth athletes, and active adults who want to keep training with fewer setbacks and more consistency.
Sessions combine movement assessments, hands-on work, and strength-informed guidance to help you move better, recover more effectively, and build capacity that carries into training and daily life.
Who This Work Is For
What Sessions Include
What Sessions Include
This work is for people who train regularly and want support that makes sense for the real demands of sport, training, and active life. It may be a good fit if you are:
- an athlete or combat athlete managing the wear and tear of training
- a youth athlete developing mobility, coordination, and strength
- an active adult who wants to keep training without repeatedly getting set back
- returning to training after injury, surgery, or time away
- looking for a more structured approach to mobility, recovery, and performance
The goal is not simply to feel better for a day. The goal is to help you move, train, and recover in a way that supports long-term progress.
What Sessions Include
What Sessions Include
What Sessions Include
Sessions are collaborative and adapted to the individual. Depending on your needs, sessions may include:
- movement assessment
- hands-on work when appropriate
- mobility and coordination work
- guided movement training
- progressive loading and strength skill development
Each session is shaped around how you move, how you train, what feels limiting, and what will best support progress over time.
Ways to Work Together
Initial Evaluation
Initial Evaluation
Initial Evaluation
Initial Evaluation
120 minutes | $300
A comprehensive first session focused on understanding how you move, train, and recover.
This session may include movement assessment, hands-on work when appropriate, and guided movement to establish clear next steps.
You leave with:
- a better understanding of what may be limiting you
- a clearer direction forward
- practical recommendations that support training between sessions
Best for first-time clients, returning athletes, and anyone who needs a fuller picture before moving into ongoing work.
Ongoing Sessions
Initial Evaluation
Initial Evaluation
60 minutes | $180
Focused sessions designed to improve mobility, coordination, recovery, and load tolerance over time.
These sessions build on the initial evaluation and are shaped around your current training demands, recurring issues, and long-term goals.
Best for continued progress, performance support, and training durability.
1:1 Movement and Strength Skill Training
1:1 Movement and Strength Skill Training
1:1 Movement and Strength Skill Training
45–60 minutes | $100
For clients who want more focused work on movement quality, coordination, control, and adaptable strength.
These sessions emphasize skillful strength development that transfers back into real training demands.
Small Group Training
1:1 Movement and Strength Skill Training
1:1 Movement and Strength Skill Training
2–6 people | 45–60 minutes
Shared training themes with individualized coaching in a focused, performance-driven environment.
Groups remain intentionally small to maintain coaching quality and attention.
Youth Athletes
Youth athletes place real demands on their bodies through practice, competition, skill development, and year-round training.
This work can support young athletes who need help with mobility, coordination, recovery, movement quality, and building a stronger foundation for long-term athletic development.
Sessions are adapted to the athlete’s age, training demands, and stage of development, with the goal of supporting both current performance and long-term resilience.
What to Expect
The first step is an initial evaluation.
That session is used to understand how you move, how you train, where progress is being interrupted, and what may be contributing to recurring issues or limitations.
From there, the work becomes more specific. Some clients need more hands-on support. Some need better movement options. Some need a clearer progression back into loading and training.
The process is individualized, but the aim stays the same:
- help you move better.
- recover more effectively.
- keep progressing.
Michael’s Background
Michael W. Bartkovich, PT, DPT
Michael’s background includes outpatient physical therapy, sports performance environments, program development, physical education, and advanced myofascial work.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania.
His perspective is also shaped by years of training in martial arts, rock climbing, parkour, and obstacle-based movement — environments where coordination, adaptability, recovery, and load tolerance matter.
That combination of clinical training and firsthand training experience informs work with athletes, youth athletes, and active adults who want support that carries directly into training and life outside the clinic.
Ready to get started?
Work with Michael for performance recovery, mobility, and bodywork that supports long-term progress in sport and daily life.
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