“Treat People, Not Injuries...”
Mike has rehabilitated and reconditioned athletes from a variety of levels and sports, not only helping them return to competition, but also increasing their resilience to future injury. Mike's potent combination movement evaluation, manual therapy techniques and corrective exercise work to identify and eliminate the underlying causes of pain & injury, while educating athletes on best practices in training and recovery.
Mike is an expert movement evaluator and manual therapist. With over a decade of experience working with high level athletes from MLB, MiLB, NFL, NBA, MLL NCAA, US Olympians, NCAA Champions, Pro Bodybuilders, and CrossFit Competitors, he has the experience and skill set to help get you to where you want to be.
About mike
My name is Mike Stella. I am a Certified Athletic Trainer and Performance Enhancement Coach. More importantly, I consider myself an EDUCATOR. I have spent over half of my life studying, treating, & reconditioning athletes to return to competition. I love it because I was one of those athletes...
Knee torn up...
Athletic future in serious doubt...
Slipped through the cracks in the healthcare system...
So I changed paths... A journey to find answers.
I went on a mission to become the best sports medicine practitioner I could be. On a mission to heal as many as I can with my head, my hands, and my heart.
Still Learning. Still Growing. Still Moving.
I want to share what I know with all of you. Whether you are an elite athlete or someone who simply wants to reclaim their body. The only way to do that is to teach you.
It is my sincere hope that we can use this platform as a community. To interact, and lift each other up.
Thank you for following me on this journey.
It's going to be a great ride!
In Health & Strength,
Mike Stella
The movement underground
WE ARE ALL ABOUT HELPING YOU MOVE BETTER, MOVE MORE, AND GET BACK TO THE THINGS YOU LOVE.
HERE'S HOW WE DO IT...
MOVEMENT AND INJURY EVALUATION
Assessment is the key to success. We can't determine your POINT B, without first establishing POINT A. We will go through a comprehensive evaluation on Day 1, determining your compensations that may lead to injury, pain, or less than optimum performance!
MANUAL THERAPY
In order to unlock your movement potential, we utilize targeted manual therapy treatments. Hands on work, customized to your exact needs, give us unparalleled results in minimal time.
IASTM
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization is a form of soft tissue treatment that helps promote better fascial glide, fluid dynamics, and reduce pain.
CUPPING
Cupping is an ancient treatment technique, brought into modern times in the Underground. Using gentle traction and decompression, we can help free up peripheral nerves that may be entrapped causing pain. Another way to talk to the nervous system, cupping is a novel way to help reduce pain and improve fascial mobility.
KINESIOTAPE feat. ROCKTAPE
Kinesiotaping is a great way to help promote pain relief as well as tap into your brain to enhance motor control. By taping your skin, we access a fast track to the brain, tuning your mind into better movement patterns. It also looks really really cool... Just sayin'.
CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
The only way to fix movement is through MOVEMENT! Manual therapies allow us to unlock your movement potential. Your customized corrective program will allow you to improve the way you move, reducing pain, increasing efficiency and get you on a path to sustainability!
want to book a session?
For New Clients, Please choose the “Evaluation + Treatment” option for your initial consultation.
teaching Tour
Want to learn with me? I am on Tour teaching with rocktape right now!
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2021 tour dates!
WE ARE BACK LIVE with ROCKTAPE! I am currently looking for host sites for 2021 and beyond! If you have a facility and would like me to come teach a RockTape course, email me or head over to ROCKTAPE.COM/EDUCATION
MY COURSES
Why a course on acute care?
Traditionally speaking, acute management of injuries and post surgical trauma has been relegated to short-term swelling and pain control, and woefully neglects the sub-acute and chronic phases of healing. Additionally, these classic tactics often have deleterious effects on later stages of healing and perhaps need to be re-considered.
This limitation is compounded by the apparent lack of psychosocial factors that influence pain, healing, and both short and long term prognosis.
The goal for this course, is to understand fundamental physiological & psychological factors and provide evidence informed application of strategies and techniques aimed at optimizing the short term, with the long term in mind.
Course Objectives
Discuss, in-depth, the physiology of the healing process as it relates to early stage intervention strategies that are commonly used by clinicians.
Identify common flaws and myths in traditional methodology of acute management of trauma, injuries, and post-operative scenarios.
Evaluate the current body of evidence as it relates to common acute care methods.
Describe the variables that affect different body systems during acute phase of healing including the nervous, lymphatic, cardiovascular, immune, and musculoskeletal systems.
Identify opportunities for more optimal interventions on key body systems during the early phases of healing and recovery.
Understand the current trends in modern pain science.
Identify and discuss the psychosocial aspects of pain and healing.
Develop a therapeutic alliance with patient by improved communication and patient resources designed to ease injury anxiety and optimize habits that can impact the healing process
Develop evidence informed interventional strategies centered around pain relief, swelling mitigation, nutritional & lifestyle considerations
Practitioner mentorship
one of the most common questions im asked on social media is…
“Can I pick your brain?”
Now the answer can be YES! One of the things I’m most passionate about in my career currently is coaching and mentoring young clinicians and coaches. Especially Athletic Trainers with an entrepreneurial spirit. We don’t discriminate here though, all healthcare pros are welcome!!! Managing career growth and development can be intimidating, especially when you don’t have someone you trust to help guide you and give you honest, unbiased advice and feedback.
So if this sounds like you, and you think I’m the right guy to help guide you down this path…then use the widget below to schedule some time to “pick my brain.”
You can choose either 30 or 60 minute slots, or sign up for my monthly mentorship membership, to have continued access, support, guidance, and at a discount!
Once booked, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to a Pre Call MENTORSHIP FORM. Please fill this out at least 1 day prior to our scheduled call. Its completion ensures that we can get right down to the business of guiding your growth!
If you’d like to fill out the form now, you can use the button below. Please schedule your call BEFORE filling out this form.