I have been a student at the dojo for a little over a year now where Mike teaches me Muay Thai and works with me in Z-health/training sessions. I began individual training sessions with Mike to increase my strength and energy. As a family physician, I am interested in preventive health and improved quality of life.

Mike appreciates the complex interconnection of the body’s neurologic and musculoskeletal systems as well as the way trauma, stress and old habits relate to the functioning of these systems. The most impressive results of Mike’s work relates to his management of acute and chronic pain as described in previous testimonials. However, Mike is capable of impacting health well beyond pain issues. Mike believes in enhancing fitness in a more comprehensive way. Mike’s view of health and wellness is holistic, yet he approaches each person individually and creatively. Mike believes in empowering people to care for themselves through body-awareness, stress-reduction techniques and exercise/strengthening/agility routines. He challenges you to develop your best self while having fun.

Mike is the type of allied health professional every physician wishes they knew. I refer my patients with neuromusculoskeletal conditions to him. Consider working with Mike if you have an acute or chronic injury, want to improve your athleticism or optimize your martial art, or simply want to improve your fitness and health.

Once I started in your joint mobility sessions I saw instant results. As a former collegiate athlete and current powerlifter my joints definitely have taken a beating of the years but the Z-Health sessions helped me conquer the daily aches and pains that come with the great amount of stress I put my body and joints through. The swelling in my joints has gone down and pain has more or less vanished, and the only common denominator were your Z-Health classes. I would definitely like to get into another session in order to refine a couple things but, all in all I couldn’t have asked for a better method to helping relieve my chronic aches and pains. I feel the difference when I’m walking around normally, running, lfting and of course practicing martial arts. Thank you for everything Mike, I greatly appreciate it.

My first session with Mike was fascinating. In just an hour, he taught me some important things about how the nervous system holds tension, and how patterns of tension affect pain, physical functioning, and mental clarity. It’s amazing how interconnected everything in the body is.

Mike taught me some simple movements that can retrain my nervous system to let go of held stress, so that my body and brain can function more optimally. I feel like the Z-Health exercises he taught me help you peel away layers of challenge in your system so you can become the best version of who you are inside.

I left my first Z-Health session feeling clear-headed, happy, freer in my body, and much relieved of my chronic shoulder pain. I am looking forward to exploring Z-Health more deeply over time, and seeing how far it can take me.

Thanks so much, Mike!

“Thanks so much [...] I really appreciate everything. After 10 years of pain and 3 1/2 years of doctors, you were the first one who understood what I was saying and really helped.”

I just skimmed everything you sent and am grateful/humbled/impressed. I’m glad that you chose the Z-Health practice as one of your paths. You listen actively, are engaging, and reassuring, which, sadly, is more than I can say for many doctors I’ve been to. And even unlike chiropractors, the method you use actually TEACHES the complexity and the many intricacies of the human body and how to proactively keep it ALL in balance, case by case. So I hope you also consider your practice to be part of a solution to a really serious systemic problem that is modern medicine. Keep up the good work. And thanks again.

I would totally recommend Mike to any one. Give it a shot it really works. Its even better then what the doctors do. I would choose Z-Health because its easier and much faster microseconds.

The one hour session was very comprehensive and customized to how my body is currently functioning as well as past injuries and issues. After the session, he emailed me a list of all the exercises we went through, as well as some recommended footwear.

I would absolutely recommend seeing Mike for an evaluation even if you don’t have any current pain, I’m sure he will find something that is not working as it should, and he will fix it right away!

About a week ago I strained the muscles in and around my right arm, pec, and rotator cuff practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. At the time I just shook it off, but over the past week I’ve experienced significant limitation in the range of motion of my arm, accompanied by pain both at rest and during movement. I’ve done stretches and let my arm rest, but am still experiencing pain with flexion and abduction. I mentioned to Mike the trouble I was having and literally 5 minutes later I was going through full range of motion with my arm with ease and felt no tightness and no pain! A few very simple exercises with my left leg, believe it or not, and voila… An instant difference and a notable one at that!

Mike did a short assessment, gave me the couple of movements to make with my leg, and when we saw results he even showed me how to assess myself and to continue performing the exercises at home on my own. The few minutes we spent working on this one sore spot of mine really, really made a difference. The technique is so simple, and the results were mind-boggling! Mike is obviously very knowledgeable in the application of the Z-Health method and I can only imagine the benefits of participating in his program more fully to improve overall strength, flexibility, and relieve pain.

I absolutely recommend seeing Mike for a Z-Health assessment and what it can do for you, it’s no exaggeration that the results are amazing!