"I started working with Mitch with one goal in mind. My sole goal was to see if he could help with my bilateral hand/arm numbness and weakness. My numbness only occurred at night…. while I slept. This is due to a nerve compression that compressed my ulna nerve when my arms were in a prolonged flexed position (curled). I’ve went to my primary care doctor looking for answers, in which I was told to sleep with my arms outstretched…. or to sleep in arm splints. I was also told to take ibuprofen for the pain. There was no pain, simply numbness that would relieve once I woke up and shook my arms out. The alternative was surgery (nerve decompression). This was not an option. I did not have time for a surgical solution and I was not accepting the idea of living with disruptive sleep every night.

When I learned of Mitch, I thought if he could help, I could get a full night’s sleep. Sleep is a valued commodity of mine… as I am a busy mother/wife, healthcare provider, and BJJ practitioner/competitor. I did not have time to make up sleep, nor did I have the desire to function in a fatigued state. The nerve compression not only disrupted my sleep, but also inhibited my grip strength in my jui jitsu and hindered me as a healthcare provider as I spend a lot of time on the computer documenting. I would have to take breaks while documenting at work and would have to give up positions or lose my grips in jui jitsu just to relieve the symptoms. Working with Mitch not only gave me a solution to my hand/arm numbness and weakness, he addressed me as a whole (not just one problem to band aid the symptoms). My compression issue stemmed from tightness of soft tissue and limitations of mobility.

I no longer have interrupted sleep, my grips are better, and I can work continuously uninterrupted by numbness. He taught me ways to treat myself, learning things as a system and that the problem is rarely where the pain is located. We talked about previous injuries and how to prevent potential future injuries using his principles of agency and mobility. I am grateful that he teaches self-reliance and how to not rely on him, so I can always treat myself and help others in the future. In addition to self-reliance, we worked on keeping things simple (not complex) and finding answers, not roadblocks. Using Mitch’s principle of agency, he not only taught me to fix my problems with solutions, he improved my overall health, strength, and mobility. I am now stronger than ever before, function with higher mobility/function, and live symptom free.

Mitch gives you the ability to take ownership of your health and to understand how to improve it…something that no other healthcare provider has been able to do. Other aspects of overall health and wellness stem from hydration, nutrition, sleep, mobility, movement, and strength. Each of these are discussed and rectified when working with Mitch, leading to a greater sense of wellbeing. Mitch is not just a doctor… he is a healthcare provider that address you as a whole covering aspects of health, injury, physical therapy, and personal training. I am thankful to be working with Mitch. "