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ABOUT

Bryce Waddell DPT, FAAOMPT

Who I Am:

  • 12+ years of experience as a physical therapist, working at both local & major inpatient and outpatient therapy practices in Montana

  • Fellowship trained in manual therapy, dry needling and spinal manipulation

  • Community focused: trying to make Park County a healthier place

  • Trained ranch hand, husband and father of 2 girls

  • Avid Yellowstone River runner, trout scarer, elk catcher, house remodeler and backcountry enthusiast 

  • Book lover - please pass along your recommendations

  • A nerd who prefers bullet points over paragraphs

What I Do:

  • Fitness & performance focused - high school athletes to local ranchers and everyone in between. Let me help you live your best life

  • Pre-op preparation and post-operative recovery

  • Sports medicine

  • Dedicated, loyal, hardworking, committed and motivated to make you better and stronger, as long as you can commit to the same

  • Clean energy, clean nutrition, personal improvement

About the Letters:

  • DPT - Doctor of Physical Therapy from University of Illinois Chicago

  • FAAOMPT- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists - The one I am most proud of. There are fewer than 3,000 of us in the country. 18-month-post-doctorate in all things hands-on: dry needling, spinal manipulation, instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilization (IASTM), cupping; as well as in-depth differential diagnosis education and hundreds of hours of 1:1 mentorship.

  • CMFA - Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete: Extensive training to be a well rounded clinician and coach in the fitness world; from deadlift to snatch and movement modifications for injuries related.

  • Osteopractor - "Specifically trained, with advanced post-graduate qualifications to treat neuromusculoskeletal conditions" I.E. not a generalist.

  • Cert DN - Dry needling certified via Dry Needling Institute, 100's of hours of training and real world application for all body parts.

  • Cert SMT - Certified in spinal and extremity manipulation therapy (aka cracking). Same as above.

  • Barbell Rehab Method - Education and training on working with barbell athletes, from both a coaching and injury modification perspective.

  • SFMA L1 (selective functional movement assessment) - Identifying dysfunctional movement patterns, correcting aforementioned patterns and optimizing your movement and performance.

Flow State Physio - Why the name?

For most people this probably conjures the thoughts of yoga or the Yellowstone River (although it has been described as a sensation of floating), it is actually a psychologic term coined by Mihaly Csikezentmihalyi - the overall concept is too dense for this brief section, however a quote from Mihaly provides a good description:

"The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times ... The best moments usually occur if a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile".

According to Csikezentmihalyi, happiness takes a committed effort: just like your health and well-being.

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