Rehab, Training, and Coaching for Michigan Climbers
In-person and virtual rehab and coaching offerings that can be tailored to your needs and situation.
Get yourself back to the activities you value.
Testimonials
“Working with Glenn helped me not only reduce my lower back pain, but understand my body better. The approach felt thoughtful, personalized, and empowering, and I felt stronger and more confident after every workout. Glenn’s approach to physical therapy stood out to me because it prioritized strength training and staying active, rather than stepping away from workouts to focus only on isolated rehabilitation movements.”
Megan Sinderson“I injured my shoulder doing aerials and went to Glenn right away. At the time, my arm felt really unstable. I couldn’t even do a single arm hang.
Glenn worked me through every stage of the injury and built a rehab/workout plan that actually made sense for where my shoulder was at. He adjusted it every time we met as I progressed, which made me feel really supported and safe throughout recovery.
Aerials is a pretty niche hobby, but he took the time to understand my personal goals and even recreated aerial-specific movements in the gym so I could confidently work back to it.
He was patient, encouraging, and genuinely cared about my progress.
Highly recommend Glenn if you’re coming back from an injury or working toward a specific goal.”
Mayura Kumar
“After two years of persistent low back pain, I’m 41 years old and back to bouldering powerfully. Glenn helped me to achieve this with a 12-week program. He created a unique, individualized strength protocol that addressed issues that other therapists missed, tailored specifically to my climbing goals and life constraints. If you are looking for someone who understands climbing performance and truly cares about your long-term movement, I highly recommend Glenn.”
Nicholas KuzeraServices
Rehab
If you’re recovering from an injury, recovering from a surgery, or just navigating pain in general, I would love to help.
Rehab can be coordinated fully virtually or with a blend of in-person and virtual support that is highly structured, features frequent touch-points, and offers an ever-growing spread of educational materials. This format respects a busy schedule with no need for frequent in-person appointments.
Coaching
Virtual coaching to support athletic performance and longevity, lifestyle goals, or just better health. Highly structured, featuring frequent touch-points, and offering an ever-growing spread of educational materials.
I use a framework that leaves me remarkably well-prepared to prepare athletes from a variety of different sports for their desired activity.
I have particular experience working with climbers, circus athletes, runners, barbell athletes, and soccer players.
My coaching is built upon a compassionate, listening-first approach. There’s no “one best way” that you MUST adhere to; rather, we will tailor each element to your personal goals and situation.
Glenn Fitkin
PT , DPT
I have been a doctor of physical therapy since 2021 and have been an athlete since childhood. I’ve been climbing since 2013. I enjoy challenging my body in new ways and celebrating what I’m capable of.
After nearly four years in a traditional outpatient rehab setting, I realized that I needed to make a change. The restrictions of that environment left me unable to provide a high-quality product for the clients I worked with. I set out to form Fitkin Rehab in order to better serve my community.
I believe that rehab and training exist on a continuum, not separately. I recognize complexity in human experiences.
I am on a mission to empower my community to:
receive evidence-informed, accurate, and responsible narratives about health and fitness
feel empowered and understand their bodies
navigate and conquer pain with confidence and clarity,
get STRONG
and to live in a way that:
promotes their longevity in the activities they value
increases their healthspan
and maximizes their fitness for the sake of health and/or performance.
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