Good PTs follow protocols. Great PTs think.
ACE helps physical therapists build the reasoning, confidence, and specialty skills to become the clinician patients seek out and colleagues refer to.
You already know there's more.
School gave you the foundation. Then real patients showed up: the headache that won't quit, the jaw pain nobody can explain, the case you quietly referred out. Great PTs aren't born knowing how to handle those. They're trained by people who do it every day.
The skills that set the best clinicians apart.
And how ACE helps you build every one.
They think, not just follow protocols
Great PTs reason through every case and know why each treatment works.
They take the tough cases
Headache, TMD, complex spine, kids, older adults. They're the PT others refer to.
They never stop growing
They learn from mentors who are still treating, not from slides.
Dr. Nick Rainey, PT, DPT
Nick is a board certified orthopaedic specialist, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, and a Certified Cervical and Temporomandibular Therapist. He completed his orthopaedic residency and manual therapy fellowship through Evidence In Motion, and in 13 years of practice he has focused on the patients many clinicians feel stuck with: chronic pain, headache, TMD, pelvic pain, degenerative joints, and spinal conditions.
- Owner of three practices in Sierra Vista, Arizona: Rainey Pain & Performance, Sierra Vista Headache and TMJ Specialists, and Access Therapy
- Mentor to students, residents, and fellows, and adjunct faculty at Tufts University, Phoenix
- Published on pelvic health, clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal pain, and the quality of online health information, and author of Research Made Simple for Physical Therapists
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Health Science Systems at Youngstown State University
Our Faculty and Specialists
Every ACE course is taught by a board certified clinician who is still treating patients every week.
Nick Rainey
Board certified orthopaedic specialist and AAOMPT fellow, focused on headache, TMD, cervicothoracic, and chronic pain. Adjunct faculty at Tufts University, Phoenix.
Alex Feitz
Alex completed his orthopaedic residency through A.T. Still University and a fellowship in orthopaedic manual therapy through Regis University. His caseload centers on active patients who walk, run, and lift, and he teaches clinicians to build individualized plans that help patients exceed their previous ability, not just get back to it.
Michael Davis
Michael is the COO of Rainey Pain & Performance, a certified LSVT BIG clinician, and a certified cognitive behavior specialist for insomnia. He completed his orthopaedic residency through Evidence In Motion and treats orthopaedic and neurologic conditions, including Parkinson's disease. A former U.S. Army Infantry Officer and Ranger School graduate, he also teaches Biology at Wayland Baptist University.
Trevor Lowe
Trevor works with athletes, kids, and patients recovering from ACL injuries. He earned his DPT at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and completed his orthopaedic residency at Rainey Pain & Performance. His exercise based, education first approach helps young patients get back to sport with confidence.
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