Chris Carmichael

Dr. Chris Carmichael is a physical therapist who has nearly a decade of experience in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy. He believes that physical therapists are movement experts and uses his knowledge and clinical skills to improve the movement of others. He has a passion for spines, sports, and working with all athletes both young and old. He is known for his custom-tailored exercise prescriptions for patients, and integration of both mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT), Graston Therapy (GT) and the selective functional movement (SFMA) approaches to improve outcomes.

Chris received his DPT from Drexel University and has furthered his education with extensive study in treatment of endurance athletes, Mckenzie method, SFMA, Kettlebell training and treatment for the aging athlete in the clinical setting.  

In his free time Chris is a husband and father to 2 kids, loves rock climbing, running, lifting heavy weights, golf and being in nature. He is originally from Oklahoma, but now calls Northern VA home.