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Vital Performance Physical Therapy

Sports Physical Therapy and Strength and Conditioning for athletes. Long-term pain relief solutions that prepare you for anything life throws at you.

01/24/2026

I didn’t always want to be a physical therapist.

For a long time, I just wanted to be able to get out of bed, let alone get through a workout without back pain.

I know what it’s like to hit rock bottom.

To feel shame.

To feel like a failure.

To look in the mirror and not recognize the person looking back.

I was told “it won’t get better.”

I was given hot packs and cookie-cutter exercises.

I felt numb, frustrated, and forgotten by a system that didn’t understand what I was dealing with or what I wanted to get back to.

Physical therapy saved my life, then it gave me purpose.

I spent five years and over $20k to find the answers the medical professionals I met with didn’t have. I didn’t just study to get a degree—I studied to get my life back.

Now, I run a practice built on the things I needed when I was suffering.

No “standard” protocols.

No settling for “just okay.”

Fully healing doesn’t come from doing it for yourself... it comes when you do it for others.

That’s why I created Vital.

That’s why I do what I do.

This is my origin story.

If you’re tired of settling for less, let’s get to work.

DM me ‘LETSGETTHISBREAD’ to book a consultation. 📈

11/18/2025

Everyone loves to blame their pain on the fact that they’re just getting older…

But here’s the truth we all need to hear:

When we were kids?
We were constantly preparing our bodies without even realizing it.
Running. Jumping. Skipping. Climbing. Falling. Getting back up.
Daily reps of the exact movements that make joints, tendons, and muscles resilient.

As adults?
We sit. We commute. We work.
And then one day we decide to jump into a sport…
with zero preparation
and wonder why something hurts.

Age plays a role — sure.
But it’s nowhere near as powerful as the years we’ve spent not moving.

You don’t need to “accept” pain as part of getting older.
You just need a smarter plan to rebuild the movement you stopped doing.

If you’re tired of feeling stiff, weak, or “too old,” I promise there’s another path.
That’s exactly what we help people do every day.

10/07/2025

Dealing with an achey/sore shoulder? These 2 exercises might help you reduce your pain in the short term:

1. Supraspinatus Release: Using a lax ball or theracane, put some pressure into the muscle until your pain reaches a 6/10. Hold until the pain reduces to a 3/10, then increase the pain back to 6/10 with more pressure. Repeat for 5-10 reps.

2. Shoulder ER Isometric: 10x5s hold, pushing as hard as you can while keeping it as pain-free as possible.

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬

09/23/2025

The Fountain of Youth is in Resistance Training 🏋🏼

09/11/2025

We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬

09/04/2025

Forearm feeling locked up when you try to pronate? 🤨 Could be your supinator holding you back.

Here’s a simple technique I like to use:
👉 Pin a lacrosse ball between a squat rack and the outside of your forearm.
👉 Add some pressure and slowly rotate your palm down. Quickly twist it back up.
👉 Rinse & Repeat for 2-5 minutes
👉 Boom—more pronation without fighting your own body.

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬

09/03/2025

🎉 30 Google reviews and counting!🎉

Every review = another athlete or active adult getting back to doing what they love 💪 Thanks for trusting Vital PT with your comeback story!

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬

07/01/2025

This place was my second home since I was 16.
It’s where I learned to push hard, lift heavy, and fall in love with training.
Years later, it became the first home of Vital PT — just a room, a dream, and the same drive I had as a teenager walking through those doors.
I’ve grown here in every way — as an athlete, a physio, and a business owner.
Thank you to for believing in me, for the space, the support, and the memories I’ll carry forever.
On to the next chapter, but this one will always mean the world. ❤️

06/18/2025

Your Achilles Doesn’t Need Rest — It Needs Load.

Stop babying your Achilles tendon! These heavy, slow heel raise exercises aren’t just to build cannonball calves— they’re utilized to rebuild tendon strength.

🔬 The research says:

📚 PMID: 23494258 – Heavy-slow resistance (HSR) is just as effective — if not better — than traditional eccentric training.
💪 PMID: 26018970 – HSR improves tendon structure and reduces pain.
🏋️ PMID: 36538166 – Only high-load training increased tendon stiffness and cross-sectional area — the stuff that actually makes it more bulletproof.

✅ Slow. Heavy. Controlled. That’s the formula.

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬

05/28/2025

Don't let pain stop you from training for the goals that matter most to you! Whether it's training for a strongman competition, or to simply be able to pick up your kids pain-free, we've got you covered 👊🏼

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬

03/26/2025

▶️ Before: Can’t even get dressed without agonizing shoulder pain.
❌ Sleep disrupted.
⚠️ Constant aching.
✅ After: Full mobility. No pain. Complete relief of symptoms without restriction.

All because we didn’t stop at getting rid of the symptoms - we addressed the root cause of the issue. That’s where the magic happens.

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬.

03/05/2025

NO PAIN, ALL GAIN 💪🏼

Whether you’re recovering from pain or an injury, looking to enhance your performance, or just want to start feeling like an athlete again, we’re here to help.

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‪We help active adults and athletes address pain, optimize their movement, and crush their health and wellness goals!‬

‪Get in touch with us:‬
‪📧 Mike.shaddow@vitalperformancephysio.com‬
‪📲 856-606-0201

‪Or book a free 20 minute phone call using the link in our bio‬.

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9 Mary Way
Hainesport, NJ
08036

Website

http://vitalperformancephysio.com/

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