Physical Therapy

One-on-One Physical Therapy For Performers

Every session is yours — one hour with one clinician. Cash-based PT designed around what your body actually demands in performance, not what insurance limits.
Minutes Per Session
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1:1

Always one-on-one

Shared slots
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20+

Years clinical experience

PT Built Around Your Art Form, Not An Insurance Schedule

Most outpatient PT clinics operate on a model that limits how much individual attention each patient receives. Clinicians juggle two to four patients per hour. Aides handle portions of your care. Session length gets compressed by documentation requirements.

PerformWell is cash-based by design — which removes those constraints entirely. One patient is scheduled per hour. Every minute belongs to you. Dr. Schuyten treats you from start to finish.

And critically: your clinician understands your discipline. A ballet dancer’s hip isn’t treated the same way as a recreational runner’s hip. A musician’s shoulder injury has different recovery considerations than a construction worker’s. That context changes every clinical decision.

What's Included

Every Session Covers The Full Picture

Not just the body part that hurts. PT at PerformWell connects what’s happening physically to what it means for your training and performance.

Assessment

Movement Analysis

Every session opens with a check-in on what’s changed. Initial evaluations include a full movement screen, performance history, and goal-setting — given the time they actually require.
Treatment

Hands-On Manual Therapy

Joint mobilization, soft tissue work, myofascial release, neuromuscular techniques, cupping and dry-needling — selected based on what your body needs, not what’s easiest to bill.

rehab exercise

Performance-Specific Movement

Therapeutic exercise rooted in your discipline. Returning a dancer to arabesque demands different programming than returning a musician to long rehearsal postures.

Home Program

Written Plan After Every Visit

Exercises, cues, and modifications in writing. Not generic printouts — specific to what you worked on that day and what you’re going back to in rehearsal or training.

Documentation

Superbill for Reimbursement

A detailed superbill will be generated on a monthly basis to submit for reimbursement. HSA and FSA payments accepted.

Coordination

Team Communication

With your permission, Dr. Schuyten can coordinate directly with your coaches, directors, surgeons, or other providers to keep your whole team aligned.

If Your Art Form Demands Your Body, We're The Right PT

PerformWell works with performing artists at every level — from pre-professional students to national competitors to touring professionals — across every discipline.

Dancers

Ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, hip-hop, cultural styles, ballroom, hip hop, modern, etc. We understand turnout, pointe work, and what high-volume rehearsal seasons do to the body.

Musicians

Overuse injuries, focal dystonia, postural strain from long rehearsal and performance demands.

Figure Skaters, Gymnasts + Cheer

High-impact disciplines with specialized injury profiles. We have direct experience working with Team USA figure skaters at the Olympic level.

Actors + Vocalists

Posture, breath mechanics, and the physical demands of long runs, touring, and intensive production schedules.

Circus + Aerial Artists

Exceptional demands on the shoulder, spine, and hip that most PT clinics have never encountered.

Adult Performers + Athletes

Recreational performers, competitive athletes, and adult returners to dance, music, or sport. Your level doesn’t determine the quality of care you receive here.

Not a professional?

Performers and athletes: same level of care. Your art form and sport mattering to you is the only requirement.

Your Path Back To The Stage

No guesswork. No assembly-line care. A clear path from where you are to where you need to be.

01

Talk With Us

Contact Us

A free 15–20 minute call to talk through what you’re dealing with and whether PerformWell is the right fit. No intake forms, no charge.

02

Initial Evaluation

Get Your Assessment

A full intake session — movement screen, performance history, goal-setting, and the start of your treatment plan. Approximately 60 minutes.

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Follow Your Plan

Ongoing Treatment Program

Treatment sessions and home programming built around your schedule, your discipline, and your goals — adjusted as you progress.

Hear From the Performers We've Worked With

Common Questions

Your PT Questions, Answered

Within Michigan, we need a referral if PT is warranted to continue after 10 visits or 21 days, whichever happens first. We have a limited direct access capability.

This depends on what you’re dealing with and where you are in your performance season. Acute injuries often benefit from more frequent visits early; maintenance and performance optimization work might be once a week or less. You’ll get a realistic picture at your first appointment — not a fixed package designed to maximize visit count.
We can provide a superbill if needed, with the billing codes your insurance needs to process an out-of-network reimbursement claim. Many patients recover a meaningful portion of their cost this way. HSA and FSA payments are accepted.

Any relevant imaging (MRI, X-ray reports), a list of current medications, and your insurance card if you want a superbill. Wear or bring clothing you can move in — the initial evaluation includes movement assessment. Dancers: bring your dance bag.

For performers and athletes, please bring in your shoes, skates, instruments or other equipment you use regularly for your training to assist with the evaluation.

In-person sessions allow for hands-on manual therapy, direct tissue work, and physical contact techniques. Virtual sessions replace these with guided self-treatment and movement correction via video. Both formats are full 60 minute sessions with your clinician. Learn more about virtual PT →

Ready to start?

A free consultation is the easiest first step. No paperwork, no commitment — just a conversation about what you’re dealing with.