Michelle Briner, DPT earned her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology
from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
She treats a wide range of orthopedic conditions with a special focus
on helping circus artists, gymnasts, and athletes recover from injury,
build resilience, and return confidently to the activities they love.
Michelle’s approach emphasizes individualized care, evidence-based
treatment, and performance-minded rehabilitation to support both
long-term recovery and higher-level movement goals.
She is committed to lifelong learning and regularly pursues advanced
training to provide the most effective care possible. Michelle has
completed specialized education in trigger point therapy through
Myopain as well as has taken Circus Fusion through the Circus Doc.
She is also working toward a dry needling certification.
Outside of the clinic, Michelle enjoys gymnastics, acrobatics,
creating art, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Angie has been a Doctor of Physical Therapy for 15 years, and has worked in the field of physical therapy for 20 years.
Angie was drawn to the profession by a life-long love of athletics and fitness. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2006 with a B.S. in Kinesiology. She then completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Maryland in Baltimore in 2009.
Early in her career, Angie identified with the belief that physical therapy care should be individualized and that the unique and patient-specific treatments are essential. Her passion is in outpatient orthopedic manual physical therapy and she underwent additional training to improve her manual physical therapy skills and become manual therapy certified. Angie is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and is certified in trigger point dry needling.
Angie’s method of treatment focuses on identifying areas of dysfunction and using hands-on techniques to improve movement. She is passionate about fitness and wellness and believes that each individual can achieve higher levels of both with targeted treatment and exercise prescription. A lifelong gymnast & acrobat, Angie feels that the understanding of human movement that she developed during her training and coaching has had a huge influence on how she treats her patients.
Angie’s passion lies is in treating gymnasts, acrobats, circus performers and weekend warriors. #acropt
