Tampa Bay · Jason Modafari, DPT
PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR BODYBUILDERS WHO PLAN TO KEEP TRAINING.
Work one-on-one with a physical therapist who understands training splits, high weekly volume, prep demands, and the difference between being pain-free in daily life and being ready to load a lift again.
Pain & injury
Bodywork
ARPwave
StemWave
Rehab that understands the gym
THE PLAN HAS TO FIT THE SPLIT.
Your assessment covers the lift that hurts, the work surrounding it, your current phase, and the amount of fatigue you are carrying. The first decision is what can stay in your program. Then the painful work gets modified and rebuilt.
Shoulder and pec pain
Elbow, biceps, and triceps issues
Back and hip pain under load
Knee and quad tendon pain
Postoperative return to lifting
Aches that keep changing your exercise selection
Two ways to start
CHOOSE THE APPOINTMENT THAT MATCHES THE JOB.
Injury care
PAIN OR INJURY IS CHANGING YOUR TRAINING
Start with a 60-minute physical therapy evaluation. The assessment covers the painful movement, involved tissue, recent workload, exercise setup, and your weekly split. You leave with specific training decisions and the first pieces of rehab.
Schedule a free consultation →Recovery work
YOU WANT DEDICATED RECOVERY TIME
Reserve 30 or 60 minutes for focused bodywork. A session may include soft-tissue treatment, dry needling, cupping, ARPwave, or another appropriate option after a brief screen of the area and what you want from the visit.
Talk through the right session →
Part of the bodybuilding community
CARE BUILT AROUND A REAL TRAINING WEEK.
Bodybuilding is Jason's own sport. He trains at Champs Elysium in St. Petersburg and has built relationships with lifters in the Tampa Bay scene. He shares his bodybuilding and recovery work on Instagram as @modafit513.
That context matters when a shoulder hurts on pressing day, a knee changes the entire leg rotation, or contest prep leaves little room for guesswork. Treatment has to account for the weekly split, exercise stimulus, fatigue, posing, and the athlete's current phase.
The goal is to make better training decisions while the irritated area regains strength and tolerance.
From @modafit513
THE WORK HAPPENS UNDER LOAD.
Treatment options
TOOLS WITH A JOB.
Each tool has a specific job and should lead into the movement, exercise, or training decision that makes sense next.
Physical therapy and training decisions
Assessment, exercise changes, progressive loading, and a plan for building painful lifts back into your week.
Soft-tissue and manual therapy
Hands-on work for symptoms and motion, followed by the movement or loading that gives the change somewhere to go.
ARPwave neuromuscular stimulation
Electrical stimulation paired with movement or exercise when it fits the athlete and the purpose of the session.
Dry needling and cupping
Options for selected cases after screening. They can support a session, but they do not replace the work that rebuilds training tolerance.
StemWave
Focused acoustic-wave treatment intended for temporary relief of minor muscle and joint aches and pains, available alone or alongside rehab.
Pricing
KNOW THE COST BEFORE YOU COME IN.
The free consultation confirms the right appointment. You will know the price and the purpose of the visit before anything is scheduled.
Start an injury or pain case
60-minute evaluation and first treatment
For a new injury, a problem changing your training, or a postoperative return.
$180
Continue physical therapy
45-minute follow-up visit
One-on-one treatment and loading based on your current plan.
$135
Reserve recovery time
30-minute or 60-minute session
Dedicated time for bodywork and appropriate recovery services.
$100 / $180
Focused technology visit
ARPwave and StemWave options
Single visits and packages are available after screening.
From $125
Package pricing, additional treatment areas, and clinical eligibility are reviewed before purchase.
Before you book
QUESTIONS FROM LIFTERS
Start here if you are deciding between physical therapy, a recovery session, or a focused treatment visit.
Tampa · By appointment
KEEP THE TRAINING WEEK. FIX THE PART THAT IS BREAKING DOWN.
Start with a free call or meet in person. Tell us what hurts, what you are training for, and what you need to keep doing.
Athletic Potential · 4956 W Sligh Ave, Tampa, FL 33634