For more than six years, Zach served as the team physical therapist for all Division I teams at Loyola University Chicago. Meanwhile, he served as site supervisor of an outpatient orthopedic clinic near campus serving the general public for a wide variety of injuries and post-operative diagnoses.

Zach has extensive post-graduate training in dry needling, orthopedic manual therapy techniques, return to sport rehabilitation, golf performance training, and sports concussion rehabilitation.

Informed by his experience treating various musculoskeletal injuries— working with elite athletes in their prime to neighborhood clients who want to improve how they move—Zach’s professional mission as a therapist is to optimize one’s individual experience of life and living.

“My focus with each session is to create and maintain an environment where my client can feel comfortable and confident in their ability to reach their goals,” Zach says. “My overall mission is to improve a client’s function, which in turn will lead to a better quality of life on all fronts.”

Zach earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Wisconsin, and holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Additional certifications include: Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist from the Ola Grimsby Institute, Trigger Point Dry Needling Level I and II, Level 2 Titleist TPI Certified Medical Provider, and Personalized Blood Flow Restriction Certification from Owens Recovery Science. For more info, visit his site.