Mike Kohm PT
Physical Therapist
Move Well, Move Often
Looking for physical therapy in Boulder, CO 80303? Welcome to Neuromuscular Strategies Physical Therapy, where personalized care helps you move better, feel stronger, and get back to the activities you enjoy.
Hi, I’m Mike Kohm, PT. With years of experience evaluating movement and helping people improve how they move, I provide individualized physical therapy designed around your goals—not a one-size-fits-all treatment plan.
Whether you want to get back to cycling, yoga, skiing, hiking, fishing, or playing with your grandchildren, we’ll work together to improve your mobility, strength, balance, and overall physical function.
At Neuromuscular Strategies Physical Therapy, our goal is simple: help you move well, stay active, and enjoy the activities that matter most to you.
If you’re searching for physical therapy near Boulder, Colorado 80303, take the next step toward better movement and a more active lifestyle. Schedule your physical therapy evaluation with Mike Kohm, PT, today.
Why choose
Mike Kohm, PT?
Move Well, Move Often
About Mike Kohm, PT
At Neuromuscular Strategies Physical Therapy, I believe effective physical therapy is about more than treating symptoms. It’s about understanding how you move, addressing the underlying cause of movement problems, and helping you return to the activities you love.
I’m Mike Kohm, PT, a Boulder physical therapist specializing in movement, injury recovery, injury prevention, chronic pain, and performance. Whether you’re dealing with headaches, recovering from a sports injury, training for your next race, or simply trying to move without pain, I’ll develop a personalized treatment plan around your goals.
Physical Therapy for an Active Colorado Lifestyle
Whether you want to ride your bike without pain, return to yoga, hike a Colorado 14er, improve athletic performance, or get through your workday feeling better, my goal is to help you move well, move often, and stay active.
Over the years, I’ve worked with people from all walks of life, including office workers, construction workers, rock climbers, professional athletes, martial artists, firefighters, police officers, ranchers, landscapers, and outdoor adventurers.
These experiences have taught me how to evaluate movement patterns, identify contributing factors, and create practical strategies that improve function, confidence, and performance.
A Lifelong Passion for Movement
My passion for movement started in New England, where I grew up playing hockey, basketball, lacrosse, and skiing. I also spent as much time as possible outdoors hiking, fishing, and exploring the mountains.
After receiving a scholarship from the Colorado Outward Bound School, I completed a 23-day expedition through Canyonlands. That experience sparked a lifelong passion for mountain biking, hiking, wilderness travel, and outdoor adventure.
I later worked as an outdoor instructor, supporting youth-at-risk, adaptive athletes, and aspiring mountaineers—including people working toward summiting Colorado’s famous 14ers. Those experiences reinforced something I continue to see in physical therapy: with the right approach, people are often capable of more than they realize.
Education and Professional Background
I earned my Kinesiology degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and my Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Montana.
Colorado has been home ever since, and I’m proud to help people throughout the Boulder community stay active, recover from injuries, and continue doing the things they love.
My Physical Therapy Philosophy
People are designed to move well—and move often.
The human body is remarkably adaptable. Sometimes it simply needs the right guidance, a thoughtful treatment plan, and time to build strength and confidence.
My goal is to help you move with greater confidence, efficiency, and freedom—whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing pain, improving athletic performance, or preparing for your next Colorado adventure.
Because movement is more than exercise. It’s how we work, play, explore, connect, and experience life.
Helping people get back to the life they love is why I love being a physical therapist.
About mike Kohm
I Turned My Experience
into a Passionate Career
Over the last 30 years Mike Kohm PT has taken well over 45 physical therapy courses and is celebrating 30 years of clinical physical therapy experience. Mike was in the first trigger point dry needling TDN class for physical therapists presented in Colorado and became a teaching assistant for trigger point dry needling. Mike is a level 2 Selective Functional Movement Practitioner. Physical Therapy is now offered in South Boulder on Manhattan Circle, close to Highway 36 and Foothills parkway.
My Vision
To take my passion and experience and utilize it to listen to my client’s needs and then provide Physical Therapy that meets their individual needs instead of an industry or insurance standard.
Treating and observing people over 30 years, I am firmly convinced we were born for movement. Static positions such as prolonged computer use, or a repetitive dynamic action such as hours of cycling, running can contribute to overuse, poor movement patterns, which may create movement dysfunction and subsequently pain.
My Mission
In our education, our focus is on “fixing the pain” and as a result, the focus is only on the area or joints that are painful. As careers evolve we often begin to see things in a new light, and practitioners with expertise tell us “don’t treat or chase the pain.”
My physical therapy career has spanned a variety of experiences. To help you get to the place where you understand what therapy is by standards we all can measure. The way to see physical and mental improvement in our lives.
My Goal
To listen to your goals, as your goals blend with my vision to provide better care. My “treatment philosophy” has evolved from a blend of participating in a lot of different sports, teaching yoga, using movement screens, and treating clients with trigger point dry needling.
Treatments focus on the interaction of the nervous, joints and musculoskeletal systems. The combination of the interactions of the body’s systems has helped me in my goal to provide Physical Therapy that meets your specific needs.
MY WORK
My Education and background
Over the last 30 years Mike Kohm PT has taken over 45 physical therapy courses and is celebrating 30 years of clinical physical therapy experience. Mike has taught for one of the premier continuing education companies in the field of trigger point dry needling. Mike was in the first trigger point dry needling TDN, class for physical therapists presented in Colorado.
Mike Kohm PT is a certified in functional movement screens (FMS) http://www.functionalmovement.com/fms and has taken level 1 & 2 in the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) series. See the SFMA information here http://www.functionalmovement.com/SITE/clinicians/fmsforclinicians.ph
- PT, B. Sc. University of Montana/Missoula 1994
- B.Sc. Kinesiology University of Colorado/Boulder 1987
- CYI (Certified Yoga Instructor) Shambhava School of Yoga
- Level 2 SFMA and FMS
- Mike enjoys riding his mountain bike, fly fishing, cross country skiing, hiking with his family and their dog Hazel.
Skiing in Taos
Outdoor Lover
Mike Kohm PT, Satya Larrea
The day of Happines
A Great Story Starts With Life Experience.
Along with his wife Satya Larrea, Mike obtained his certified yoga instructor certificate though the Shambhava school of yoga and is one of the lead instructors of Yoga for Healing at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat http://www.shoshoni.org/index.htm in Rollinsville Colorado. Mike and Satya developed and teach the course Yoga Movement Screen at Whole Yoga in Denver http://wholeyoga.us/teacher.html
The number one issue in our practice is back pain, neck pain, headaches, and orthopedic injuries. We treat a wide variety of patients ranging from pro athletes, to clients who would like to restore their health post injury. At Neuromuscular Strategies, our practice focuses on restoring functional movement through the use of manual therapy, trigger point dry needling TDN and movement screens. We attempt to find the origin of pain, rather than focusing on the symptoms. If the pain is in your knee, your ankle, hip, and lumbar spine could all be contributing to your symptoms.
They already Experiencing what I Experienced.
In our education our focus is on “fixing the pain” and as a result we often focus on the joint or joints that are painful. As careers evolve we often begin to see things in a new light, and practitioners with expertise tell us “don’t treat the pain.” My physical therapy career has spanned a variety of experiences. My first physical therapy job was in Missoula, MT, where I worked in a local outpatient orthopedic clinic treating ranchers, loggers, firefighters, college athletes, and folks of all ages.
Testimonial
What Do People Say About Mike Kohm?
“Mike is a cool, friendly guy with great taste in movies. He’s also an excellent physical therapist. My first session with Mike produced fantastic results, as did all subsequent visits, and his knowledge of other professionals-and willingness to recommend them-led me to get some orthotics that seriously help me. With Mike’s help I’ve gone from a ballet dancer with an injured foot-much like an opera singer who has suddenly been struck mute-to a ballet dancer who has finally been able to dance again and is shortly going to compete for scholarships in a national competition. Mike Kohm rocks!”
AD, Teacher and Choreographer at Boulder BalletEnjoyment Facilitator at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Mike is a kind and astute professional who provides effective and proven methods of physiological assessment and specialized treatment interventions such as Dry Needling. He offers tailored exercises that improve body mechanics and strength in measurable ways. I once saw Mike prompt an adjustment for a yoga teacher that produced pain-free increase range of motion immediately. He is able to communicate a complex understanding of his expertise of Anatomy and Physiology in ways that are helpful, practical and clear. I highly recommend Neuromuscular Strategies Physical Therapy and the work of Mike Kohm PT, BS, CYT.
Teresa Keller,MA, LPC, CYT
Mike has helped me have a normal life again. After being in chronic foot pain for 8 years (from a botched surgery with severe nerve and blood vessel damage), I tried dry needling. I’ve been through every typical rehab procedure: PT, casts, crutches, walking boots, acupuncture, massage, orthotics, medication, etc. You name it, I’ve tried it. From the very first session with Mike, I found the first relief from my pain in 8 years. It was like my foot could take a “breath” for the first time in years. My range of motion has improved significantly and I have full feeling back in my foot. As someone who thought they had exhausted all options, I can say with out a doubt Neuromuscular Strategies saved my life. I am so grateful to be able to get back in shape and live a healthy life again. Thank you, Mike!
SW
10/10. Mike guided me through multiple exercises and dry needling for relief from a herniated disc. I’m thrilled to be in good hands and back on my two feet.
A. K.
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The Neuromuscular Strategies Physical Therapy clinic is located in South Boulder in the 80303 zip code at 5353 Manhattan Circle Suite 102 Boulder, CO 80303. The clinic is just a few minutes away from Louisville and Superior 80027, Lafayette 80026, Erie 80516 Longmont 80501, and Niwot 80503.