About Dr. Brandon Keilman PT, DPT
Former athlete | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Movement coach | Husband | Dad of 3
I know what it’s like to feel limited in your body.
And I know what it’s like to feel free.
I encountered chronic pain and multiple injuries from sports at an early age, overcame it all and spent the last 20 years studying, practicing and teaching movement to help others. The reason I practice physical therapy and coach movement differently is a direct result of that journey,
My Story From Wrecked to Resilient
Dr. Brandon’s List of Injuries he overcame through movement and lifestyle changes alone (read story for more):
Grade 3 ankles sprains on both sides (I have no ATFL on either ankle) and chronic ankle instability
Low back pain and SI Joint pain with periodic numbness into my R foot and electric pain down my leg
Hip labral tears both sides
Meniscus tears both knees and MCL sprain in R knee (from a ski accident)
Mid Thoracic Spine injury
Medical epicondylytis
Achilles tendonopathy
Ankle impingement
L Shoulder Labral tear
And more…
At the heart of everything I do is the belief that the human body is this amazing, adaptable, incredible self-healing organism…when you give it the right environment to do so. Let me share how I arrived that point after healing nearly a decade of chronic pain and multiple recurring injuries.
I played sports since I could walk and started lifting weights when I was 13 years old. Movement has been a key part of my life for as long as I can remember.
Then, right before my senior volleyball season had begun, I suffered a severe lateral and high ankle sprain that radically changed my trajectory. All the work I had put in to increase my vertical 8 inches that one summer, gone. Hopes of playing volleyball in college, gone.
That injury ending up being the catalyst for a journey I never anticipated…
Over the years that followed, I dealt with chronic ankle instability, recurring injuries and nearly a decade of back pain that periodically caused numbness into my R foot and shooting, electric pains down my leg…all starting at age 17!
I knew what it was like to be strong and athletic, to do all the “right” things and still feel like I couldn't trust my own body or stop the recurring and chronic pain cycles.
After studying practically every movement system under the sun, what changed things and allowed me to heal was to stop chasing symptoms and start treating my body as an integrated system.
I sought answers to questions like “is there a design to the human body that informs what good movement is?” and “are there standard foundations that all humans (aside from those with genetic or structural anomalies) should have?” and “how did lose them and how did we first learn them before losing them?”
That experience changed how I understood movement, how I approached exercise and training, what limits I had placed on my abilities — and ultimately the lens under which I entered PT school and became a physical therapist
Piece by piece I regained my freedom, from reteaching myself to run through barefoot running when I had given it up for 3 years, to radically changing my flexibility from stiff and inflexible to gymnast level flexibility available right out of bed.
The most powerful thing I studied and applied during that time was the process that we all went through in the first 6 years of life called the childhood neurodevelopmental sequence. It’s the process that allowed us to predictably go from babies with minimal to no control to mini parkour athletes with amazing posture, mobility, pound-for-pound strength, explosiveness and anti-fragility. It’s the process I used to unlock my deep squat as I approached 40 years old and the primary framework of progression I use in my coaching and rehab work.
I completely rebuilt my body from the ground up, learned what works and what doesn’t and refined everything over the years to help numerous others and I believe that freedom is attainable for all.
I know what it’s like to feel broken and out of control. I also know what it’s like to regain freedom.
I want the same for you!
Pain Relief is Important, but not the end goal.
Pain is simply output or information given to you by your body based on the inputs you give it. When pain occurs, it’s important that we listen to it, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the site of pain is the root cause of your issues. In fact, oftentimes it is not.
I’m interested in finding the real drivers of your pain or limitations through a comprehensive assessment.
Look at the Whole Person
Your painful area matters—but so do a lot of things. I want to understand how your history (even your development as a child), joint motion, movement patterns, strength, coordination, stress levels, sleep, nutrition and lifestyle all fit together.
Completely Restore, Don't Just Manage
Of course I want to get rid of pain and symptoms, but the goal is to rebuild enough movement capacity and confidence that you can feel free to return to the things that make you feel like yourself, without worry of pain or injury creeping back in.
Teach You to Own the Process
I don't want you dependent on treatment forever. You'll understand what we're working on, why we're working on it and what you can do between visits. Not only that, but I’ll spell out how I think you solve it for good. Consider me a guide on your journey to healing yourself rather than the one who heals you.
The 4 Step Roadmap
Results become more predictable with a process that methodically peels away all the contributing layers. As the process unfolds, we ascend the pyramid to movement competence and longevity.
Reveal
Uncover and understand what's keeping you stuck through a comprehensive, head-to-toe assessment.
Reset
Reduce reflexive, protective barriers to better movement.
Restore
Rebuild what's missing — joint motion, movement patterns, useable contexts. Core and Mobility Foundations sets the stage for Strength Foundations, which removes the barriers the Athletic Skill Development
Renew
Develop the capacity and confidence to live life on your terms.
Experience
11+ Years and over 20,000 hours
Doctor of Physical Therapy & Licensed Physical Therapist (FL)
20+ Years
Training and coaching movement
Ages 8–65+
Youth athletes through active adults
Recreational → World-Class
Experience across a wide range of ability levels, even world champions
Education & Training
SFMA 2 FMS 2 FCS Y-Balance Former Pose Method Running Technique Specialist Former USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
Other Movement Systems/Philosophies explored: Ido Portal Method, Starrett Method, FRC, Movnat, Primal Reflex Release Technique, Applied Neurology (Z-Health), Tai Chi, Basic Muay Thai and BJJ, Parkour, CrossFit and more
Why Cash-Based - (and how the traditional model landed me in the ER one night)
First of, understand cash-based simply means I don’t work with insurance, it is not the only form of payment. You can use cash, card, HSA/FSA to pay for our time together. Here’s why I operate that way…
After getting fairly burnt out seeing 20 people a day (4 people an hour when not in an evaluation), I woke up one night feeling like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. I was scared and went to the ER to find out what? That it was all STRESS! That meant something needed to change.
In the traditional model, I had to make one of two choices: 1. Neglect my patients to some extent so that I could get my documentation done and be home at a reasonable time or 2. Sacrifice my time so that I could help who was in front of me and end up spending up to 3 hours documenting at the end of the day. I chose the latter because I got into this profession to help people, but it slowly wrecked me not only because of what it was doing to my body, but because of how I still couldn’t help people the way I wanted between productivity standards and insurance restrictions.
I built Orlando Movement Practice around the kind of care I would want for myself and my family, not relying on the “sick-care” model of symptom management and repeat occurrences.
Working outside the traditional insurance model allows me to spend meaningful one-on-one time together, investigate the whole picture and build your plan around your goals rather than authorization requirements.
It also means we're free to continue beyond symptom relief and seamlessly into mobility, strength and performance when that's what you need or want.
Always 1-on-1 With Dr. Brandon
No Insurance-Driven/Restricted Treatment Plan
Rehab → Movement → Performance
Why others chose Orlando Movement Practice with Dr. Brandon Keilman, PT, DPT
I have been working with Dr. Brandon for almost eight years now. There is no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't be where I am right now in my career without him.
I first came to Dr. Brandon in 8th grade with a pulled hamstring among many other different structural and strength issues. At the time I was 135lbs, and had no college interests or the tools to play at the next level. The hamstring injury quickly went away while working with Dr. Brandon and fast forward two years and I was 185 lbs with serious baseball tools such as a 6.7 60 yard dash, 90 mph OF velocity, and close to 100 mph exit velocity. These were things I could have only dreamed about a few years prior.
Along the way I have ran into some injuries with playing and Brandon has been there with me throughout the entire process. Among the worse for me was an injury that I sustained my freshman spring which should have put me out all summer. Before the summer even started, I was back playing only thanks to Dr. Brandon. This is a testament to Dr. Brandon and the immense knowledge that he possesses.
Fast forward to today and I'm a Division 1 Baseball player. I'm still working with Dr. Brandon and I am so grateful to have found him all of those years ago.
The thing to me that has been so special about working with Dr. Brandon is that I have an extremely special relationship with him. He's not just a coach to me, but someone I consider a genuine friend. He's always available through text and always wants to help.
I would recommend him to anyone that is seriously interested in competing at the highest level of athletics. If you come with the right work ethic, the potential is endless.
— Gavin, D1 Baseball PlayerYour Body Is Capable of More Than You Think…
You know my story now.
Let’s begin your transformation story together.
Whether pain has been around for three weeks or ten years, the first step is understanding where you are, what you want to get back to and what's standing between the two.
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Dr. Brandon Outside the Clinic
When I’m not helping others, my world is my family and Christian faith. I have a beautiful wife, Whitney, and three growing wild animals (boys!) named Caleb (9), Brooks (5) and Graham (1).
I grew up originally in northwest Indiana during the Michael Jordan and Mike Ditka Eras of Chicago sports, so I’m a fan of Da Bears and Da Bulls. My family moved to the Orlando area when I was just 9, so I’ve been in this area most of my life at this point, graduating high school at Lake Mary High in 2002, playing varsity volleyball and AAU basketball. I went on to get my bachelors at the University of Central Florida in 2006.
FUN FACT: I was actually involved in middle and high school youth ministry and worship music before I went back to school for Physical Therapy at UCF as well, graduating in 2015. Go Knights!
I still love training and exploring movement myself. As I add layers of refinement to all I’ve explored, it's fun to go back and revisit things for a period of time under that new lens and am constantly learning new things. Despite 25 year lifting history, pain-free workouts these days look like daily joint care, Sprints and Parkour style Jumps twice a week, bodyweight strength 2-3x per week and learning new skills and coordination tasks to keep the brain sharp. Outside of that, I’m always out goofing around with my kids and love spending as much time as possible in nature.