Mike Rich

Mike Rich brings a combination of education, experience and vision to the organization.  Mike graduated from Arizona State University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a minor in Science.  It didn’t take Mike long to establish himself as a defining member of the sports medicine community.  As Head Athletic Trainer at John C. Lincoln Hospital, Mike proposed and integrated a sports medicine contract for the Paradise Valley School District.  This vision provided athletic trainer coverage for their sports teams.  Later that year he and two partners opened SPORT Rehabilitation Institute, a physical therapy clinic in Mesa.  During that time Mike became a teacher/athletic trainer at Gilbert High School where he designed and implemented a sports medicine curriculum in the secondary schools while overseeing course instruction and the student trainer program.  Mike currently serves as District Athletic Trainer for the Gilbert Unified Schools and is responsible for overseeing the individual school trainers, for formulating the district sports medicine budget, and for educating the coaches in basic sports medicine concepts. 

In 1994 Mike and his partners opted to merge their growing number of local physical therapy clinics with Physiotherapy Associates, a national group based in Memphis.  He served as a Director for the firm until 2007 when his vision for Restore came to fruition. 

Mike has been involved with Mobile Sports Medicine Systems Inc. since 1990.  Better known as the Justin Boots Sports Medicine Team, this company has provided traveling medical coverage for professional rodeo (PRCA), bull riding (PBR), ski tours (Chrysler pro downhill) and motor sports events (Nascar and ppg indycar).  In addition to the sports already mentioned, Mike has worked with trainers and physicians in a wide spectrum of professional sports.  He worked with the team trainer and physicians of the Phoenix Roadrunners of the International Hockey League in the treatment of their players while being seen at the Lincoln Institute for Athletic Medicine.  In this same capacity he worked with the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers organizations with major league baseball.  He assisted tour medical personnel in the recognition, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries sustained by professional volleyball players for Phoenix based tournaments of the AVP Volleyball Tour as well as the Budweiser 4-Man Volleyball Tour.  Mike has also traveled overseas providing medical coverage with the ATP pro tennis tour.

Mike has served on the AZATA Board of Directors as the Clinical/Industrial representative for two consecutive terms (91-99), and served two terms as a representative on the NATA Clinical/Industrial/Corporate Committee.

With seventeen years of experience in medicine from the high school to professional levels in many sports, and from hospitals to outpatient clinics, Mike has always enjoyed helping the patients.

It is rare to encounter a person with education, experience, vision, and compassion.  Mike Rich is such a person.

Shannon McLean

Shannon graduated from the University of Arizona in 1996 with a B. S. in Exercise and Sports Science.  She received an M.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami in 1999.  She possesses an intuitive problem solving ability that is imperative in the practical application of physical therapy and sports medicine.  Open mindedness is essential when confronted with the myriad of possibilities regarding sports medicine and that has proven to be Shannon’s strong suit.  She has worked in outpatient orthopedics for the past 7 years; 2 of those years as clinical director.  Shannon has been licensed in Arizona since 2000 and was a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) at Maitland Australian Physio Therapy.

While Shannon has experienced several knee injuries and knows about the importance of effective rehabilitation from a personal and professional level, she believes in the adage that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.  She plans to utilize Pilates based exercises for flexibility, strength and body control.  She personally participates in local cycling events such as the “Tour de Tucson” and the MS150 as part of her own physical conditioning program.  Shannon “walks the talk”.

Doug Rich

Doug began practice at St. Joseph's Sports Medicine in 1994 which included 2 years at Arizona State University working with students, faculty and athletes. The next 10 years Doug directed and treated patients for a large Outpatient Sports Medicine Clinic located in Scottsdale. Doug's achievements include passing the boards for Orthopedic Certified Specialist, completing over 30 continueing education courses in the field of outpatient orthopedic physical therapy, lecturing at both ASU and for the State Physical Therapy Boards yearly meeting, as well as being elected by his peers in 1994 as representing the top 1% in the field of physical therapy on the bestofus.com website. .

Jay Bloomfield

Jay Bloomfield graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1988. Since that time he has been practicing orthopedic and sports physical therapy, utilizing a hands-on manual approach with exercise based enhancement. He has worked with numerous college, Olympic and professional athletes, including members of the Phoenix Roadrunners, Arizona Rattlers, Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants.

As an ex-college athlete, Jay has experienced many injuries resulting in multiple surgeries. These experiences have helped to enhance his understanding of the patient’s rehabilitation to better serve his clients.

Jay has worked directly with the Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) since 1990. He managed the PVUSD sports medicine program which trained and educated the coaches and functionally rehabilitated the athletes.

Jay is married and has twin daughters who attend elementary school in the Cave Creek Unified School District. He enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf.

Eric Elmore

Eric Elmore is a native of Scottsdale, AZ. Growing up, Eric participated in many sports with soccer as his primary interest. Following graduation from Chaparral High School in 1996, he attended the University of Arizona, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Physiology in 2000. The University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse followed, from which he earned a Master's Degree in Physical Therapy in 2002 with an emphasis in sports and orthopedics. Eric additionally acquired certification as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) during his time up in Wisconsin.

He moved back to the valley of the Sun and has been practicing sports and orthopedic physical therapy since, first with PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES and now with JOINT PERFORMANCE. Areas of interst within sports and orthopedic physical therapy include research (Bailie DS, Ellenbacker TS, Elmore EM. Descriptie report of shoulder rance of mothion & rotational strength 6 & 12 weeks following rotator cuff repair using a mini-open deltoid splitting technique. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006; 326-335.) and clinical education. Eric has been working with Jay Bloomfied, PT for more than four years now.