You've probably already tried the standard PT.

If it worked, you wouldn't be here.

I'm Maurice Disley, a physical therapist who works specifically with runners. Not general-population PT — athletes who've been failed by the usual system and want to know why they keep getting hurt.

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Here's what most runners get.

"Stop running for six weeks."

"Your IT band is tight — stretch it more."

"Come back in a month and we'll see how it feels."

If any of that sounds familiar, you've had the same experience my patients had before they found me. Insurance-based PT sees 4–5 patients an hour. There's no time to talk about your training load, your mileage buildup, the race you've been building toward for six months. They treat the painful spot and send you home. Most runners come back injured within a season. Not because PT doesn't work — because they didn't get PT that actually fit the problem.

Here's what I do instead.

Everything I do is built around one question: why did this happen, and what has to change for it not to happen again?

Strength as medicine

I load the tissue, not protect it. Runners need capacity — the ability to handle high force, high mileage, and real terrain. Passive treatment doesn't build that. Progressive strength work does.

Real training science

Your injury is a training load problem as much as it is a tissue problem. I look at your mileage, your build rate, your race calendar, and your recovery. Most clinicians skip this entirely.

Athlete autonomy

You leave knowing exactly what went wrong, what you did to fix it, and how to manage your own training going forward. No ongoing dependency. No indefinite maintenance schedule.

I run the same terrain my patients do.

I'm a Doctor of Physical Therapy with credentials in performance coaching, conditioning, and sports nutrition — and I'm also a runner. 50Ks, 50-milers, local Pioneer Valley trails. I'm not a generalist with a running interest. This is what I do, and it's what I train for. Credentials: DPT, The Ready State Certified Coach, Precision Nutrition Level 1, Certified Conditioning Coach, Champion Sports Performance Certification.

A defined arc, not an open-ended schedule.

Most PT is session-by-session with no clear endpoint.

Mine isn't.

Here's the structure:

A thorough initial evaluation

3–6 in-person visits spaced across 12 weeks

A graduated return-to-training plan, and you're done — back to full mileage, with a plan to stay there. I work with runners in-person in Western Massachusetts and online nationwide.

Good Fit If:

You're a runner who keeps hitting the same injury You've been told to 'just rest' and it hasn't worked You want to know root cause, not just symptom relief You're willing to do strength work between visits You want a plan with a real endpoint

Not a Fit If:

You're looking for passive treatment You want someone to just tape you up and send you out You're not willing to change anything about your training

Ready to find out if we're a good fit?

Book a free 20-minute discovery call. You tell me what's going on. I ask about your history and training. We figure out whether I can help — and if I can't, I'll tell you that too.