Elemental Sports PT LLC was founded in 2020 to create an optimal care environment for injury rehab, sports performance training, injury prevention, and wellness education. We provide dedicated 1-on-1 direct care by a sports Physical Therapist with extensive experience working with all levels of athletes and active people.
Our Physical Therapists
Dr. Danny Singles, PT, DPT, MA
Danny graduated from the nation’s #1 top ranked Doctorate of Physical Therapy program (University of Delaware, class of 2011). During his schooling, he served as class Vice-President and received the Chair’s Award at graduation. Student experiences included working with the Seattle Mariners professional baseball organization as well as serving as a trauma unit PT in the ER/ICU at Geisinger Medical Center.
Prior to his work with Elemental Sports PT, Danny was fortunate to work for over a decade under the mentorship of the two main PTs from USA Soccer. They provided him with a wealth of practical clinical knowledge related to working with athletes of all levels. Danny has played this forward throughout his career by providing mentorship to doctorate students from schools such as University of Delaware, Thomas Jefferson, Alvernia, Widener, Duke, and the University of Southern California among others.
Professionally, Danny has worked as an Athletic Training room assistant at Wilmington Charter High School as well as volunteer medical staff for the Jason Witten Football Camp in TN and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Philadelphia. Recently, he had the honor of being invited to work at the US Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid. While there, he worked with Team USA athletes from a variety of sports including bobsled, biathlon, skiing, luge, and skeleton. He lectures frequently for sports teams, clubs, corporations, gyms, schools, and universities and has participated in volunteer work with many local groups such as PA Special Olympics, B+ Foundation, and Back On My Feet.
Clinically, he specializes in sports, orthopedics, and manual therapy including Dry Needling, PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation), and the Graston Technique. He has dedicated his career as a PT to working with athletes and active individuals of all ages, shapes, sizes, and abilities. This includes in areas such as: injury and post-surgical rehabilitation, injury prevention, gait and movement analysis, sports performance, and return to sport, as well as on education topics in health and wellness.
In addition to being a PT, he teaches as an adjunct Kinesiology professor at Penn State University, Berks Campus, and does consulting work for Villanova University’s D1 track and field program. Danny has been interviewed by The New York Times as well as others for his expertise on running, sports injury, and other fitness topics. A lifelong athlete that plays multiple sports, Danny currently enjoys running marathons and surfing and loves to bring his passion for sports into his clinical care. He lives with his family in Exton, PA.
Dr. Mikaela Endy, PT, DPT
Mikaela received her doctorate degree from Alvernia University’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. Prior to that, she graduated from Penn State University, Berks Campus, with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. During her time at Penn State, Mikaela competed as a collegiate athlete on the cross-country team. Upon graduation, she became the assistant coach due to her passion for helping athletes reach their potential. During her time as a student, she conducted research on the use of high-tempo music to affect gait mechanics and injury risk, which was then published and presented at the ASB East Research Conference in 2020. She has extensive experience with 3D running gait analysis and recently had a research study accepted for poster presentation at the 2023 PA APTA annual conference.
Mikaela is passionate about running and strength training, as well as all forms of fitness, and has been an avid runner for over a decade. She has a new found love for the longer distance races including the half-marathon and marathon and recently qualified to run her first Boston Marathon in spring 2024. On her days off, she enjoys going for a run with her husband, Chase, as well as biking and spending time with her family.
Clinically, Mikaela enjoys teaching athletes how to properly strength train to help decrease injury risk and pain during sport activity. Her experience here includes working with athletes from high school to collegiate to professional level in 1-on-1 as well as in team settings to develop sports specific workout routines. As a lifelong athlete herself, her passion will forever be with sports, and she loves supporting athletes in her work as an outpatient orthopedic and sports Physical Therapist.
Dr. Steve Altorfer, PT, DPT, TPI Level 3 Medical
Steve got his doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University in 2019, where he not only honed his clinical skills but also contributed to the field through research. He co-authored a systematic review examining the effect of therapeutic exercise on knee pain and knee osteoarthritis, and had the opportunity to present the findings at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in 2019. In addition to his academic and professional accomplishments, Steve has always been committed to staying active. Throughout his schooling and career, he has participated in flag football, basketball, and volleyball leagues, as well as recreational golf, maintaining his lifelong passion for sports and physical fitness.
As a Titleist Performance Institute Level 3 Medical Professional, Steve is well-versed in the unique physical demands of golf. Steve has specific expertise in helping golfers enhance their mobility, strength, and power to reduce pain and improve performance on the course. Using a comprehensive approach that combines hands-on manual therapy, individualized mobility work, and targeted strength training, Steve works to improve the functional movement patterns essential for a strong, efficient swing.
Steve has a strong background in treating a wide range of other injuries, including overuse, post-surgical, and sport-specific conditions. Drawing from his comprehensive training and experience, he utilizes a variety of techniques to help patients recover and improve function; these include manual therapy, strength training, functional dry needling, and blood flow restriction training. He previously worked with Danny, and is excited to work with Danny and Mikaela as part of the Elemental Sports PT team.
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We specialize in Physical Therapy, sports performance, and injury prevention for athletes and active individuals of all ages and abilities. We emphasize manual therapy, gait/movement/posture analysis and retraining, corrective exercise, and patient education.