Dr. Aaron McAnelly

What it is like to be treated by Aaron

Aaron owns the place. He also still treats, and he treats the way he wants every clinician here to treat.

That means the hour is yours. One-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, every visit, start to finish.

He explains as he goes. Patients tend to describe him the same way: he teaches. You leave understanding what is wrong, why it happened where it happened, and what the plan is.

He is also where people land when they have run out of other doors. One patient wrote this after twenty-three previous clinics:

“he operates with an unwavering belief that the body is capable of healing, and that outcomes other practitioners have written off as impossible are simply problems that haven't been approached correctly yet.”

Jillian W.

How he got here

Aaron grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma. Outdoors kid. Boy Scout. He played close to every sport there is: football, soccer, basketball, track, baseball.

He played soccer at Oklahoma Baptist University while working toward becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Junior year, he tore a ligament in his ankle.

Rehab is where the plan changed. He loved the process of working hard and getting measurably better. So he traded the MD track for a DPT, and he has been collecting skills ever since.

He founded Revival Performance Physical Therapy in 2021. Outside the clinic it is his wife and two daughters, training, home improvement projects, hunting, and his church family at Alamo Community Church.

Credentials and training

• Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of the Incarnate Word School of Physical Therapy
• Licensed Physical Therapist, Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
• Bachelor of Science in Biology and Pre-medicine, Oklahoma Baptist University
• Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists
• Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), through the Institute for Athlete Regeneration
• Certified in Sports and Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Institute for Athlete Regeneration
• Certified in Dry Needling, Spinal Manipulation Institute
• Certified in Spinal Manipulation Therapy, Spinal Manipulation Institute
• Certified in Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training, Owens Recovery Science
• Running Rehabilitation Specialist, Institute for Athlete Regeneration

Ask me about

• The problem somebody already told you to live with
• Why the pain shows up in one place and starts in another
• Dry needling, and whether you actually need it
• Getting back to running without paying for it the next morning
• Training around an injury instead of sitting out

Or skip the list and just tell him what hurts. Request an appointment and pick your time.