Heather Milligan, PT — Elite OrthoSport, Los Angeles
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Heather Milligan treating an athlete
PT · OCS · SCS · COMT — 25 years

Heather
Milligan

The physical therapist champions call when the season — or the title — is on the line.

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25+
Years in practice
OCS · SCS
Dual board-certified, APTA
COMT
Orthopedic manual therapist
MBA
UNLV · founder, Elite OrthoSport

Comebacks start here

Professional athletes across MMA, the NFL, MLB, the NBA and golf
Conor McGregor
Two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor
Aaron Rodgers
4× NFL MVP · Super Bowl champion Aaron Rodgers
George Kittle
All-Pro tight end George Kittle
Ronald Acuña Jr.
2023 NL MVP · World Series champion Ronald Acuña Jr.
Jimmy Garoppolo
NFC champion QBJimmy Garoppolo
J.K. Dobbins
2,000-yard seasonJ.K. Dobbins
Brooks Koepka
5× major championBrooks Koepka
Jamal Murray
2023 NBA championJamal Murray
Hands-on treatment in the clinic
The method

Find the cause. Kill it.

Pain is the symptom. The job is the weakness, imbalance and movement dysfunction underneath it — spine to ankle, surgical and non-surgical. That is why the best keep coming back.

Portrait of Heather Milligan
About

A gymnast who
became the
specialist.

Heather is the founder and president of Elite OrthoSport Physical Therapy & Performance in Los Angeles, with more than 25 years in orthopedic and sports physical therapy. She is dual board-certified by the APTA as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and a Sports Clinical Specialist, and a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist — three certifications that place her in an elite class of therapists nationwide.

She spent twenty years as a competitive gymnast and holds an MBA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has worked with athletes across professional boxing, MMA, the NFL, NBA, MLB, tennis, figure skating, volleyball, soccer, track and gymnastics — plus recreational athletes who want the same standard of care.

Post-op rehabilitation
Return-to-play testing
In-season maintenance
Concierge care, on location

Press, research & speaking

Selected appearances & coverage
Owens Recovery Science · Episode 18 · 56 min

Integrating blood flow restriction into an outpatient practice

A full hour on the clinical case for BFR — how Heather got curious about the technique, how she won buy-in from her referring surgeons, and the early results that made it standard at Elite OrthoSport.

Listen to the episode →
Owens Recovery Science
18 Episode
Blood flow restriction · 56 min
Cedars-Sinai
40 th annual
Speaking — Cedars-Sinai, 40th annual Sports Medicine Fellowship Alumni Research Conference Presenter
Peer-reviewed research — co-author Blood flow restriction training on the lower extremities: proximal, distal & contralateral effects Sports Health 2019;11(2):149–156 · RCT Upper-extremity blood flow restriction: proximal, distal & contralateral effects J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2020;29(6):1267–1274 · RCT

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New patients Book an evaluation Post-op rehabilitation, a nagging injury, or a performance problem you cannot train around. Call the clinic to schedule.
Agents & teams Concierge & on-location care Treatment at your facility, hotel or camp, with the discretion your client expects. Availability by arrangement.
Press & speaking Interviews, panels & clinical education Commentary on athlete injuries, return-to-play decisions and blood flow restriction. Media kit on request.
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you back.

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