Dr. Ian Hardy is a coach, Physical Therapist, and the founder of Proven Performance Physical Therapy. His Journey into the field of physical therapy and fitness began early in the gym and on the field. “I have always had a passion to help others reach their goals and push past their limits of what they thought was possible”. His drive and passion to help others and make a true difference has pushed him to open a patient centered performance based Physical Therapy practice.

Dr. Ian was born and raised in Northwest Indiana, where he graduated from Highland High School in 2014. He then attended Ivy Tech Community College where he graduated and became Physical Therapist Assistant in 2018. “When I graduated I knew that I loved the field, I wanted to go back right away so that I could make a bigger impact”. Dr. Ian finished his Undergraduate in 2020 at the Southern New Hampshire University in health sciences while continuing to work full time in a variety of settings in outpatient and inpatient care. Dr. Ian then finished his studies at the University of Findlay PTA - DPT bridge program where he earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy.

Throughout his course of learning Dr. Ian became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and earned his Crossfit Level 1 (CF-L1). Dr. Ian recognized the need for bridging the gap between traditional medicine and performance training. “After working in traditional Physical Therapy I wanted to provide something different and unique for this area”. Dr. Ian realized that he can best help patients when providing 1:1 individualized care and refuses to be limited by the restrictions that insurance companies place on the field of physical therapy.

Dr. Ian is changing the game of healthcare by creating a company that optimally benefits his patients and the community that his patients are a part of. “I help motivated individuals get out of pain, and back to living high capacity lifestyles”.

Proven Performance Physical Therapy is not your average PT clinic… And Dr. Ian is not your average Physical Therapist!

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