Ben Graves, PT, DPT, CSCS, BRM, TPI Med Level 2
“Not just an exercise program — a specific plan with interventions that target your problem directly.”
Ben Graves, PT, DPT
Ben Graves grew up in Mapleton, Utah, playing every sport he could get into. Friends called him the Energizer Bunny — he never seemed to stop. At Maple Mountain High School he played football and volleyball, then rec basketball and baseball with friends. After graduation he served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bacolod, Philippines.
He attended Brigham Young University, where he met his wife, Liz, who played on the basketball team. Ben earned a B.S. in Exercise Science in 2020, made the Dean's List, and received the Exercise Science Department Physical Therapy Award. He found a gem of a school in Angelo State University where he continued his education in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. At ASU he earned the Clinical Excellence Award, given to the student who performed best in clinical practice. Ben graduated with his DPT in 2024 and has been practicing physical therapy in Texas ever since.
Ben and Liz fell in love with West Texas, chose to stay after graduation, and started a family. They have two children who keep them busy, and they love going to BYU games together. Ben now practices at Lillian M. Hudspeth Memorial Hospital. He believes in practicing what he preaches: he lifts and runs regularly, races marathons and Spartan events, and still gets on the course, court, and field whenever he can.
Path
2019
Worked with professional and collegiate athletes in rehab and performance training. Helped develop training regimens to reach peak performance and keep athletes on the field.
2020
2024
Clinical Excellence Award for the student who performed best in clinical practice.
Passed the NPTE on the first attempt and became a licensed physical therapist in Texas.
National Strength and Conditioning Association credential for periodized strength, power, and return-to-sport programming.
Started clinical care treating orthopedic and sports patients.
2025
Loaded-movement rehab so patients keep squatting, hinging, and pressing while they heal instead of being pulled off training.
Outpatient physical therapy in Sonora, Texas. Cash or insurance — please obtain a physician referral before hospital PT.
2026
Titleist Performance Institute medical screening of the body-swing connection for golfers.
Opened a cash-based sports and orthopedic practice for care on the course, court, field, or in the weight room.
Credentials
DPT
Licensed physical therapist
A DPT is a licensed healthcare provider — not a coach with a certification weekend. Ben can evaluate injury, identify the tissue, joint, or motor-control driver of your pain, and treat it. Trainers program exercise. Physical therapists diagnose movement problems, manage pathology, and decide when load is medicine and when it is the injury.
CSCS
National Strength and Conditioning Association
The NSCA CSCS is the gold-standard performance credential. Your plan is built like an athletic program: periodized loading, return-to-sport criteria, and strength that transfers to the tee box, the court, or the field — not generic band work with no end date.
BRM
Loaded-movement rehab
BRM is how we keep you training while you heal. Squat, hinge, press, and pull get coached and modified around pain instead of being taken away. You do not have to choose between getting strong and getting out of pain.
TPI Med 2
Golf-specific medical professional
If the lead hip will not rotate, the lumbar spine will. If the thorax is stiff, the trail elbow and wrist pay for it. TPI Medical Level 2 maps the body-swing connection so we change the swing by changing the body — not by handing you another swing thought.
