Gage started his career on a rehab floor working with stroke, head injury and spinal cord injury patients. This would be crucial to his ability to later be prepared for the diversity of patients in the outpatient world. He spent the next 5 years as a manager of a clinic in the Denver Colorado area. He saw a great variety of patients in this region and achieved his MTC certification from the University of St Augustine. Some highlights also came in the neural world where Gage worked for both a Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s clinic of excellence in Swedish Medical Center, home of the Craig hospital. This is also where Gage met his future wife Laurie.

In 2005, Gage and Laurie (who is also working for Kinect as a PT) decided they needed a change in scenery and moved to the New Orleans region. They spent the next 12 years in this location having 3 boys. They opened their own practice which was a partnership with a group of well known spinal and orthopedic surgeons as well as physiatrists. They treated all spinal conditions including fusions, disc replacements, stenosis, Spondy, disc irritations and degeneration. Their success found them working with multiple orthopedists seeing knee, shoulder, hip, foot pain and post surgical patients. This is where Gage also achieved the CFMT Certification in functional manual therapy from the Institute of Physical Arts based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. “We loved the people and the food of Louisiana but the bugs and heat finally got the best of us and we decided it was time to move again.”

In Louisiana, with the Stress preparing for the CFMT test in 2013, Gage developed an Autoimmune disease called Pernicious anemia, and ultimately B-12 deficiency. It caused him to have weakness and numbness in both hands and both feet. It also ate away the back of his spinal cord causing an electrical jolt down my body every time he looked or bent down. It has taken time but he has recovered now 90%. The medications took care of much of the original cause of the symptoms but it required long term and very skilled care from PT to help repair the continuing nerve pain and weakness. He still knows something isn’t quite right but is very grateful to have Hope that things will continue to improve.

This time, because of the extensive coursework and skills that Gage and Laurie had achieved, the Institute of Physical Art honored both Laurie and Gage with an invitation to Steamboat Springs, CO at the Institute of Physical Art, where Gage could work towards the distinction of Fellow of CFMT. This is a clinic where people come from all over America to be treated for difficult conditions, ranging from college and olympic athletes to Cancer patients, those with digestive issues, respiratory patients and those with hormonal imbalances. It was eye opening to see how physical therapy can affect every system in the body.

It was while doing this Fellowship where Gage and Laurie had the opportunity to move to Monterey and start Kinect Physical Therapy. After several conversations, often on the golf course, they decided to follow that opportunity. In 2018 they moved to sunny California and started Kinect with the partnership of a colleague. Now Gage stays busy keeping up with their 5 children. He enjoys golfing on the coast with his sons, coaching them in soccer, watching them participate in sports, and playing with his daughter.

Through advanced training with the Postural Restoration Institute, Gage has become a Craniofacial Specialist focusing on how the intricate systems of the head and neck influence overall health. His expertise encompasses the complex relationships between airway function, hearing, vision, dental occlusion (how teeth align), and tongue positioning—all of which play crucial roles in regulating body tension and balance. By integrating this specialized knowledge with his foundation in orthopedic care, breathwork, and neurovisceral techniques, Gage helps patients understand how these systems influence their movement patterns and daily function. His comprehensive approach addresses various conditions, including TMJ dysfunction, sleep apnea, breathing disorders, and dental-related pain, working collaboratively with local dentists to provide coordinated care for optimal results.