Mike Rantissi and Jody Stafford: Therapist-Owned Since Day One
Mike Rantissi and Jody Stafford opened Advanced Manual Therapy Institute in August 2005, building a physical therapy practice in Henderson that would be owned and operated by the therapists who actually treat the patients. Both hold Doctorates in Physical Therapy and Masters in Occupational Therapy, along with advanced certification in Manual Therapy — credentials that place them among the most highly trained clinicians in the Las Vegas Valley. The decision to remain therapist-owned was deliberate. In a healthcare landscape increasingly dominated by corporate rehabilitation chains and private-equity-backed clinic networks, Rantissi and Stafford chose to keep clinical decision-making in the hands of the practitioners rather than administrative managers or distant investors. That ownership structure means treatment plans at Advanced Manual Therapy are driven by patient outcomes, not by billing quotas or corporate visit-count targets.
Advanced Manual Therapy Institute’s primary location is at 2625 West Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson, in the Green Valley corridor that serves one of the city’s most established residential communities. The clinic also operates a second location in North Las Vegas, extending its reach across the valley. Services focus on hands-on manual therapy — joint mobilization, soft tissue work, and neuromuscular techniques — along with spine rehabilitation, sports performance training, post-surgical recovery, and occupational therapy for patients returning to work after injury. The emphasis on manual therapy distinguishes the practice from clinics that rely primarily on exercise prescription and modality machines; at Advanced Manual Therapy, the therapist’s hands are the primary treatment tool.
Advanced Manual Therapy in the Las Vegas Valley
Henderson’s Horizon Ridge corridor has become a healthcare hub for the southeast valley, with medical offices, specialty clinics, and rehabilitation facilities serving a residential population that has grown steadily since the early 2000s. Advanced Manual Therapy Institute has been part of that corridor since 2005, offering a therapist-owned alternative to the corporate PT model that has come to dominate the national market. Two decades of continuous operation across two valley locations, built on direct patient relationships and clinical expertise rather than franchise infrastructure, is the kind of track record that speaks for itself in a trade where trust between practitioner and patient is everything.
- Owner
- Mike Rantissi, PT, DPT, MOT, MTC & Jody Stafford, PT, DPT, MOT, MTC, CEAS
- Founded
- 2005
- Address
- 2625 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Ste 120, Henderson, NV 89052
- Phone
- (702) 896-0383
- Website
- advancedmanualtherapy.com