About

Julie Hubbard, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS

Julie has an extensive athletics background having played NCAA Division I soccer at both Penn State and UConn. During her six-year college tenure, she tallied various musculoskeletal injuries including multiple ACL tears. These hardships ultimately propelled her into the field of sports medicine, where she earned her clinical doctorate in physical therapy from Northeastern University.

Throughout her career, Julie has worked with hundreds of high school, college, and professional athletes. She aims to help people of all ages and abilities reach their rehabilitation and sport performance goals, but is particularly passionate about helping injured athletes return to sport after ACL reconstruction. This has ultimately led her to found the New England Return to Sport Center, whose mission is to provide premier out-of-network sports physical therapy and injury prevention services to athletes around the state of Massachusetts.

Julie is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and EXOS Performance Specialist (XPS). She has also acquired her certifications in Dry Needling for Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Sport Performance (Structure & Function), Sportsmetrics ACL Injury Prevention, Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), and Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (Owens Recovery Science). She believes in empowering her patients with the self-efficacy needed to optimize recovery. While she enjoys implementing manual therapies, she particularly values the utilization of therapeutic exercise. She appreciates staying current with the literature and applies evidence-informed techniques to practice daily.

Brian Clancey, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, ART

Orthopedic Clinical Specialist

Brian attended Northeastern University, where he earned his clinical doctorate in physical therapy. While at Northeastern, he spent 5 years as a member of the Men’s Rugby Team. He has since helped to coach and develop rugby players at both Northeastern University and Milton High School. Brian’s clinical experiences include working in outpatient orthopedics and sports rehabilitation with high school, collegiate, and professional level athletes. He has a strong interest in utilizing exercise-based treatment techniques along with manual therapy to help athletes reach their rehabilitation goals.

Brian is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He holds certifications in Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Active Release Technique (ART), Owens Recovery Science Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (BFR), and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He also holds medical and fitness certifications through the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI). Brian enjoys putting these certifications to use by helping athletes bridge the gap between rehab and performance. An avid sports enthusiast, he enjoys spending his free time playing rugby, hockey, and golfing.

Michele Lucas, PT, DPT

Michele attended Northeastern University, where she earned her clinical doctorate in physical therapy. While at Northeastern, she spent 4 years on the Women’s Lacrosse Team. She has since coached lacrosse at Northeastern and Walpole High School. She has been an athlete all her life and was fortunate enough to never have any serious injuries until after collegiate career. Michele tore her ACL and meniscus while skiing. This injury furthered her passion for strength training which led her to NERSC. Michele enjoys using a combination of strength training and manual therapy to help get athletes back to their sport.

Michele holds certifications in Owens Recovery Science Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (BFR), dry needling through Integrative Dry Needling, and has taken additional coursework through the Institute of Clinical Excellence to address problems specific to the CrossFit and lifting communities. She loves to travel, ski, cook, and coach lacrosse.