Dr. Cipperoni knows firsthand what it’s like when traditional approaches fall short. After suffering a traumatic shoulder dislocation during his amateur boxing career in Chicago, he underwent two surgeries and months of conventional rehabilitation. Despite working with multiple practitioners—physical therapists, chiropractors, orthopedists, and massage therapists—his range of motion never fully returned.

Working as an EMT on Chicago’s south side, the physical demands of the job continued to aggravate his shoulder. Nothing changed until he discovered Active Release Technique with a certified chiropractor. Within weeks, he regained over 95% of his shoulder mobility.

That breakthrough moment revealed a critical gap in traditional care. It wasn’t that previous treatments were wrong—they simply weren’t addressing the underlying movement patterns and postural dysfunctions that kept his body locked in compensation mode.

This experience, combined with his love for human anatomy and helping people reclaim their movement, led Dr. Cipperoni to Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. There, he served as president of the sports injury and extremity club and head intern in the sports rehabilitation department. During his ninth trimester, he completed an externship at Naval Air Station Lemoore, working with active-duty fighter pilots and mechanics—some of the most physically demanding professionals in the world.

After graduation, Dr. Cipperoni joined a sports injury practice in suburban Chicago, where he developed his expertise in soft tissue work and became a full-body certified Active Release Techniques practitioner. He also served as a visiting professor of anatomy and physiology at Chamberlain College of Nursing and currently teaches at The University of Arizona.

Because lasting results require more than temporary relief.

Dr. Cipperoni specializes in helping active people—CrossFit athletes, golfers, runners, and weekend warriors—develop better movement patterns with less pain → leading to improved performance and confidence in their bodies.

His approach with Function Rx goes beyond chasing symptoms. Through comprehensive postural assessments and targeted movement sequences, he addresses the root cause of dysfunction: the breakdown of your body’s natural anti-gravity support system.

When you understand why you’re in pain and how your movement patterns contribute to it, you gain the tools to prevent it from returning. Dr. Cipperoni believes the more patients understand about how their bodies work, the better equipped they are to take control of their health and live pain-free.

In March 2020, Dr. Cipperoni opened Catalyst Health in Encinitas CA, determined to find better ways to address the root postural and movement dysfunctions he was seeing in his patients. Traditional manual therapy was providing temporary relief, but patients kept returning with the same issues.

Dr. Cipperoni partnered with Alisa, a corrective exercise specialist who introduced him to comprehensive postural therapy protocols. Together, they developed an integrated approach that combined manual therapy with targeted movement sequences designed to retrain the body’s foundational support systems.

The results spoke for themselves. Patients began holding their adjustments and soft tissue therapy treatment longer, reporting sustained pain relief, and developing confidence in their movement. The practice saw improved patient outcomes, higher retention rates, and new revenue streams → proving that addressing movement dysfunction creates value for both patients and practitioners.

This collaboration became the foundation for Function Rx, born from real clinical experience and the understanding that lasting results require both hands-on care and systematic movement retraining.

Currently based in Cardiff CA, Dr. Cipperoni continues to stay current on the latest research in joint, muscle, nerve, tendon, and ligament health. His mission remains the same: helping people achieve pain-free performance through movement that works → not just for today, but for life.