Evan Lewis
Evan Lewis
Founder & CEO, Elite ACL, Elite Neuro Therapy, Creator of the NS1
Elite ACL · Elite Neuro Therapy
A three-sport standout and 2007 Associated Press PIAA Class AAA Player of the Year as a quarterback at Gettysburg High School, where he set 16 school records, Evan was offered a preferred walk-on position at Penn State and earned a scholarship, contributing as a starting punt returner, wide receiver, cornerback, quarterback, and placekicker, including a 43-yard field goal against No. 2 Alabama.
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During his senior year, Evan ranked as Penn State's top wide receiver in overall strength index. Across his time at Penn State and his post-graduate preparation for an NFL combine opportunity at the Miami Dolphins' facility, he recorded a 4.48-second 40-yard dash, 525-pound squat, 18 reps on the 225-pound bench press, 3.89-second shuttle, 33-inch vertical jump, and 9-foot-8-inch broad jump.
The mission
That athletic background, a B.S. in Kinesiology, and his own four-day comeback pointed Evan toward a clear mission: pay it forward to as many athletes as possible, at every level, through the lens of the nervous system. That drive led him to found Premier Neuro Therapy in 2015.
His first client was returning from ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair. Just three months after surgery, the athlete was cleared to return to football, providing an early indication of what was possible and foreshadowing the specialized ACL model Evan would launch six years later.
The immediate impact
Working with Washington Nationals players in 2016, his system produced a 50% reduction in Injured List days against the organization's five-year average, with athletes returning to the field 67% faster than traditional timelines. Documented MLB pitchers also showed velocity gains of 2.3 to 3.2 mph following his program, despite multi-year flat baselines that ruled out natural progression. These pitchers came in injured, with getting them healthy as the only objective. The velocity gains that followed were an unexpected result of the process.
Across more than a decade, the methodology has evolved and been continuously refined, while remaining rooted in the same foundation: it is not condition-specific. It is nervous system-specific. When the nervous system is optimized, the body responds, regardless of what brought someone through the door. Notably, 78% of clients had already failed traditional approaches, including rest, physical therapy, medication, or surgery, before arriving. The most challenging cases are the baseline, not the exception.
Today
Evan has worked with notable athletes across professional sports, and perhaps the most documented example is his post-ACL recovery work with Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, who achieved a 130% improvement in ACL recovery scores over two months. In a single 60-minute session, Barkley restored movement he had been unable to perform since before his injury. With 14 years of experience behind him, Evan's focus now is putting the system in the hands of as many practitioners and fitness professionals as possible through the certification and mentorship programs.
