Sports Medicine

If you are a serious athlete or a weekend warrior facing injury, your ultimate goal is to return to the sport you love. With traditional physical therapy, there is often a large gap between rehabilitation after an injury or surgery and returning to sports. We bridge this gap from rehabilitation to return to get you back to your sport and to reduce re-injury and complications after surgery. We also help you improve your sports performance. We take a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment and will be in contact with all involved while getting you back to your sport or activity.

Benefits

Specific physical therapy techniques vary dependent on your injury and level of activity you are working towards. Benefits of sports medicine physical therapy include:

  • Functional baseline testing
  • Decreased soft tissue inflammation
  • Relief of spasms
  • Improved tissue healing
  • Increased balance and coordination
  • Personalized exercise prescription to improve mobility
  • Regained lost strength
  • Targeted sport-specific exercise to return to pre-injury function
  • Preparation to avoid recurrent injuries

 

Sports Injury Treatment

A specially trained physical therapist will complete a comprehensive evaluation. We will look at the injury but also will take into consideration the underlying cause of the injury and the given demands of the sport (s) you participate in. Sports rehabilitation treats a variety of conditions including:

  • Acute sports injuries
  • Strains and sprains
  • Post-operative injuries
  • ACL reconstruction
  • Rotator cuff injuries
  • Meniscus tears
  • Chronic musculoskeletal injuries
  • Tendinitis and bursitis