Sports medicine is an area of rehabilitation involving athletes that is similar to traditional physical therapy but accelerated to promote timely return to sports. Rehabilitation of the passionate weekend warrior or seasoned veteran athlete involves specific progression of activity on a timeline that will safely promote healing while allowing maximal function and return to sport specific training.
We have worked closely with local area high school and college athletes either on the field of play or in the clinic assisting with the recovery from a sports-related injury. Whether you have been sidelined by a severe ankle sprain, ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair or Tommy Johns surgery to the elbow, we have treated the condition with great success allowing a safe and speedy return to athletics. We have seen and treated athletes with various injuries from some of the most prominent sports medicine surgeon's in Middle Tennessee as well as from some of the nation's leaders in the field of sports medicine. We have their postoperative protocols available and can implement these accurately resulting in improved outcomes and when applicable expediate return to play.
Services
Manual Therapy
The well-trained manual therapist has a thorough knowledge of physiology as well as pathology of the musculoskeletal system. With this knowledge, your therapist can perform a very comprehensive evaluation leading to a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs. Additionally, the manual therapist possesses a set of hands-on treatment skills, which can help restore normal mobility and range of motion while decreasing pain and improving one's overall function. This is accomplished through the mobilization and/or manipulation of joints and the surrounding soft tissue as well as through manual stretching and therapeutic massage. The benefits of manual therapy techniques are often reinforced by specific exercise routines and daily activity modifications. The patient may then be educated on how they can maintain proper flexibility and strength so one can return to normal activities of daily living.
Orthopedic Therapy
Orthopedic Physical Therapy requires an in depth knowledge of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the art of applying that knowledge using hands on and exercise based treatments to influence optimal recovery. At Urban Physical Therapy, we have over 20 years of experience with the rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries. Whether you have had a minor strain or sprain or a major reconstructive surgery or joint replacement, we have the knowledge and experience to treat these conditions appropriately and efficiently.
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