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PHYSICAL THERAPY

Get Back To

Your Game

Getting back in the game is about more than healing, it’s about returning stronger and staying there. Sports therapy helps active people recover, prevent the next injury, and perform better.

ABOUT THIS SERVICE

What Is Sports Therapy?

Sports physical therapy focuses on prevention, evaluation, treatment, injury recovery, and performance for active people, the same clinical foundation as the rest of physical therapy, aimed at the specific demands of your sport. It carries you from acute injury all the way through a structured, criteria-based return to play.

“Highest-quality people providing the most evidence-based medicine that produces the best outcomes and creates the best value.”

Aaron Kraai, PT, DPT, Founder & CEO, Doctors of Physical Therapy

Criteria-Based Return

After injury or surgery we guide a structured, criteria-based return-to-sport progression, not a guess.

Find The Weak Link

We look for the weaknesses and imbalances that contributed to the injury and build strength where you need it.

For Every Athlete

Weekend warriors, youth athletes, and competitors alike, care built around your sport.

Prevent Reinjury

You leave with a prevention program to reduce the risk of the same injury coming back.

CONDITIONS & SYMPTOMS

Injuries Sports Therapy Can Help

From acute injuries to nagging overuse problems, we treat the full range of athletic injuries, including:

Ligament

ACL & Ligament Injuries

Sprains and tears, from acute care through a criteria-based return to sport.

Shoulder

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Common in throwers, swimmers, and lifters; we restore strength and control.

Overuse

Tendinitis & Tendinopathy

Tennis elbow, patellar, biceps, and Achilles overuse injuries.

Acute

Sprains & Strains

Ankle sprains and muscle strains, with a plan to prevent reinjury.

Knee

Meniscus & Knee Pain

Runner’s knee, meniscus irritation, and post-injury knee rehab.

Prevention

Movement Screening

Finding weaknesses and imbalances before they become injuries.

DIRECT ACCESS

You Do Not Need a Doctor Permission to Take Care of Your Body

See a physical therapist directly, no referral required in most states.

Book Directly

Call us or book online. No referral. No authorization delay.

See a Licensed PT

Your first visit is a full evaluation with a licensed physical therapist.

Get a Custom Plan

Evidence-based, personalized to your body and your goals.

Get Better Faster

Better outcomes. Fewer visits. Back to doing what you love.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Return is based on meeting strength, control, and movement criteria, not a fixed date. Your therapist clears you when your body is ready.

No. Sports therapy is for anyone active, recreational runners, lifters, weekend players, and youth athletes.

Yes. Screening for weaknesses and targeted training is a core part of sports PT.

If an injury is limiting your training, you keep re-tweaking the same area, or you want to return to sport safely, an evaluation is the place to start.

In most states, no. Rules vary by plan and state.

Your first visit is a full evaluation, your therapist reviews your history, watches how you move, and builds a plan around your goals. In most states you can come directly, no referral needed.

Where To Get Care

Clinics Offering Sports Therapy

Sports Therapy is a core service available at every Doctors of Physical Therapy clinic. Pick the location closest to you and book directly, no doctor referral required.

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