Sport-Specific Therapy
Serious athletes demand a high level of performance from their bodies, and this can contribute to strain and injury during activity. Through sport-specific therapy, the goal is to restore an athlete’s ability to perform their sport equally as well as before if not better through targeted care. Munger Physical Therapy offers sport-specific therapy to athletes at our three locations.
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How Sport-Specific Therapy Differs from Physical Therapy
Standard physical therapy is geared toward restoring mobility and function on a specific area of the body. Motivated clients want to feel better and move without discomfort. Athletes want to optimize strength, endurance, and flexibility to perform at their best. This is where sport-specific therapy comes in.
Customized to the movement and biomechanics unique to your chosen sport – whether the goal is to be fast on your fast, adept with equipment, or otherwise – sport-specific therapy is tweaked a little when compared with conventional physical therapy.
Learn MoreThe Sport-Specific Therapy Process
- Performance-focused evaluation. The stress of the sport on the body and the affected area is carefully evaluated to determine the best plan of action for rehabilitation and improved performance. We assess the injury and sport-specific movement patterns.
- Customized athletic therapy. Training and exercise are thoughtfully planned to mimic the demands of the chosen sport to ensure the therapeutic efforts are properly focused. Rehabilitation done thoughtfully can restore strength, range of motion, and more.
- Targeted action plan. From dribbling to throwing, running to catching, sport-specific therapy includes consideration of the strength and speed required to perform at the desired athletic level and helps patients work steadily and surely toward these goals so the sport can be returned to confidently.
Customized Physical Therapy for Athletes
Every sport-specific therapy program is customized to the patient and progresses in a way that makes sense for rehabilitating your injury. When you want to get better as fast as possible, we guide you efficiently and effectively to support healing and promote performance without sacrificing quality physical therapy and the essential points of healing and recovery.
- Healing and functioning easily in normal daily life are the first goals of any therapy program.
- Sport-specific therapy builds on these efforts and the care focuses on prepping your hardworking athlete’s body with injury prevention strategies.
- We get you through the hurdles and demands of physical therapy and remain laser-focused on healing and improvement
- Return to your sport of choice to perform at the same level as before, if not better.
Benefits of Sport-Specific Therapy
Sport-specific therapy is not magic, but concentrated, repetitive, targeted therapy makes it possible to achieve success and return to the sport you love most. The therapy also accounts for your individual body composition along with the skills needed in your chosen sport for customized training. Done correctly and consistently, a sport-specific therapy program makes the following possible:
- Faster return to the chosen sport.
- Safe recovery that matches the demands of the sport.
- Improved agility, endurance, and other performance enhancements as applicable.
- Greater level of strength and efficiency.
- Prevention of future injuries through the diagnosis and addressing of imbalances and suspect movement patterns.
Get Sport-Specific Therapy from Munger PT
The demands of each sport vary, and so can the associated injuries. At Munger Physical Therapy, our therapists carefully evaluate the complex movement patterns involved in the sport you play whether it be swimming to basketball, football to lacrosse, tennis to golf. Athletes of all ages can benefit from sport-specific therapy after injury.
Be faster, build resistance, improve core stability, support lower-body strength, and more. We are here to help you achieve your biggest goals and get you back to the sport you love. Work hard at sport-specific therapy and you can play hard once again.
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