Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Questions

What is sports physical therapy?

Sports physical therapy is focused on returning you to a high level of movement, strength, balance and control to help them optimize their performance and ability in physically demanding and often competitive conditions. Sports physical therapy is most common for athletes, law enforcement, fire and rescue teams, construction workers and healthcare personnel

At each step of recovery, treatment is tailored to help individuals return to high demand activity. Learn more about sports physical therapy and how it can help you.

What is the difference between sports medicine and physical therapy?

Sports medicine is a broad term that may include medical treatment, athletic training and physical therapy to address patients’ needs at different points of injury and recovery.

Medical care and athletic training address immediate medical needs of athletes. Physical therapists are experts in rehabilitating athletes after the immediate medical needs are addressed. The focus is on healing, restoring normal movement and strength to allow the individual to return to their activities at a high level of performance with reduced risk of re-injury.