Improve Your Sports Performance with Physical Therapy

By Dr. Adrian Lorenzo,  PT, DPT 

Maybe you’ve been away from your chosen sport during the winter months and need to ramp up your activity level for a new season on the fields, courts, or courses. Maybe you’ve been able to keep up your general fitness level but feel that you have some sport-specific weakness or even a possible injury. Or maybe you want to increase strength, balance, and performance to meet your new season goals. Whatever your situation, at Vale Sports Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy we help you prepare to get in shape and perform at your best possible level, safely.

First and foremost, it’s not advisable to jump right into your former training routine, especially if you haven’t been up-to-speed in the off-months. Your skills and fitness will have declined and if you’ve been relatively sedentary, your muscles and joints may be more prone to injury. Even if you’ve been keeping in shape while off-play, it’s essential to prepare your body for the unique demands of your chosen sport. Here’s how we can help:

Start with the Physical Assessment

Our highly trained physical therapists will assess your current baseline fitness level. We will identify areas of weakness or imbalance in order to create a personalized program to address those issues.

Body Conditioning

After the assessment of your strength, flexibility, balance, and endurance levels, and before training for your specific sport, we will work on improving your overall fitness. Building general strength allows your body to exert force when required. Flexibility enables muscles to stretch for a greater range of motion. We will assess and help you improve your balance to lower your risk of falls. And increasing endurance will help you participate in your sport for longer periods of time without fatigue.

Sports Injury Prevention

We provide elite-level sports performance and injury prevention using the same multi-disciplinary, evidence-based approach that professional athletes use. You’ll be working under the direct supervision of Vale physical therapists like Dr. Frankie Goris and Dr. Adrian Lorenzo, who specialize in helping athletes avoid injury in the first place, and if injury does happen, get you back in the game as soon as possible. For detailed information, visit our Athletic Injury Prevention service page of our website.

Athletic Training

When your general fitness is improved and you’re ready for sport-specific training, the Vale team will help get you up-to-speed to reach your best possible performance while understanding more about how to prevent injury. We tailor each training program to the needs of each individual athlete and the fitness demands of their particular sport. At Vale PT, you will work one-on-one with a licensed athletic trainer and performance enhancement specialist. For further details about our Athletic Training program call us at 201 408 4534 or visit our Sports Performance Training service page. 

Better technique

Different sports can require different skill sets and physical attributes. As an athlete, one-size-fits-all exercise plans might not hone the skills you need. Your training should focus on the abilities and skills that are relevant to your goals. With a sports physical therapy conditioning program, you can engage in a plan tailored to your condition and goals. Whether you’re working on your tennis serve or your sprinting stride, sport-specific technique training can make a big difference.

Sports 

physical therapy is not just for elite athletes. At Vale PT, we especialized in techniques that can benefit any physically active individual. We focus on improving your physical capacity, and with physical therapy we can give you a great advantage. Our injury prevention program will teach you strategies that will become essential to your sports goals. The Vale PT team is committed to helping individuals like you stay safe and healthy while achieving their full athletic capacity. We provide a full range of techniques including innovative modalities such as blood flow restriction, cupping, kinesiology taping, neuro-muscular electric stimulation and cryo-compression therapy among others. 

With expert guidance and training, you can work to achieve your goals and continue enjoying the activities you love.

We are always available if you have any questions or would like to make an appointment with one of our physical therapists.
Call us at (201) 408-4534 or email us at info@valept.com.
For an in person consultation visit us at 25 S. Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ 07631.