World Class Sports Medicine

Medical care of the injured athlete has often involved many different health care providers on the “Sports Medicine Team.” These team members may often include:

1.)  Physician (MD or DO)

2.)  Physical Therapist (PT)

3.)  Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)

4.)  Dentist (oral injuries)

5.)  Nutritionist

6.)  Sport Psychologist

Those people having the closest relationship with the injured athlete are the Physical Therapist and/or Athletic Trainer¹, due to the amount of time spent in rehabilitation and on the field. The PT and/or ATC has the unique opportunity to see how injuries progress on a day to day basis, and how treatment regimes can improve problems rapidly over time

At Eugene Physical Therapy, our staff is uniquely qualified to treat such problems. We have staff who have treated at a variety of levels of athletics, including Olympic and minor league athletes. Our goal is the most rapid recovery possible, with safety in mind. This means effective communication, combined with emphasis on deficits demonstrated in the initial evaluation. As symptoms improve, treatment may include a biomechanical assessment prior to return to sport, such as running gait analysis (see below), throwing analysis, or sport specific activity assessment

Our staff has seen many athletes in these categories: 
           — Archery
           — Baseball/Softball
           — Basketball
           — Cheerleading 
           — Crew (Rowing) 
           — Dancing (competitive)
           — Football 
           — Gymnastics
           — Hockey 
           — Ice Skating 
           — Martial Arts
           — Olympic Power Lifting
           — Raquetball 
           — Skiing (alpine & water) 
           — Soccer 
           — Swimming 
           — Tennis
           — Track & Field
           — Volleyball 
           — Wrestling

At Eugene Physical Therapy, we base our treatment on the Evaluation. We do not focus on “generalized” programs as we find patients progress at a faster rate if deficits identified are focused on. Therefore our treatment plan focuses on the individual’s needs.

Treatment may include:

  Taping and/or Bracing (including McConnell Taping)

  Custom splints

  ROM exercise

  Strengthening Exercise

  Proprioceptive Training (see Dynamic Proprioception Approach below)

 Manual and/or Manipulative therapy

  Movement Re-education

  PNF techniques (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Technique – see SERVICES)

  Modalities

DYNAMIC PROPRIOCEPTION:

We specialize in assessing and treating proprioceptive deficits. The Dynamic Proprioception Approach © was originated by Jeff Giulietti and has started to be taught to PT’s and ATC’s in 2003