Care that understands the sport.
Specialized rehab for gymnasts, from wrists and backs to ankles, with growth-aware care and a progressive return to skills.
This program is for you if…
Recreational to elite, we speak gymnastics.
- Wrist pain flares on floor and vault
- Your back aches with arching skills
- Ankles or heels hurt on landings
- You're managing Sever's or growth-plate pain
- You're coming back from injury and easing into skills
- Your gymnast is pushing through pain to stay in the gym
Gymnasts are told to push through. We listen instead.
Gymnastics loads growing bodies like almost no other sport, and its culture teaches kids to hide pain. Wrists, spines, and heels quietly absorb thousands of impacts, and small problems become big ones when nobody's watching.
We watch. Our therapists understand skills, progressions, and growth plates, and we build plans that respect both the sport and the growing athlete, keeping them in the gym safely wherever possible.
Strong skills, safe landings.
How we care for gymnasts.
Impact injury care
Focused treatment for the wrists, back, knees, and heels that take the sport's biggest loads.
Growth-aware planning
Care that accounts for growth plates and development, in and out of growth spurts.
Skill-based return progressions
Returning to skills step by step, from basics to full difficulty, in gym-friendly language.
Strength & control
Targeted strength that supports flexibility with control, the foundation of safe gymnastics.
No referral needed. Most insurance accepted.
In Illinois you can start physical therapy without a doctor's referral, so there's nothing standing between you and relief. We accept most major plans and offer self-pay options. Not sure about your coverage? We'll check it for you before your first visit.
What to expect, start to finish.
Here's exactly what your first visit looks like.
We listen first
We start with your history, your symptoms, and the goals that matter to you.
We find the cause
We look at how your whole body moves to find what's driving your pain, not just where it hurts.
You leave with a plan
A hands-on treatment plan built around your body and your life, and a therapist who stays with you the whole way.
What we treat.
The same care at every clinic.
Every therapist on our team is trained in the entirety of the kinetic chain. That means we look at how your whole body moves, not just the part that hurts, and treat the cause instead of the symptom. Your care is tailored to your needs at our participating clinics.
One proven approach
The same hands-on, whole-body approach guides every plan we build.
One standard, every clinic
Every clinic is held to the same standard, set by therapists with advanced training in how the body moves.
A team that knows you
You'll see the same faces at your home clinic, people who know your name and your goals.
You're in good hands.
"…Thank you also to Joe, Rachel, Annie, and Zaneta, for being nice to me, working with me patiently, watching my form, and being great cheerleaders in general. I cannot recommend Sports and Ortho enough. And I do, to all my friends."
"Prior to starting PT with Tina, I felt like my back would never get better. I injured my back as a gymnast in 2019, I had seen several doctors, chiropractors, and PTs, I had injections, acupuncture, e-stim, every treatment you could think of."
Gymnastics rehab, answered.
Does my gymnast have to stop training?
Is back pain normal in gymnastics?
Do you understand gymnastics skills?
What about growth-plate injuries?
Do I need a referral?
Care near you.
Gymnastics Rehab is available at these clinics. Choose a location to meet the team and request an appointment.
Ready to feel like yourself again?
Tell us a little bit about yourself and what's bothering you. You'll hear from us within one business day to get you scheduled.
- No Referral Needed
- Most Major Insurances Accepted
- Appointments Within 48 to 72 Hours