Sports Rehab

Professional and amateur athletes alike trust Greendale Physical Therapy for sports rehabilitation. It’s little wonder, especially when you consider the caliber of our treatment, our passion for helping athletes perform at their best, and our proven track record.  96% of patients recently surveyed said they were “very satisfied” with their experience at Greendale Physical Therapy.

We have 4 convenient locations, in ShrewsburyWorcesterClinton, and Marlborough.  Contact Greendale Physical Therapy today to discuss your needs and goals, or read on to find out more about physical therapy for sports injuries.

We Help With All Types of Sports Injuries

 Physical therapy can help you recover from the most-common types of sports injuries, including:

  • Sprains, including ankles, hamstrings, and wrists
  • Overstretched or torn muscles
  • Strains, including ACL strains
  • Leg injuries
  • Foot injuries
  • Hip injuries
  • Knee injuries
  • Swollen, painful, or weak muscles
  • Pulled muscles
  • Achilles tendon ruptures
  • Bone fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Rotator cuff and other shoulder injuries
  • Repetitive stress injuries
  • Concussions and other head injuries

You can sustain those injuries or many others while engaging in any of the running, jumping, diving, or strength-training associated with most sports. Those injuries often happen due to one or more of the following:

  • Failure to stretch or warm up properly
  • Improper technique or equipment
  • Overdoing it or overstraining, “walking it off.”
  • Forgetting to cool-down and stretch after the work out.

Though you can take steps to prevent many sports injuries, physical therapy usually is necessary once an injury has happened, or after it has been a problem for a while.

Your knees, feet, shoulders, hamstrings, elbows, ankles, shin, back, neck, and head are the most vulnerable parts of your body when you play sports. While these injuries can be excruciating, we can help. Our physical therapists help you rehabilitate your injury by helping you stretch, move, and strengthen the injured body part. We also work with you to help you restore as much range of motion as possible.

The right physical therapy program can often restore the body to full functionality so that you can get back out to play the sports that you love or other activities that make you you.

We Understand Athletes and We Treat the Best

Our physical therapists have treated and worked with athletes of all levels, from junior-high footballers and field hockey players to Olympic athletes. Members of Worcester’s professional teams – the Worcester Sharks among them.

Greendale Physical Therapy clinicians not only understand athletes’ physical needs, but also their emotional well-being. We share athletes’ passion, and we have the experience to return them to a high level of health and performance.

Cutting-Edge Techniques and the Latest Equipment

Our Greendale Physical Therapy clinics in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Clinton, and Marlborough give us ample space for the proper treatment and rehabilitation of athletes, and allows us access to sports-specific equipment, free weights, functional training equipment, and cardio equipment.

But we also know that athletes sometimes need more than standard treatments. That’s why some of our therapists are certified in the latest cutting-edge manual techniques, including the Graston Technique®. We also offer Aquatic Physical Therapy and Stott Pilates®. We incorporate these innovative methods into a patient’s overall treatment. With so many options at our disposal, we’re sure to have the right treatment for you.

– Patrick Ricard, Pro Bowl FB, Baltimore Ravens

I would like to express my thanks to you and your staff at Greendale Physical Therapy, LLC for all the assistance in enabling me to have had such good success in my recovery from severe neck pain. My experience here was very positive.

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Shrewsbury Clinic

280 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

T: 508-753-7780
F: 508-459-5900

Worcester Clinic

120 Gold Star Boulevard
Worcester, MA 01545

T: 508-459-5000
F: 508-459-5900

Clinton Clinic

145 Church Street
Clinton, MA 01510

T: 978-598-3155
F: 508-459-5900

Marlborough Clinic

435 Lakeside Avenue
Marlborough, MA 01752

T: 508-488-4110
F:508-459-5900

Fitchburg Clinic

28 Ashby State Road,
Fitchburg, MA 01420

T: 978-400-3690
F:508-459-5900

Aquatics

766 Main Street Worcester,
MA 01610

T: 508-459-5000
F: 508-459-5900

Physical Therapist Assistants

Kim Barrow

MS, BS, PTA, Aquatics Director

Education
Southern Connecticut State University, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Exercise Science
MassBay Community College, Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assistant

Areas of Clinical Interest
lower back pain and disk conditions, aquatics, chronic pain, post surgical rehab, balance issues

Certifications + Trainings
Certified ACE Personal Trainer, Craniosacral Level I, Graston Technique Levels I & II.

Trained in Burdenko Method, Aquatic Therapy Rehab Institute (ATRI), Kinesiotaping, Biosynchronistics, Maitland Technique, Mulligan Concept, Functional Movement Assessment (FMA), Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Muscle Energy Techniques of the Spine and Extremities

Ross Beaudette

BA, PTA, CSCS, Worcester Clinic Manager, Center Coordinator of Clinical Education (CCCE)

Education
Worcester State University, Bachelor of Education
New England Institute of Technology,  Associates Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant 

Areas of Clinical Interest
sports rehab, injury prevention, ergonomics, post-surgical, footwear assessment and prescription

Certifications + Trainings
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Matheson Functional Capacity Evaluation certification, Matheson work hardening certification, ACE personal trainer, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), Active Release Technique (ART), Mulligan technique, McKenzie Technique, myofascial release, Muscle Energy Techniques of the Spine and Extremities

Nicolette Bender

BS, PTA

Education
University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Exercise Science
Becker College, Associates Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant 

Areas of Clinical Interest
Rehab Pilates, pre and post natal, postural re-patterning, injury prevention, stability training

Certifications + Trainings
STOTT PILATES, NSCA-CPT, TRX, Biosynchronistics, Core Integration, Craniosacral therapy (CST Level 1 & cervical spine), Total Barre, CORE Athletic Conditioning, Diaphragm Release Techniques, Myofascial Release Therapy, Mulligan Techniques for the Extremities, Muscle Energy Techniques for the Spine and Extremities. ISP (injury and special population) focus that includes pre and post natal, scoliosis programming, & breast cancer rehabilitation. 

Alexandra "Allie" Hagan

PTA

Education
Salem State University, Bachelor of Athletic Training
Bay State College, Associates Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant 

 

 

John Hannon

PTA

Education
New England Institute of Technology, Associates Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant 

Areas of Clinical Interest
Back pain, footwear/gait assessment, balance/fall prevention, total joint replacement, workplace ergonomics/postural re-ed, injury prevention, aquatics

Certifications + Trainings
Summit certification in evidence-based assessment and treatment for TMJ, Blood Flow Restriction Training, cervical spine dysfunction, and headaches/post concussion

 

Katharine Osborne

PTA

Education
Mount Wachusett Community College, Associates Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant

Areas of Clinical Interest
Manual therapy, myofascial release, lower back pain, shoulder and knee injuries, neck pain, kinesiology, trigger point therapy, patient education

Certifications + Trainings
Graston Technique M1-Basic Training

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