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Injury Prevention

Professional Physical Therapy cares about athletes and can provide valuable injury prevention tips to help them reduce their injury risk, so they stay on the field and off the treatment tables. In fact, according to the National Athletic Training Association, more than half of youth sports injuries are preventable! That’s why we want you to know how to avoid being part of this statistic.

We encourage all athletes to follow the series of exercises in the Injury Prevention videos provided below. We’ve also included a version with Faults & Fixes to point out common errors and how to self-correct for optimal outcomes, as well as separate versions for young male athletes and young female athletes.

Reduce risk of injury by following these instructional Injury Prevention videos today!

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Our physical therapists will customize an injury prevention plan just for you.

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Insurances We Accept

Below is a condensed list of insurances we participate with throughout our network of physical therapy clinics.  Find your particular provider below based on your area.
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New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

  • Aetna (NY, NJ, CT)
  • AmeriHealth (NJ)
  • Anthem BCBS (CT)
  • Cigna/ASH (NY, NJ, CT)
  • CIGNA - Medicare (NY, NJ)
  • ClearComp (NY, NJ)
  • Clover Health Medicare Advantage (NJ)
  • Comp X (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
  • ConnectiCare (CT)
  • Department of Labor (NY, NJ, CT)
  • Empire BCBS (Individual Providers In Network – NY)
  • Empire Plan MPN (UHC – NY, NJ)
  • First MCO (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
  • GHI (Emblem Health – NY, NJ, CT)
  • HIP (Emblem Health – NY)
  • Horizon BCBS (NJ)
  • Horizon Casualty (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
  • Independence BCBS (Southern NJ)
  • Magna Care (NY, NJ, CT)
  • Magna Comp (Workers' Compensation – NY, NJ, CT)
  • Medicare (NY, NJ, CT)
  • MedRisk (Workers' Compensation – NY, NJ, CT)
  • MultiPlan (NY, NJ, CT)
  • New Jersey Manufacturers (NJ)
  • NJM (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
  • No Fault (Various Carriers)
  • Northwell Health Clinical Integration Network IPA (NY)
  • OccuNet (NJ)
  • One Call (NY, NJ)
  • Oscar Health Plan (NY)
  • Oxford (NY, NJ, CT)
  • Providers Edge Scheduling Group/PESG (WC)
  • QualCare (NJ)
  • Qual-Lynx (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
  • SPNET (Workers' Compensation - NY, NJ, CT)
  • Streamline (NJ)
  • Streamline (Workers' Compensation – NJ)
  • TRICARE (NY, NJ, CT)
  • United Health Care (NY, NJ, CT)
  • WellCare (NJ)
  • Workers' Compensation (Various Carriers)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

  • Aetna (MA, NH)
  • Ambetter/NH Healthy Families (NH)
  • Amerihealth Caritas (effective date 4/27/2020 - NH)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (NH)
  • BCBS Massachusetts (MA)
  • CeltiCare (MA)
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance (MA)
  • Fallon Health (MA)
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (MA, NH)
  • Health New England (MA)
  • Magna Care (MA, NH)
  • Magna Comp (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
  • Martin’s Point Health Care (NH)
  • Mass General Brigham Health (formerly AllWays Health Partners)
  • Massachusetts Health (Medicaid – MA)
  • Medicaid (MA, NH)
  • Medicare (MA, NH)
  • Med Risk (Workers' Compensation – MA)
  • No Fault (Various Carriers)
  • One Call (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
  • SPNET (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
  • Streamline (Workers' Compensation – MA, NH)
  • TRICARE (MA, NH)
  • Tufts Health Plan (MA, NH)
  • Tufts Medicare Advantage (MA)
  • Tufts Public (Medicaid – MA)
  • UniCare (MA)
  • United Health Care (Optum – MA, NH)
  • WellSense Health (Formerly BMC – Boston Medical Center – MA)
  • Workers’ Compensation (Various Carriers)

Preventing Injury

There are several strategies for preventing sports injuries, many of which you can practice on your own. Here are a few to keep in mind.

Stretching

It may sound obvious, but stretching and warming up before any strenuous physical activity will drastically reduce your risk of injury. Without this warm-up, the body is going into the activity unprepared and susceptible to strain. Always end with a cool down and stretching to reduce the likelihood of muscle soreness

Functional Training

Staying hydrated is essential to injury prevention. Athletes should always be well hydrated throughout the entire day, regardless of whether or not they are engaging in physical activity. When the body is dehydrated, it can’t perform properly, which can lead to muscular problems, headaches, or heart disorders.

Nutrition

A well-balanced diet is the key to staying healthy as a competitive athlete. Your diet is your body’s fuel, so you need to make sure that what you’re putting into your body is actually going to keep the engine running. If you don’t receive enough vitamins and nutrients from a balanced diet, your athletic performance will suffer and you’ll find yourself at greater risk of injury,, including muscle soreness and cramping.

Stay Hydrated

This is a key aspect of what you will learn in a physical therapy regimen. Designed to establish a balance between strength, flexibility, biomechanics, and training, consistent functional training is integral to preventing injury. The body is capable of a vast range of motions, but it needs to be trained in those motions so it knows how to perform them safely. Functional training will simulate movements you may perform at work, home, school, or on the field, so your body develops the appropriate muscle memory. Regular functional training will make your muscles more stable and less injury-prone.

Conditioning

Whether you do this with a strength and conditioning coach or sports physical therapist, maintaining a high level of fitness during the offseason and preseason is important to getting your body in shape and reducing your injury risk. Staying active, practicing your sport, and hitting the gym for even moderate workouts, will not only help prevent injury, but also increase your performance. Your strength and conditioning coach or physical therapist can help you develop a conditioning program tailored specifically to your sport and your fitness goals.

We will work in an effective way to get you back on your feet, focused on your wellness during and after therapy.