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Sports Injuries in Richmond

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Recover Faster From Sports Injuries in Richmond, VA: Get Back to Peak Performance with Ascend Physical Therapy

A sports injury doesn’t just affect your game—it impacts your movement, endurance, and confidence. Whether you’re a competitive athlete or an active weekend warrior, the right rehabilitation is key to a full and safe recovery. A sprained ankle, a strained hamstring, or a knee ligament tear shouldn’t hold you back longer than necessary. At Ascend Physical Therapy, we specialize in sports-specific rehabilitation to help you heal faster, regain strength, and prevent future injuries.

Expert Sports Injury Rehabilitation in Richmond, VA

Recovering from an injury isn’t just about rest—it’s about strategic, hands-on therapy and guided movement restoration. Our rehabilitation programs are built for athletes, focusing on:

Accelerated recovery to get you back to peak performance safely.
Sport-specific movement training to restore agility, strength, and endurance.
Injury prevention strategies to protect against reinjury and enhance resilience.

We don’t just treat the injury—we train your body to perform better than before.

Common Sports Injuries & How We Treat Them

Athletes push their bodies to the limit, making injury prevention and expert rehabilitation essential. We treat a wide range of sports-related conditions, including:

Ankle Sprains
Ankle sprains often result from sudden direction changes or unstable landings, leading to pain and instability. Treatment focuses on joint mobilization, balance training, and progressive strengthening to restore stability and prevent future sprains.

Hamstring Strains
Explosive sprinting or overstretching can cause hamstring strains, leading to pain and reduced mobility. Therapy includes deep muscle release, tissue regeneration techniques, and progressive flexibility training to promote healing and prevent reinjury.

Shoulder Dislocations
High-impact collisions or forceful overhead movements can lead to shoulder dislocations, affecting joint stability. Rehabilitation involves controlled strengthening, neuromuscular retraining, and mobility restoration to stabilize the shoulder and improve function.

Knee Ligament Tears (ACL, MCL, PCL, LCL)
Sudden pivots, high-impact landings, or direct trauma can cause ligament tears in the knee, compromising stability. Recovery focuses on movement pattern retraining, controlled resistance exercises, and agility drills to restore knee function and prevent future injury.

Why Sports Rehabilitation is Different

Athletes need more than basic physical therapy—they need a specialized approach that considers the demands of their sport. Our programs include:

Sport-Specific Functional Training – Exercises designed to mirror game-time movements, improving coordination, reaction time, and strength.
Biomechanical Analysis & Movement Optimization – Identifies weaknesses and improper movement patterns that could contribute to re-injury.
Injury Prevention Strategies – Teaches proper mechanics and strengthening techniques to minimize the risk of recurring injuries.
We focus on more than recovery—we help you become stronger, faster, and more resilient in your sport.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which sports tend to have the most injuries?
Contact sports like football, rugby, and hockey result in more impact-related injuries, while endurance sports like running and swimming often lead to overuse injuries.

How long does sports rehabilitation take?
The recovery timeline varies by injury severity, but most athletes see significant improvement within weeks with structured therapy and training.

Do you offer training for injury prevention?
Yes—our rehab programs include injury prevention techniques, mobility work, and strengthening drills to keep you in top condition long after recovery.

Start Your Recovery Today

An injury doesn’t have to sideline you for long. With the right treatment, you can heal, rebuild, and return to your sport stronger than before. At Ascend Physical Therapy in Richmond, VA, we provide personalized sports rehabilitation programs to help you recover faster, move better, and perform at your best.

Don’t let an injury hold you back. Take the first step toward recovery today.

Working with Camille and Bethany is unlike any other PT experience and has truly been life changing for me. They are not only brilliant physical therapists, but also kind, encouraging, compassionate people. Bethany persevered until we uncovered a long standing underlying cause of my foot pain and created a path for healing. Camille provides AMAZING hands on relief, and after helping me resolve the underlying cause of other pain issues, helped me create a very approachable strength plan that I actually look forward to doing and have consistently executed at home for the first time in my life! She is a motivational master. I am not exaggerating when I say they have literally changed my mindset and my life for good!

Candi Marsh

Camille has been amazing! She has already helped me make progress with an issue that had been bothering me for months and that I’d been having trouble pinpointing because nothing was showing up on x-rays. Camille was able to identify the issue in the first meeting and immediately gave me exercises to help and solutions to allow me to keep exercising and doing the activities that I love. She’s also done an amazing and thorough job analyzing my flexibility, strength, and range of motion across my whole body and is super encouraging and detailed when giving me instructions on what exercises to do.