Sports Injury Rehab
Sports injury rehab is physical therapy that treats an athletic injury and trains you to return to your sport and stay healthy. Heights Physical Therapy provides sports rehab for skiers, mountain bikers, runners, hikers and youth athletes in Gunnison, Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley.
Sports PT for people who live where they play
In the Gunnison Valley, many of us spend winters on skis and summers on bikes and trails. A sports injury can change your whole season, so sports physical therapy at Heights focuses on getting you moving and back to what you love, with a plan built for your sport.
Heights has a performance training side as well as a rehab side, so when rehab is done you can keep training with the same practice.
Common sports injuries and where to read more
Knee injuries
ACL tears, meniscus tears and runner’s knee are common on skis and bikes. See knee pain.
Shoulder and elbow injuries
Falls, overhead sports and heavy pulling hurt these joints. See shoulder pain and elbow pain.
Foot and ankle injuries
Sprained ankles, Achilles trouble and shin splints are the usual suspects. See foot and ankle pain.
Hip and groin injuries
Strains and impingement from hockey, skiing and running. See hip pain.
Head injuries
Concussion has its own return-to-play steps. See concussion care.
After an operation
Recovery follows your surgeon’s protocol. See post-surgical rehab.
From injury to return to sport
You move on when your body is ready, not by the calendar.
Settle the injury
We help pain and swelling calm down while protecting healing tissue.
Restore motion and strength
Hands-on manual therapy, exercise and a home program for the injured area and the ones around it.
Train the sport
Sport-specific training, progressing to the jumping, cutting and sport drills your sport needs.
Return-to-sport testing
Before you go back, your therapist checks your strength and how you move against what your sport asks of you, along with how you feel.
Runners, youth athletes and prevention
Staying healthy is part of the plan.
- Runners and running injury care: a look at your training load and how you move for sore knees, shins, hips and feet
- Youth sports injury care and high school athletes: plans that fit school, sport and growing bodies. See youth athletes and teams
- Injury prevention and performance work through performance training
- Recovery gear and a recovery space for when the training load is high. See recovery
- Coaches, athletic trainers and team physicians: bring your coach’s or doctor’s instructions and we will work with them
Sports rehab questions
Is there sports PT near me in the Gunnison Valley?
Yes. Heights Physical Therapy sees athletes and active people from Gunnison, Crested Butte and the rest of the valley. Telehealth is available for people outside the valley.
Do you treat a youth sports injury or ACL rehab?
We work with young athletes, including after a youth sports injury, and with people doing ACL rehab under their surgeon's protocol. Our youth page has more.
Do I need a referral?
Call us and we will tell you what applies to your insurance, and whether you need anything from your doctor, before your first visit.
Get back to your sport with a plan
Whether you ski, ride, run or hike, we can help you work out the next step after an injury. We see athletes from Gunnison, Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley. Call or request an appointment and we will find a time that works.
We see patients in Gunnison, Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley, Colorado.