Sports Performance Physical Therapy

Physical therapy at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) includes expert hands focused on getting you back to the activities you do and love.

You will receive care in our state-of-the-art, world-class facilities where our physical therapists use expert knowledge, skilled hands, and equipment to help you recover from orthopaedic and other sports-related injuries.

Physical therapy services at AHN: Why choose us?

AHN Sports Performance and Physical Therapy provides a blended product of physical therapy along with strength training and conditioning services to active adult, professional and elite, collegiate, recreational, and scholastic athletes, as well as developing youth, that result in favorable outcomes, a return to full status activity, reduced injury risk, and enhanced performance. Whether you’re a starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates™ or a weekend warrior, you can expect services like:

• A personalized treatment plan: At AHN, you receive one-on-one care from certified physical therapists. Many of our physical therapists also hold accredited certifications in athletic training, strength and conditioning, and have extensive training in areas such as hand injuries and concussion care, enabling us to deliver outstanding care for complex problems.
• A complete approach to care: We practice a team approach to your health care to help you get the most out of each session. We often collaborate
  with our strength and conditioning coaches, adding strength training exercises to physical therapy sessions to help you get stronger as you heal. You can also stay on with our AHN strength and conditioning coaches after being discharged from physical therapy.
• Easy access for sports injuries: At AHN, we help you start feeling better faster. Our physical therapists are “Direct Access” certified. This means we can perform an initial evaluation and follow-up treatment sessions for patients who have orthopaedic musculoskeletal injuries, for up to 30 days without a physician referral.

If your injury isn’t healed after 30 days, we work with AHN’s orthopaedic and sports medicine physicians to coordinate the next steps of your care. We’re in constant communication, so you receive additional evaluations or treatments as quickly as possible.

Specialized physical therapy equipment

AHN is the only program in western Pennsylvania offering the latest physical therapy, strength and conditioning, and recovery technologies under one roof, including:

• Antigravity treadmill: A “pressurized tent” reduces the force of gravity — resulting in less pressure on your joints — in a “fall safe” environment while you perform your walking or running progressions. Find out more about the AlterG® Anti-Gravity Treadmill™.  (Available at Cool Springs, Wexford Plaza, and Montour Health + Sports Medicine Center)
• Cryotherapy: Immersing your body from the neck down in a sauna filled with nitrogen gas at extremely cold temperatures relieves muscle and joint pain. Read more about Impact® Whole Body Cryotherapy. (Available at Cool Springs and Wexford Plaza)
• Recovery compression boots: Using sequential air compression boots to improve lower body circulation and reduce recovery time. (Available at Cool Springs, Wexford Plaza, and Montour Health + Sports Medicine Center)
• Dynavision™ reaction board: This advanced technology helps you improve reaction time, hand-eye coordination, and peripheral vision. Come in to establish your baseline test and work to improve your neuro-muscular communication. Learn more about the Dynavision D2™ Board. (Available at Cool Springs, Wexford Plaza, and Montour Health + Sports Medicine Center)
• Makoto Functional Movement Arena: This advanced piece of equipment improves focus, reaction time, functional movement, and hand-eye coordination. Read more about the Makoto Functional Movement Arena.(Available at Cool Springs)