OUR UNIQUE PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM

Offered at both Rockville and Alexandria Locations

Our physical therapy program is a true sports medicine practice. 

It takes place in a gym, amongst athletes. We help our patients get back to doing what they love.

Our treatment almost always involves movement, field work, and strength training.

We work closely with our patients to help them understand what caused an injury and how to prevent reoccurrence.

Standard PT Model:

• 20-minute appointments

• Double -or- triple-booked with other patients

• Treatment Performed by techs or assistants

• Physical therapist is a generalist

• Small facility with minimal equipment

• Drawn out, time-consuming treatments

Healthy Baller PT:

• Full hour sessions

• One-on-one patient care

• All treatments with a Doctor of PT

• Extensive sports rehab experience

• Full weight room and 40-yard turn field

• Better outcomes and faster results!

Wesley’s treatment philosophy centers around movement, strengthening and education. Having personally suffered 2 ACL tears from playing basketball, Wesley is extremely passionate about helping athletes recover from knee injuries and return to their sport. Wesley’s treatments prioritize regaining full mobility, strength and confidence to reduce the likelihood of injury recurrence.

Kristine played sports year round growing up. Her personal experience with back pain as a high school basketball player led to discouraging doctor visits where she was advised to "just rest" or "quit playing.” Years later, as a personal trainer and eventually a physical therapist, she is passionate about helping athletes achieve their goals, no matter their injury, age, or sport.  Her philosophy includes building strong, confident, and empowered patients.

Drew experienced multiple injuries during his high school baseball and basketball careers. He was able to work through them, and went on to play D2 basketball while majoring in Athletic Training. Drew is passionate about helping his athletes return stronger and more confident than before their injury. Drew has a special interest in working with overhead athletes and rehabilitating complex knee injuries.

Harry is a former college baseball player turned distance runner. He focuses on building strength and resiliency in his patients to get them back the activities they love and helping them reach peak performance. Harry has a special interest in treating running injuries and working with overhead athletes.

Alyssa was a 3-sport high school athlete and Division 1 lacrosse player. Her passion for sports led her to pursue a career in sports medicine. As a certified strength and conditioning coach, Alyssa knows what it takes to rebuild, return to sport safely, and compete at the highest levels. She takes pride in connecting with her patients to help them gain strength, build confidence, and accomplish their goals.

Gaby was a 3-sport athlete in high school, ran Track & Field at the University of Maryland, and is still a competitive runner. Her personal injury experiences and athletic career sparked her journey to physical therapy alongside a special interest in treating endurance athletes. She is dedicated to her work and passionate about empowering her patients to help them reach their individual goals. She emphasizes performance-based injury prevention and rehabilitation through strength, mobility, and adequate recovery.

Lauren has been involved in sports throughout her youth and has overcome several injuries along the way. In college, she fell in love with weightlifting. She specializes in creating personalized rehab plans that match the specific goals of her patients. Lauren has a wide range of experience from pregnancy and postpartum related therapy to helping athletes return to the sports and activities they love.

Gary is a Northern California Bay Area native who landed in the D.C. area after attending Howard University and meeting his wife on the East Coast. Gary took a post grad year to complete an orthopedic residency and go on to become a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Gary is well versed in the latest and best approaches to all bone and joint injuries including the hip, knee, shoulder, and spine, with a special focus on ACL rehab and injury reduction.

This collaborative approach to physical therapy is extremely unique. We follow a patient centered care model: this involves in-house communication as well as outside coordination with physicians, school athletic trainers, sport coaches, and parents. We feel this gives our athletes the best opportunity to return to their sports in a safe and timely manner.

We take pride in preparing our athletes during the critical last few months before return to competition after major surgery. Most typical rehab programs fall short here, as they are not equipped to challenge high level athletes and determine their readiness.

PT SERVICES OFFERED

• Comprehensive ACL evaluation and treatment

• Athletic shoulder injury and treatment

• Isolated muscle force evaluation testing

• Force plate limb symmetry testing

• Blood flow restriction training

• Trigger point dry-needling

• Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

• Movement and biomechanics screening

• Post surgical to return to sport rehabilitation