Concussions are a rising injury to athletes and non-athletes alike. Motor vehicle accidents, falls, work injuries, and sports activities can cause injuries resulting in concussion symptoms. More people are playing contact sports and the rates of concussions are rising among student-athletes from grade school to college level. After an injury, approximately 90% of those diagnosed will return to normal activities without medical interventions. The other 10% of concussions will be diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome and can experience the following symptoms.

• Headache
• Fatigue
• Neck pain
• Dizziness
• Fogginess
• Light/Noise sensitivity
• Trouble sleeping
• Cognitive/Memory/Attention deficit
• Mood changes

The days of sitting in a dark room to treat concussions are over. Statistics have shown that as concussion symptoms begin to decrease, physical therapy has been shown to help recover balance, gaze stability, focus, gait, and mood.

Your physical therapist at Peak Performance Sports and Spine has been trained in the evaluation and treatment of concussions. Following a comprehensive targeted examination that includes vestibular/ocular motor screening, exertional testing, balance assessment, and cervical screening, we will be able to develop a unique program that has specialized focus on your identified deficits.

Our goal is to utilize our clinical knowledge and hands-on skills to allow you to safely return to your sport, job, and/or regular daily activities.

Come in today for baseline testing. With this information in hand, a post-injury test can help us develop a program specific to you and your recovery.

The Nasal Release Technique 

The Nasal Release Technique (NRT) is a unique and powerful technique to enhance nasal breathing and cognitive functions. Dynamic changes can quickly be experienced in these areas with NRT. 

NRT’s roots come from the Osteopathic study of cranial bone manipulation in the 1920s.

Relief for Nasal Blockage and Concussion 

Years of allergies can thicken the sinus passages, restricting nasal breathing. Trauma from concussions, whiplash, and sport migraines can accumulate cranial and neurological malfunction that is unresponsive to many treatments. 

The NRT can open the nasal passages and improve compaction of cranial bones, helping restore many neurological functions in the body. As the structure and function of the sinus and cranium improve, not only breathing can become easier, but neural coordination in the body, and cognitive and emotional function can be enhanced. 

The ability to feel relaxed and grounded can become profoundly enhanced. The NRT offers help for these problems unavailable by any other technique. 

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Owen's Recovery BFR is a new computerized tourniquet system that is used to increase muscle strength, size, and activity. The tourniquet (which is similar to a blood pressure cuff) is placed on a limb during exercise, allowing arterial blood flow to reach to the muscle while preventing venous return of the blood. This low-load system allows patients to see the effects of heavy weight lifting without the muscle damage or extended recovery time.

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Functional exercise is a key foundation to getting you back to health. We will work with you on site as well as provide resources to help you at home.

Every injury is different. We will provide a customized approach toward manual therapy to reach the optimal results.

Balance training enhances coordination and strength. By utilizing balance equipment, you can develop the skills necessary to prevent future injuries.

Vestibular/Vertigo Rehabilitation is an exercise-based therapy that maximizes the body’s natural ability to compensate for vestibular/balance disorders.

With proper training and education by a physical therapist, sports injuries can be significantly reduced and in most cases prevented from occurring.

Video gait allows the professionals of Peak Performance to identify abnormal movement patterns and implement a corrective treatment plan.

The goals of custom foot orthotics are to make your feet feel comfortable in your shoes at all times, while preventing foot pain and providing proper body alignment.