The Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute’s Sports Center 

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By: Jon Stiffler PTA, CPT, PES – Sports Center Coordinator
In the world of rehabilitation, there has always been a need for a facility that could bridge the gap for patients between Physical Therapy and the return to sport or recreational activity. The goal for Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute Rehabilitation’s Sports Center, located at our San Marco office, is to meet this demand while establishing a premier facility that both patients and athletes can utilize in order to return to their sport.

The Sports Center at the Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute offers services to treat sports injury, identify sport deficits, and enhance sport performance. These services are focused on functional, dynamic, and plyometric strengthening as well as return to sport-specific or recreational activities. Our orthopedic physicians work alongside our sports medicine team to coordinate a plan of care to best suit our patient’s needs whether they need to relieve sports injuries or increase sports performance.

Sports Center Services

Treatment at JOI’s Sports Center is given and directed by our experienced Sports Medicine Team. Our team is able to work directly with your physician and/or coach to coordinate your plan and progress.

 

You are our priority! Some conditions and services that the Sports Center treats and offers include:

• Functional Rehabilitation
• Sports-Specific Biomechanical Assessment
• Concussion Management
• Tennis Elbow/Little Leaguer’s Elbow
• Tennis Management
• Golf Swing Assessment
• Titleist Performance Institute
• Performance Enhancement

Sport-Specific Functional Rehabilitation

Our state-of-the-art facility allows us to focus on getting you back to your prior level of function. At JOI Rehab’s Sports Center, our experienced Sports Medicine Team is able to work with your physician and/or coach; focusing on dynamic strength, plyometric strength, agility, and sport-specific strengthening. This helps to bridge the gap between traditional physical therapy services and return to sport, allowing for a seamless transition back to the game field.

 

Biomechanics Analysis

Our experienced Sports Medicine Team is able to analyze biomechanical movements such as throwing, tennis, pitching or running movements. Through observation and the use of Dartfish Biomechanics Analysis software, we are able to determine biomechanical deficits. We then address these deficits with functional interventions in order to reduce the risk of injury or re-injury.

Sports Concussion Center

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury from a bump or blows to the head causing the brain to move rapidly back and forth. Concussions can affect individuals of all ages and can occur during sports, recreational activities, and accidents. However, for young athletes, concussions can prevent them from playing in their sport until they are cleared for activity. Our Sports Medicine Team works alongside leaders in concussion management to make an assessment of the patient and determine which interventions are specifically needed to restore normal function and be able to return to play.

Tennis Management and Performance Center

Our Tennis Management and Performance Services at the Sports Center are provided by our trained Sports Medicine Team that works with your coach, physician or professional to coordinate care. Tennis Management and Performance Services are focused on reducing the risk of injury, return to play after an injury, and decreasing performance deficits limiting the ability to play tennis at an optimal level.

Our services consist of:

• Evaluation and treatment of injuries specific to tennis players across all skill levels
• Injury risk assessments to identify the risk of potential injuries
• Personalized programs derived from performance testing
• USTA High-Performance Profile Injury Risk Assessment and review of findings
• Tennis Serve Video Analysis and review of findings
• Tennis High-Performance Testing and review of findings
• Elite Athlete Profile with Dr. Michael Yorio

Please read our tennis flyer for more information about packages offered.

Titleist Performance Institute Services

Lead by our experienced TPI Certified Medical Professional and Sports Medicine Team, our Titleist Performance Institute services focus on reducing the risk of injury, returning to play after an injury, and increasing the ability to play golf at an optimal level.

Out clinicians are able to collaborate with your physician, coach, and/or TPI fitness or golf professional to manage your individual needs.

Services at TPI include:

• Initial TPI Screening session
• Follow-up sessions to review findings from TPI Screen and give recommendations based on findings.  Initiate exercises focused on recommendations

Sport-Specific Performance Enhancement

Along with treating an injury, the Sports Center at JOI also provides services for athletes to improve their performance in their sport. Our team assesses an athlete to find deficits and areas of weakness and then creates a plan with specific exercises to minimize deficits. With a state-of-the-art facility and unique tools and techniques, our team is able to provide a personalized plan to achieve optimal results. It is our goal, that athletes are able to see improvements in their sports performance after completing their unique program.

Finally, if you would like to book an appointment with the Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute Sports Center call (904) 858-7045!

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Testimonials

“I feel like JOI Rehab’s Sport Center has really done a great job throughout my rehab process. They communicated with me throughout the whole rehab process. They told me what was going on and what was leading to my symptoms and and how to fix it. With their help, I’ve become more mechanically sound and aware when it comes to daily activities and my sport specific activities such as throwing a baseball. This has allowed me to throw without contributing to more injury or having the symptoms I was having. I have not been able to pitch a baseball without pain for the past year and a half. I would definitely recommend this facility to anyone else that needs an injury treated and is trying to get back to their daily activities, recreational activities, or sport specific activities without being discomfort or limitations.”

– Preston Sutton (JOI REHAB SPORTS CENTER PATIENT)

“The JOI Rehab Sports Center has been fantastic! I have never had an injury such as this recent severe ankle sprain. JOI Rehab’s Sports Center has brought substantial stability back to my ankle and the rest of my body in order to reduce the stress on my ankle with activities in order to attempt to reduce risk of future injury/re-injury of my ankle. I have learned what needs to improve in other parts of my body to help reduce the chance of another ankle sprain like this one. Here at JOI Rehab’s Sports Center they show their passion for the work they do with the time, effort and energy spent with each of their patients.

– Julia Wiesner (JOI REHAB SPORTS CENTER PATIENT)

“JOI Rehab’s Sports Center has been great at catering to my needs individually as a person and an athlete. They really took the time to evaluate my strengths and limitations and where things need to improve in order to reduce the chances of injury or re-injury. I would definitely recommend JOI Rehab’s Sports Center to any athlete that needs rehab.”

– Kyle Covell (FSCJ Baseball Player, Sports Center Patient)

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