Prairie Fitness & Rehab

Athletic therapists adhere to the Sports Medicine model of care. They treat a wide range of patients, from kids with sports-related injuries, to seniors recovering from hip replacement surgery. Shockwave is a treatment option for things like : heel spurs, planters fasciitis, tennis elbow, shoulder tendonitis, and more!

Certified Athletic Therapists, CAT(C), are best known for their quick-thinking on-field emergency care of professional and elite athletes. However, athletic therapy is not just for high performing athletes!

Athletic therapists are experts at injury assessment and rehabilitation and it's that same mix of on-site care and active rehabilitation skills that make an athletic therapists so effective in treating everyday musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, and joints) injuries.Athletic therapists adhere to the Sports Medicine model of care.

Radial shockwave therapy is an effective treatment for chronic pain issues including plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, and shoulder tendonitis. This state-of-the-art technology delivers pneumatically generated high-pressure sound waves. These sound waves travel through the skin and into inflamed tissues and bone, activating your body's self-healing processes.

This service is provided to sports teams and consists of a pre-game warm up from a trainer that includes: dynamic stretching, agility and power sequences, as well as, mobility and muscle motor activation exercises. The trainer will also provide taping, stretching, pre-event massage and joint mobilizations, where necessary.

Our certified athletic therapist, Ralph Tolentino offers all types of athletic training and reconditioning in addition to seeing patients in-clinic. Whether its personal training, sports-specific training, or a reconditioning program after an injury, he can help! If you would like more information on athletic training or reconditioning, give us a call!