Sports Medicine Rehab

What is sports medicine rehab?

Injuries affect athletes of every age and ability, so our sports injury rehab team at Bryn Mawr Rehab tailors treatment to every patient, from sports physical therapy for the weekend warrior to rehabilitation for the pro athlete — all with the goal of healing complex sports injuries and limiting the likelihood of re-injury.

At Bryn Mawr Rehab outpatient locations throughout the western suburbs of Philadelphia, your sports injury rehab team includes rehabilitation doctors, physical therapists, board certified sports medicine specialists, and strength and conditioning specialists. who look at the whole body — not just to stop your pain, but to address the underlying source of injury.

Applying medical expertise at the source of sports injury

As part of our specialized treatment for each athlete, sports injury rehab includes use of therapies and training exercises that not only mimic the demands of your sport but also address the unique conditions of the specific position you play within your sport. Sports therapy exercises may include:

  • High-level balance exercises
  • Plyometric training
  • High-intensity interval training, power, agility, flexibility and speed activities

We treat patients of every skill level — from youth baseball players to amateur golfers to professional football players — and see every type of sports injury. For every patient, our goal is help you make a full recovery and prevent future instances of injury. We're also able to offer our medical expertise to amateur as well as competitive athletes looking for injury prevention and performance tips and training.

Sports injury rehab is an outpatient program with flexible hours to accommodate athletes with busy schedules.

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Brain Injury Rehab

Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital was one of the first facilities in the country to offer traumatic and nontraumatic inpatient brain injury rehab as well as outpatient brain injury rehab and has remained one of the best rehabilitation hospitals for brain injury treatment in the Philadelphia region for more than 30 years.

Driver Rehab

Independence is a major goal of every rehabilitation program. For over 30 years, the driver rehabilitation program at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital has offered a unique way for patients to return to this crucial aspect of their lives.

Amputee Treatment and Rehab

Through the amputee rehabilitation program, we offer a full range of amputee support and rehabilitation from pre-amputation evaluation to advanced prosthetic training, assuring medical management throughout the process.

Hand Therapy

A hand therapy specialist is well-versed in a variety of methods and works to develop a personalized regimen for the unique needs of every patient. Our patients come from all walks of life—from young athletes to long-term arthritis sufferers to accidental burn victims.

Vestibular Therapy

At Bryn Mawr Rehab we help patients with chronic or acute dizziness and vertigo get back to active, normal living. With several outpatient locations in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, there’s sure to be a vestibular therapist near you.

Pain Management

Our pain management program includes a range of therapeutic techniques, whether you need chronic back pain treatment or relief from pinched nerves. We also draw on integrative medicine approaches to complement traditional pain therapies to give you the safest, most effective results.

Sports Medicine Rehab

As part of our specialized treatment for each athlete, sports injury rehab includes use of therapies and training exercises that not only mimic the demands of your sport but also address the unique conditions of the specific position you play within your sport.

Lymphedema Management Program

Our lymphedema therapists help you achieve best results early and with continued treatment at outpatient locations in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. Even in cases of chronic lymphedema, an active management program can reduce swelling and improve symptoms.