Pittsford Performance Care

11/03/2025

Excite to share our Fall Newsletter. Please enjoy and share!

Fall brings the energy of a new sports season, packed fields, cool evenings under the lights, and student athletes giving their best to the game. At Pittsford Performance Care, we share that excitement, but we also know this is the time when injuries are most likely to interrupt momentum.

10/10/2025

🏆 Here’s to Sectionals — Just 2 Weeks Away! 🏊‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏈

This time of year is packed with fall athletes sharpening their edge before the big stage. And something pretty incredible happened recently:

In just the last two weeks, three new athletes came to the practice after injuries were holding them back:

💧 A female swimmer struggling to train at full capacity.
🏃‍♀️ A female cross country runner limited by pain during peak season.
🏈 A quarterback with sidelining shoulder pain who returned with more velocity and accuracy than before the injury.

All three not only got their injuries fully resolved… they each set personal records upon their return.

That’s what happens when you restore neurologic readiness, address the root cause, and unlock the body’s potential ... fast.

🔥 Sectionals are coming. Let’s go !!!

09/29/2025

Not every recovery follows the textbook.�Some injuries linger. Some symptoms refuse to fade. Families tell us:

�✨ “We tried everything, then we found you.”
At Pittsford Performance Care, we specialize in the complex:

* Chronic pain that won’t release
* Concussion symptoms that won’t resolve
* Cases where “rest and wait” isn’t enough

We welcome these challenges. Because your story isn’t over, and neither is your recovery.

📍 Local care. National-level expertise.�💬

Reach out, we’re here for the hard cases

09/23/2025

Fatigue is the Silent Injury Risk

From Dr. Luckey

Lately, I’ve noticed more injuries that can be traced back to one factor: fatigue.

I’ll always endorse hard, explosive work and mental toughness. These stresses build resilience. But overtraining often comes from too much time under demand, not from effort itself.

In fact, many athletes benefit from training harder and more precisely, for shorter durations. This builds durability in a very different, and often more effective, way.

Still, remember this: physical and neurologic recovery only happen in deep sleep. When schedules are filled with social, cognitive, and physical demands, strategic rest is as important as the training itself.

Train smart. Recover deep. Perform better.

—Dr. Luckey

08/24/2025

Ankle injuries are a common culprit of performance delays and increased injury risk.

Ben knows that story all too well.

After his first ankle injury sophomore year, he was cleared to return — but he knew it didn’t feel right. Despite clearance, the same joint sustained non-contact sprains three more times — always with the same drill.

It became a cycle: Time off → Rehab → Clearance → Re-injury.
Frustrated and losing valuable time, Ben and his family sought another approach — us.

By junior year, when another severe sprain left him on crutches, we got to work. After just four visits, Ben was back on the field and able to finish the season strong. He’s been at full strength ever since.

The difference? We focused on restoring his neurologic readiness and joint integrity — not just the clock on a return-to-play timeline.

Now Ben is healthy, confident, and preparing to step onto the college lacrosse field next fall. And we’re rooting for him every step of the way.

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08/18/2025

Meet Bradley.

22 years old. Fit. Former high-level collegiate hockey player.

In his teens, Bradley battled spinal stress fractures and chronic low back pain—managed with bracing, time off, and too often pushing through the injury. In college, a labral tear led to FAI surgery. The repair was flawless, but pain and performance struggles remained.

That’s when his orthopedic surgeon recommended us.
I’m grateful for that recommendation—and for Bradley’s family, who willingly traveled more than four hours round-trip for every appointment.

After just one visit, Bradley felt something he hadn’t in years—connected to his lower half and moving like an athlete again. Five follow-ups later, he’s back performing at a high level and finally free from the dysfunction that held him back.

Delayed recoveries are common in situations like this—and are becoming even more common with the growing demands placed on today’s pediatric athletes.

08/12/2025

Thrilled to help Emma reach her goal of World Champion. All the ingredients are there. Honored to play a small role. # Pittsford

08/06/2025

🎯 CASE CLOSED: Chronic Hamstring Pain in a Collegiate Pitcher

We closed out care today with a high school senior—an elite-level pitcher—who’s been battling chronic hamstring painfor the past 18 months.

No acute injury.�No findings on MRI.
�Just persistent pain and tightness that worsened over time eventually limiting her to just 2–3 innings before she had to pull herself from the mound.

She had tried everything: rest, rehab, therapy, even changes to her pitching mechanics. Nothing worked.

During her initial neurologic evaluation, we uncovered a vestibular dysfunction, a common finding in unilateral and rotational athletes. When this system is miscalibrated, it often leads to asymmetric muscle tone and reflexive spasm in an attempt to stabilize faulty vestibulospinal reflexes.

Over just three visits, we recalibrated her system.

Last week, she threw over 70 pitches at full velocity with no pain during or after performance. She now enters her collegiate career ready, healthy, and confident.
�This was a special case to work on—and a perfect reminder that the answer is often neurologic, not orthopedic.

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�We see what others don’t.

08/04/2025

🧠 Post-Concussion Brain Fatigue: The Invisible Wall

One of the most persistent and misunderstood symptoms after a concussion is brain fatigue.
Not just tiredness. Not just needing sleep.
We’re talking about the kind of mental exhaustion that makes basic tasks feel like climbing a mountain.

Here’s what many don’t realize:

The brain generates energy through the Krebs cycle, a finely tuned system that turns nutrients into usable fuel.
But following a concussion, this energy system is radically compromised.

Why? Because one of the first things a concussion triggers is inflammation and inflammation disrupts the very cycle that keeps the brain powered and performing.

👉 Clean scans often miss this.

👉 Standard timelines don’t account for it.

👉 And many patients are left feeling frustrated, exhausted, and dismissed.

At Pittsford Performance Care, we specialize in restoring neurologic energy systems.
Because true recovery isn’t just about time—it’s about targeted care that matches the complexity of the brain itself.

🔹 Brain fog
🔹 Pressure
🔹 Dizziness
🔹 Fatigue

These are not “just stress.”
They’re signs the brain is still in crisis and that it needs a new plan forward.

We see what others don’t.
Persistent Post-Concussion Recovery. Redefined.

07/30/2025

We are excited to share options. Clinical inefficiencies for an expedited recovery from the cascade following mTBI or persistent post concussions syndrome do exist.

07/30/2025

🚨 Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome (PPCS) isn’t rare. It’s just rarely solved.

We’re currently working with 20 active cases of persistent post-concussion symptoms—each one unresponsive to traditional care and well beyond the expected recovery timeline.

🧠 These aren’t just statistics. These are students, athletes, and professionals whose lives have been paused by symptoms that didn’t go away when they were told they would.

At Pittsford Performance Care, we’ve quietly become the destination for the most complex neurologic recoveries.

We see what others don’t.
Data driven. Brain guided. Proven in the toughest cases.

If you or someone you love has been told “just give it time,” but time isn’t helping—let’s talk.

We welcome individuals suffering from Post Concussion Syndrome to Schedule a discovery call or Visit pittsfordperformancecare.com

07/28/2025