Integrated Performance - Sports Physical Therapy & Performance Training

Integrated Performance - Sports Physical Therapy & Performance Training Sports Physical Therapy
Baseball Performance Training and Strength
Bringing years of Pro-level experience to athletes of all ages

Listen up. You train hard, you eat right, and you put in the work. You need a rehab plan that matches that commitment—no...
12/19/2025

Listen up. You train hard, you eat right, and you put in the work. You need a rehab plan that matches that commitment—not a therapist juggling three other clients while you watch the clock.

Your comeback demands 100% focus.

At Integrated Performance, we promise 1-on-1 care because anything less is a disservice to your career.

Why 1-on-1 is Non-Negotiable for the Serious Athlete:

• Instant Adjustment: We don't miss a rep. We're right there to make micro-adjustments to your form that prevent compensation and maximize the therapeutic effect.

• Complex Decision Making: We are constantly using our expertise to decide if it's time to push harder (load progression) or back off (risk management). That requires our full attention to your specific biomechanics, day by day.

• Goal Alignment: Your session isn't over until we've clearly articulated the WHY behind the work and aligned it with your return-to-sport date.

Stop settling for shared attention. Your performance is personal, and your rehab should be too.

Ready for rehab where you are the only priority? Schedule your consult. Link in bio.

12/18/2025

Big thanks to the Baseball organization for having me out to speak at their coaches meeting. 🤝

It was an honor to share the room with some minds of the game. When we talk about developing elite pitchers, we have to look past the mound.

Shoulder strength isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s the engine for performance. The research is clear:

Strength = Velocity. The stronger the shoulder, the higher the ceiling for how hard a kid can throw.
Strength = Durability. Athletes on a dedicated shoulder program see a 50% reduction in injuries. 📉
If you want your guys to throw harder, they have to stay on the field. You can’t develop talent from the dugout. By building specific shoulder capacity, we aren’t just chasing velo; we’re keeping them healthy enough to actually compete and grow.

Coaches, thanks for the invite. Let’s keep raising the bar for how we protect and perform.

If you need a specific arm care and strengthening program, call for a free phone consult! Link in bio

12/18/2025

Big thanks to the Titans Baseball organization for having me out to speak at their coaches meeting. 🤝

It was an honor to share the room with some minds of the game. When we talk about developing elite pitchers, we have to look past the mound.

Shoulder strength isn’t just a "nice to have"—it’s the engine for performance. The research is clear:

1. Strength = Velocity. The stronger the shoulder, the higher the ceiling for how hard a kid can throw.

2. Strength = Durability. Athletes on a dedicated shoulder program see a 50% reduction in injuries. 📉

If you want your guys to throw harder, they have to stay on the field. You can’t develop talent from the dugout. By building specific shoulder capacity, we aren’t just chasing velo; we’re keeping them healthy enough to actually compete and grow.

Coaches, thanks for the invite. Let’s keep raising the bar for how we protect and perform.

If you need a specific arm care and strengthening program, call for a free phone consult! Link in bio

Warning to Throwers: Is Your Shoulder Blade Costing You Velocity AND Causing Pain?Shoulder pain doesn't always start at ...
12/17/2025

Warning to Throwers: Is Your Shoulder Blade Costing You Velocity AND Causing Pain?

Shoulder pain doesn't always start at the ball and socket joint. It often starts with your shoulder blade in the wrong place.

If you can't get your shoulder blade (scapula) into the right spot before you throw, your body is forced to compensate. The result? A quickened arm path that increases stress at your shoulder and doesn’t allow you to create the power for higher velo.

The Fix: Rib Roll with Extension Reach This drill is the key to locking in proper shoulder extension and setting your scapula for a safe, powerful pitch:

1. Rib Roll: Initiates rotation and stability from the core/trunk—the foundation of all throwing power.

2. Extension Reach: Actively drives the arm into extension, forcing the shoulder blade to find its optimal position.

3. The Big Cue: As you reach away from your body, you must feel some LAT ACTIVATION. This ensures you are getting in the right position.

When you learn to stabilize through your ribs and engage your lat correctly, you slow down the arm path just enough to load efficiently, dramatically reducing stress at the shoulder joint.

Ready to fix your scapular stability and throw pain-free gas? Let's assess your whole kinetic chain. Link in bio.

We never want to see it, but injuries happen in sports. Playing at a high level puts you at risk of injury. Achilles inj...
12/16/2025

We never want to see it, but injuries happen in sports. Playing at a high level puts you at risk of injury. Achilles injuries can be seen in sports, they are painful and recovery is long, but most of the time, they are not career ending.

What does the Achilles Repair rehab look like?

Phase 1: Protection and Proximal Loading (weeks 0-4):

We protect the Achilles repair during this time while continuing to strengthen the rest of the body. We manage swelling with ice and elevation while wearing a boot. Blood flow restriction may be used to help strengthen the leg while not loading the ankle or newly repaired tendon. We typically start NWB (Nweight bearing) in a boot and start WBAT (weight bearing as tolerated) at week 2

Phase 2: Normalize walking (weeks 4-8):

This is when we can start loading the tendon very carefully. We start walking with crutches at week 4 in a boot with a few heel wedges to offload the tendon and take a wedge away each week until walking is normalized by week 8. Gentle Isometrics for the calf may begin.

Phase 3: Building strength (Months 3-5):

At this stage, strengthening of the calf will start. Simple seated heel raises to band strengthening will be done. This progresses to standing heel raises to heel raises on one leg. We would start working on walking endurance and introducing the ankle into lower body strengthening workouts. May begin throwing stationery later in this stage.

Phase 4: Introduce Plyometrics (Month 6-8)

We can start to get more dynamic in training, introducing power in the ankle. May begin working on positional drills at sub-max effort. Training will start to look more like pre-injury

Phase 5: Return to Sport (Month 9-12):

At this stage we are fully practicing and may return to game. At practice, we simulate the game as much as possible. We are fully back into strength training to what it looked like prior to injury. We are back into team drills and return to games.

You’re trying to throw gas, but your shoulder is hurting, and the velocity keeps going down.That power you generate from...
12/15/2025

You’re trying to throw gas, but your shoulder is hurting, and the velocity keeps going down.

That power you generate from your lower body needs a stable trunk to transfer through your core and out through your arm. That stable trunk is what we call Extension Stability.

If you lack this stability—the ability to control your trunk through explosive movement—that energy has to go somewhere.

The result is usually your shoulder taking on too much stress:

1. Increased Stress: That instability then transfers to where your really don’t want it: your shoulder. Your shoulder has to work overtime to stabilize and control your throw, leading to excessive stress, wear, and ultimately, PAIN.

2. Velocity Leak: Instead of transferring force efficiently, your core collapses or moves inefficiently. You lose energy, and your velocity drops.

We don't just treat the sore spot. We fix the root cause at its core. By building rock-solid Extension Stability, we ensure the whole kinetic chain is clean, taking load off your shoulder.

Stop treating the symptom. Start building the foundation for pain-free velocity.

Dealing with shoulder pain that won't go away? It might be a core stability issue. Let's assess your power chain. Link in bio.

Listen up, because this is the difference between wasting time and winning your comeback.You're a serious athlete. You w...
12/12/2025

Listen up, because this is the difference between wasting time and winning your comeback.

You're a serious athlete. You wouldn't train for your sport by reading a generic handbook, right? So why would you trust your body's recovery to a photocopied sheet of paper?

We don't do the conveyor-belt approach to rehab. Here, you get 1-on-1 attention, every single time.

The Problem with the Paper: You can't get feedback from a sheet. You can't adjust your form mid-rep. Doing an exercise wrongly is often worse than doing nothing at all, leading to compensations and slower recovery.

The Integrated Performance Difference: Your therapist's eyes are locked on you.

• We show you exactly what to do.
• We keep coaching cues coming to ensure you nail the form.
• We verify you're activating the right muscles, not compensating somewhere else.

This isn't just watching you; it's precision coaching to accelerate your healing and build resiliency. Stop guessing if you're doing the exercise correctly. Get the guidance you deserve.

Ready for 1-on-1 care where the focus is only on your success? Link in bio.

You’re a serious athlete. Your goal isn't just to be "out of pain"—it’s to be back on the field, dominating, and setting...
12/11/2025

You’re a serious athlete. Your goal isn't just to be "out of pain"—it’s to be back on the field, dominating, and setting new PRs.

That’s why our approach is different. We eliminate the guesswork and cut the downtime.

We promise to guide you to get you back to where you want to be, FASTER. How?

1. Root Cause, Not Symptoms: We don't chase the pain; we find the source (hips, neck, ankle, etc.). Fixing the foundation is the only way to build speed safely.

2. Smart, Modified Training: We never completely stop your development. We modify training so you keep building power in your uninjured areas and stay connected to your team. You improve even while injured.

3. Controlled Load Before Play: We progressively introduce explosive power training (RFD) in the gym to make sure your tissue can handle game speed before you step back onto the field.

You have a team, a season, and goals waiting. Generic rehab takes too long. We give you the map and the speed to RETURN TO WHAT YOU LOVE, FASTER.

Ready for an accelerated, expert plan? Schedule your evaluation today. Link in bio.

Throwers! Trying to find that perfect arm slot and stop that nagging shoulder or elbow stress? The issue might be a few ...
12/10/2025

Throwers! Trying to find that perfect arm slot and stop that nagging shoulder or elbow stress? The issue might be a few inches lower: your LATS.

Your lats (the big back muscles) can be huge players in limiting your shoulder flexion. If they're stiff, your body has to cheat to get your arm up during your throw. That cheat? A lateral trunk bend—and that bend puts dangerous stress on your shoulder and elbow.

The Fix: Tall Kneeling Lat Stretch This drill is crucial for regaining that overhead mobility you need for a clean, smooth pitch.

The Coach's Key Cue: You have to engage your core by bringing your "belt buckle to your ribs" as you perform it. Why? Because we need to stretch the lats, not just arch your lower back (lumbar extension). Arching your back completely defeats the purpose.

Ready for a mechanical breakdown that solves the real problem? Schedule your evaluation today. Link in bio.

When a WR for the New York Giants needs to get his ankle rehab right, he trusts the process that maximizes results.Check...
12/09/2025

When a WR for the New York Giants needs to get his ankle rehab right, he trusts the process that maximizes results.

Check the feedback from Ihimir Smith-Marsette:

"He takes all the right approaches to maximize the results in work, he shows the right attitude every day... I love working with him during my ankle rehabilitation because I saw progress and he took time to explain every movement and the why behind it."

That last part is the core of our approach. We don't just give you exercises. We explain the WHY behind every single rep. You need to know how that movement fixes the root cause and makes you stronger on the field. This is how you maximize results and accelerate your comeback.

Real Athletes. Real Results. Stop guessing. Start training with a plan you understand.

Ready for a transparent, results-driven rehab plan? Schedule your consult. Link in bio.

Think about your head during the pitching sequence. You're trying to keep your eye on the target as long as possible bef...
12/08/2025

Think about your head during the pitching sequence. You're trying to keep your eye on the target as long as possible before release.

But if your neck—your cervical spine—is stiff and can't extend properly, your body finds a workaround. And that workaround usually means your shoulder takes a beating.

Here's the problem with limited Cervical Extension:

1. Nerve Irritation: The nerves that power your shoulder and arm come right out of your neck. When you force a rotation or movement on a stiff neck, you can irritate those nerves, causing referred pain or tingling that feels like a shoulder issue.

2. Performance Blind Spot: If your neck locks up, you literally cannot maintain visual focus on your target during the key phase of the throw. You lose accuracy and velocity.

3. Mechanical Compensation: To get your eyes on the target, your body cheats by moving your shoulder or trunk too early, disrupting the kinetic chain and stealing power from your pitch.

The Fix: We address the specific mobility limitations right at the source. Just because you have shoulder pain, does not mean somewhere else may not be leading to it.

Stop letting a stiff neck limit your arm and your accuracy. We find the root cause, no matter how subtle.

Dealing with shoulder pain that won't go away? It might be in your neck. Schedule a consult today. Link in bio.

12/08/2025

Love seeing this!! had been working hard to get back from UCL repair. His work is paying off!

Congrats on getting back on the mound today! Looking forward to seeing you rock it this year!

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