Not All Sports Rehab Is Created Equal

Working with athletes takes more than throwing in a few sprints, squats, or agility drills.

True sports rehabilitation requires understanding the athlete as a whole. How you move, the demands of your sport, and what your body needs to perform at a high level.

After an injury, the risk of re injury increases significantly if the root cause is not identified and addressed. Simply clearing pain or checking boxes is not enough.

It’s not just about getting back in the game.

It’s about getting it right the first time.

3 Core Influences

We know what it takes to help athletes return stronger, more confident, and better prepared for the demands of their sport. A deeper understanding of the physical, mental, and social influences on recovery is what drives long term success.

Physical

Sports place high and often asymmetrical demands on the body. Advanced movements, speed, power, and coordination expose weaknesses quickly.

When mobility, strength, or control is lacking, the body compensates. Over time, those compensations accumulate through repetitive movement and create multiple stress points.

Our role in sports physical therapy is to identify where those breakdowns are occurring and restore the capacity needed to tolerate sport specific demands safely.

Mental and Emotional

Injury affects more than just the body.

Fear of reinjury, frustration with setbacks, and pressure to perform can all slow recovery and impact movement quality. Athletes often hesitate, protect, or avoid certain positions without realizing it.

Addressing these factors is critical for rebuilding confidence and allowing full, unrestricted movement to return.

Social

Athletes rarely operate in isolation.

Coaches, trainers, teammates, and family all influence the recovery process. Conflicting advice or unclear expectations can create confusion and delay progress.

Effective sports rehabilitation involves communication and alignment so everyone involved is working toward the same goal with a clear plan.

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FOUNDATION

Pain is the result of a weakness in your foundation.

Regardless of location, severity, and age, recovery relies on 4 key foundations.

This is our “4 Pillars of Recovery.”

Failure to address each pillar leads to pain and poor results. Long-term pain relief only happens when each pillar is strengthened at the right time.

PILLAR 1:

STRUCTURE

Any structural damages that have potential to limit your physical ability to recover must be addressed first. By tackling these barriers first, we set the stage for real lasting progress, not just temporary relief.

PILLAR 2:

MINDSET

Your thoughts and beliefs are a major indicator of your body’s ability to recover. We must ensure that they are healthy, empowering, and most importantly, accurate.

PILLAR 3:

MOVEMENT

How you move at the most basic level is the building block of everything. In order to load your body with advanced movements, you must possess strength and control in your basic functional movement patterns.

PILLAR 4:

CAPACITY

Solid movement with strength and control is what leads to long-term pain relief. As your body builds capacity, you’ll feel stronger and more confident to get back to doing what you love.

STRATEGY

We start with the end in mind so that your treatment has intent and purpose.

We get clear on your goals and what you want to achieve from the start.

We implement our 7 Level System to identify the root cause of your pain and develop a personalized treatment plan that is solely focused on your goals.

The system has transformed lives from professional and Olympic level athletes, to the everyday fitness enthusiast.

It is the perfect bridge that will get you from being limited in pain, to doing what you love again.

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Physical Mastery

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Transformation

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Power & Capacity

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Integration

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Control

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Position & Range

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Understanding

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Acute Management

Execution

Sound strategy with precise execution results in lasting transformation.

We have tested the most effective treatments and combined the most proven methods.

What we’ve created is a world-class treatment system where you’ll feel a difference at each session, one where you’ll have deep-rooted pain-relief at the end.

Video Testimonials

Jeremy V.

“I was two weeks away from a serious back surgery… and within the first week at Next Level, I made enough progress to cancel it. The radiating pain stopped, I could sit again, and my world finally opened back up.”

Beverly J.

“I was living at a 9 out of 10 pain pretty consistently, and nothing ever got me out of pain permanently until I came to Next Level.”

Joanna C.

“Before Next Level, every time I felt pain, I would get scared… My only wish was to feel somewhat out of pain… and with Next Level, I achieved far more than that.”

Jeremy V.

“I was two weeks away from a serious back surgery… and within the first week at Next Level, I made enough progress to cancel it. The radiating pain stopped, I could sit again, and my world finally opened back up.”

Beverly J.

“I was living at a 9 out of 10 pain pretty consistently, and nothing ever got me out of pain permanently until I came to Next Level.”

Joanna C.

“Before Next Level, every time I felt pain, I would get scared… My only wish was to feel somewhat out of pain… and with Next Level, I achieved far more than that.”

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Denny B.
Denny B.
Professional Baseball Pitcher
Dr. Mike has helped me with several injuries and it blows my mind every time. I would go to a doctor and they would not be able tell me why I am in pain. Then I would go to Dr. Mike and he would have...
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Rasheed B.
Professional Football Player
As a pro athlete I’ve been looking for services in which I receive the same treatment I receive when in my teams facility. And it’s been a perfect match, we came up with a strategic plan to work on...
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Amanda A.
College Field Hockey Player
I could not be more grateful for the years of physical therapy I went through at Next Level in Robbinsville. I began my journey at Next Level after injuring my back playing field hockey my junior year of high school. After...