​​​​​​Sports Medicine

Whether you're a competitive athlete or a weekend warrior, our Sports Medicine program helps you stay healthy both on and off the field.

Our licensed and certified athletic trainers, orthopedic specialized physical therapists, certified sports specialists and certified hand therapists provide patients with quality health care specific to athletes and active individuals.

We are equipped to help you recover from injuries that can happen during physical activity, including joint injuries, tears and concussions.

Comprehensive Treatments That Work

After an injury, we know you want to get back to normal activities as soon as possible. That's why we use a variety of treatments, including:

• Balance conditioning
• Dry needling
• Electrical stimulation therapy
• Exercise conditioning
• Physical therapy
• Strength conditioning
  

Athletic Trainers

.Atrium Health Floyd Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation has athletic trainers who work with high school students in Chattooga, Floyd, Polk and Bartow counties,​ and with college athletes at Shorter University.

If you are injured, it's important that you are evaluated and treated as quickly as possible by a team that has the specific experience and expertise for a wide range of sports injuries. That's why our licensed and certified athletic trainers are available to provide onsite medical attention during sporting events. If an injury happens, our athletic trainers are on the sidelines at the following schools:

• Adairsville High School
  
• Armuchee High School
  
• Cass High School
• Cedartown High School
  
• Chattooga High School
  
• Coosa High School
  
• Darlington School
  
• Pepperell High School
• Rockmart High School
• Rome High School
• Shorter University
• Trion High School
• Unity Christian School
• Woodland High School
  

Physical Therapy Mini-Clinic

We know training time is valuable, so our team can come to you. Our mini-clinic can set up at any location, bringing our experts to your school, gym or field house to provide athletes with basic physical therapy instruction. We'll show your team members ways to improve performance and prevent injuries so they can compete better and more safely.

Sports Performance Training

​Our goal is to help athletes avoid injuries, so we provide athletes and coaches with the education and ​​training to help prevent injuries and stay healthy.

We offer performance training clinics during the year that are specific to sports movement and conditions, including an ACL Risk Assessment and Prevention Program. Athletes can also utilize our AlterG​ Anti-Gravity Treadmill to begin earlier rehab after an injury or to work toward peak conditioning.

We also use state-of-the-art Video Laser Analysis (VLA) to study your movement in slow motion. Using this technology, we can analyze the motion of your joints to prevent injuries and optimize your performance, whether it's running, throwing or jumping.​​​​​

Contact Us​​

Atrium Health Floyd Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation ​offers Sports Medicine services at all our rehab ​locations​. To learn more about our expert athletic care or for assistance in making an appointment, call 706-509-3400 or email us.​