Physical Therapy for Sports Injuries in Park City, Utah
Sports injuries and ongoing pain can make it difficult to stay active, especially in a place like Park City where skiing, hiking, and outdoor activities are a big part of daily life.
Physical therapy can help address the underlying cause of pain and restore strength, mobility, and movement so you can return to the activities you enjoy.
Common Sports Injuries Treated
Physical therapy is commonly used to treat a wide range of orthopedic conditions, including:
• Knee pain
• Hip pain
• Back pain
• Shoulder injuries
• Muscle strains and overuse injuries
Many patients in Park City seek treatment for ski-related injuries, including knee pain, ligament strain, and overuse injuries.
How Physical Therapy Helps
Treatment focuses on identifying the root cause of symptoms and improving how your body moves and functions.
This may include:
• targeted strengthening exercises
• mobility and flexibility work
• movement retraining
• gradual return to sport or activity
The goal is to help you recover efficiently and reduce the risk of reinjury.
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Physical therapy for sports injuries, back pain, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain, and muscle strains. Treatment focuses on restoring mobility, reducing pain, and helping you return to the activities you enjoy. Rehabilitation may include manual therapy, targeted exercise, and dry needling to address movement limitations and musculoskeletal pain.
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Specialized concussion treatment for symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, vertigo, migraines, brain fog, and post-concussion syndrome. Treatment focuses on the systems commonly affected after a concussion, including the vestibular system, vision, the cervical spine, and the autonomic nervous system to support recovery and improve tolerance to daily activities.
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Dry needling is used to treat muscle pain, trigger points, and movement restrictions. This technique can help reduce pain, improve mobility, and relieve tension associated with conditions such as neck pain, back pain, hip pain, and sports injuries.
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Vestibular Therapy is for anybody struggling with vertigo or spinning sensations. This includes Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and other types of newly acquired visual motion sensitivity.
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LiveO₂ therapy uses adaptive contrast oxygen training combined with exercise on a stationary bike to support circulation, oxygen delivery, and cellular metabolism. This therapy may be used as part of a rehabilitation program for individuals recovering from concussion, fatigue, and exercise intolerance.
Our Services
Physical therapy is commonly used to treat orthopedic conditions such as knee pain, hip pain, back pain, and shoulder injuries. These issues are often related to movement patterns, strength imbalances, or overuse, and can limit your ability to stay active.
Treatment focuses on restoring mobility, improving strength, and helping you return to activities like skiing, hiking, and exercise safely.
Dry Needling for Sports Injuries
Dry needling can be used as part of treatment to address muscle tightness, trigger points, and pain.
It is often combined with exercise and movement-based therapy to:
• reduce muscle tension
• improve mobility
• support recovery
If you’re interested in this approach, you can learn more about dry needling in Park City.
A Personalized Approach to Recovery
Every injury and every individual is different. Treatment is based on your specific symptoms, goals, and activity level to help you return to skiing, hiking, running, or exercise safely.
If you’re looking for physical therapy in Park City, Utah for sports injuries, knee pain, hip pain, or back pain, treatment is designed to help you move better and return to activity with confidence.
Fewer visits
We strive to get you back to doing the things that you love, with the least amount of symptoms and medication possible, in the least amount of time. Our goal is to heal you as fast as possible. Most people see significant changes in symptoms after 3-4 weeks.
Why Happy Brain Physical Therapy?
Always 1:1
You will always be treated 1:1 by the same physical therapist. No being bounced around.
Holistic Care
We don't treat ailments, we treat human beings. That means we look at the full picture to find treatment options tailored to you.
What Our Clients Say
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Annie provides outstanding concussion therapy. Her knowledge base spans multiple domains of concussion treatment, making her care integrated and effective. After a month of appointments with Annie, my progress shocked other concussion providers. Go see Annie if you want to return to your life as quickly as possible!
Rose - Google Review
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Annie has been so helpful in identifying why I have certain ailments and then targeting and treating me with manual work as well as dry needling . She is also so sweet smart and intuitive. I will be a client for life!
Kim - Google Review
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My son has had multiple concussions which lead him to having issues with balance, vision, as well as having constant headaches, and panic attacks. After a few PT sessions with Annie his anxiety and headaches have subsided. He now has had approximately 8-10 sessions now and his balance and vision is now better as well. Annie is friendly and very dedicated to helping her clients. I highly recommend her to anyone who has had a TBI.
Heidi - Google Review
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Annie was able to see me with short notice for fast onset of issues. She was very thorough to make sure she was diagnosing all possible issues. She took her time and was patient, not judgmental about what I was or wasn't doing for my own treatment. She used a variety of methods to help me have relief. I felt tremendously better immediately and Annie also provided super helpful home treatment ideas to keep me progressing. She was quick to follow up with me the next day to see how I was doing. Annie is an athlete who really knows what symptoms come from what exercises and she knows how to effectively address them.
Andrea- Google Review
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Annie has been fantastic to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable, thorough and her treatment approach is thoughtful and personal. Highly recommend!
Beth - Google Review
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Annie is amazing and dedicated. Her therapies have taken my recovery beyond what any other medical practitioner has been able to. I'm so grateful to her and highly recommend her.
Meg - Google Review
Concussion Recovery Tips
Healthy Brain Baseline
Whether you are at risk for concussion and need to establish a baseline, have had multiple concussions, or aren’t sure if you have had a concussion but suffer from migraines or poor memory, Determining your baseline is a great place to start.
Balance assessment to determine healthy vestibular functioning
Vestibular oculomotor screening tool used to measure balance, vision, and movement
Standardized concussion measures to assess visual and verbal memory, reaction time, and processing speed.
$50 (HSA accepted)
FAQs
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A concussion is caused by acceleration or deceleration of the brain. You don’t necessarily need to hit your head to develop post concussion symptoms. A concussion can occur from a strong impact to the body when your brain forcibly moves around in your head such as getting in your car or a football tackle. If you are experiencing symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, cognitive or emotional changes and/or vision changes it is likely that you have a concussion.
Note: If you exhibit any of the following please seek emergency medical attention: Loss of consciousness for more than one minute; Increasing confusion or inability to stay awake; Repetitive vomiting; Seizure; Severe or increasing headache, Weakness, tingling, or burning in arms or legs; Persistent double vision or loss of vision; Increasingly restless, agitated, or combative
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A concussion is a functional injury due to neurons shearing and stretching. It cannot be seen on imaging.
Common symptoms observed:
Difficulty recalling events prior to or after a hit or fall
Appears dazed or stunned
Forgetful or slow to answer questions
Moves clumsily
Answers questions slowly.
Exhibits mood, behavior, or personality changes.
Common symptoms reported:
Headache or “pressure” in head or ears
Nausea or vomiting
Balance problems or dizziness
Double or blurred vision
Light or noise sensitivity
Feeling “hazy” or like “head is in a cloud”
Concentration or memory problems.
Just not “feeling right,” or “feeling down”
Sleeping too much or too little
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Yes. The most recent International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport suggests that pre-season baseline testing can support healthcare practitioners to interpret the scores of post-injury tests; this leads to early recognition and treatment. The CDC also supports the use of baseline testing to help inform treatment and return to activity.
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Yes. There are number of different causes for feeling dizzy. A common finding after hitting your head is “positional dizziness” or BPPV. This can be treated using canalith repositioning techniques in the clinic.
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Item descriptionConcussions are a functional injury and cannot be seen on imaging. With a concussion your neurons get stretched and sometimes break causing a neurometabolic cascade that disrupts communication between the neurons and the brain. This damage causes the different areas of the brain to not communicate effectively which leads to functional impairments. A concussion is best diagnosed using functional tests and then treated based on each individual’s impairments.
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Happy Brain Physical Therapy is concussion physical therapy that is systematically designed to heal your brain and body.. Specifically, concussion physical therapy addresses: the neck, vision, vestibular system. cognitive system, and autonomic nervous system.
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All appointments have a 12 hour cancellation policy. You will be charged 100% of your appointment fee if you cancel less than 12 hours in advance.
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No. We are not contracted with nor do we bill insurance. You may use your Health Savings Account (HSA) or we can give you a superbill that you can submit to your health insurance for reimbursement