Achilles and patellar tendons. That’s our focus.
We measure your tendon’s current capacity, define what your sport or activity is going to demand of it, and manage the distance in between. Every service below is a different amount of help closing that distance.
SERVICES:
FOR ACTIVE ADULTS & ATHLETES
Tendon Review
One time evaluation
Tendon pain that won't go away is frustrating - especially when you don't know exactly what's wrong or how to fix it. Our comprehensive tendon review takes the guesswork out of recovery by showing you exactly what's happening inside your tendon and creating a personalized roadmap back to pain-free movement.
Learn more about the full process here (page coming soon).
You have tendon pain that hasn't resolved, tried treatment that didn't work, or want to know whether what you're feeling is or will be a problem.
This is for you if:
FOR ATHLETES WITH A DEADLINE
Return-to-Play Engagement
Monthly minimum commitment required
An ongoing relationship where we manage your rehabilitation from where you are now to where you need to be — remotely, or locally with supervised training in our facility.
Starts with an introductory call and a full evaluation/tendon review. Note this is not a series of appointments.
You're returning from surgery, you have a season or critical event you're loading toward, your tendon problem keeps coming back, or you need someone to manage all stakeholders in a return-to-play situation.
This is for you if:
TEAMS & ORGANIZATIONS
Team Monitoring, Preseason Screening
By arrangement
Serial tendon imaging (via UTC) across the full roster, at defined time periods, quantifying Achilles and patellar tendon structure in every athlete. You get a trajectory for each tendon through the season rather than a snapshot taken once something hurts.
Team-wide screening can also be done only at one time period (pre-season, prior to a training block, etc.). This helps identify which athletes are entering this period with disorganized tendon structure so their loading is planned with that known rather than discovered in week six.
You're in a jumping or sprinting sport where Achilles and patellar tendinopathy are common and you want to be proactive about overuse tendon injury rather than reactive to symptoms. Or, you want to see what a training block is doing to your athletes' tendon structure while it's still running.
This is for you if:
ATHLETES & ORGANIZATIONS
“The Traverse City Intensive”
3-10 days in Traverse City
Come north. A concentrated block of daily assessment, training, and recovery in our facility, followed by remote management and collaboration through your return to sport.
Rehabilitation can be repetitive, unglamorous and long. It’s better somewhere nothing is competing for your attention…especially in a desirable destination like northern Michigan.
You need to make significant, measurable progress in a short window and want it managed by someone who has done it inside professional sport.
This is for you if: