Sports Medicine Jacksonville FL

Cupping uses suction to separate the skin from the underlying fascia which creates an opportunity for bruising and inflammation to get carried away with lymphatic flow just like KinesioTape. The only difference is that the cupping creates a petechiae response (broken blood vessels looking like a hickey) which enhances healing.

Dr. Brown is a specialist of Physical Therapy, so he and our assistants can help you with any pre-op “prehab” before or post-op “posthab” after any orthopedic surgery. Just tell your orthopedic surgeon that you would like to do your PT/rehab, prehab, posthab with Active Health and ask them to write a script to see us.

ART® is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats nearly 400 various problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART®. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles.ART® has been the primary foundation of our treatment system. With that being said, don’t be concerned if you have tried ART® somewhere else and didn’t get results. We utilize it entirely differently than anyone else as we use it as a part of our system. Some ART® providers dabble in ART®, but mainly practice conventional chiropractic, sports medicine, physical therapy or massage therapy. Furthermore, we don’t dabble!

Many athletes find their hamstrings all too prone to strain and repeated injury. Essential for walking, running, and everything in between, this long, narrow muscle that crosses two joints is uniquely vulnerable to injury.

At Active Health, we work with athletes to not only heal the hamstring but to identify the biomechanics that are putting it under stress in order to prevent injuries from reoccurring. Does it work? Just ask our patients. We hear from top runners that we are the only clinic in Jacksonville that knows how to treat hamstrings.

Sprains occur when a sudden twist, stretch, or blow to the body forces a joint out of its normal position, stretching and tearing the tough, fibrous ligaments that connect your bones. All it takes is a foot going out from under you as you slide for home – or even just a bad step. The result? Swelling and pain.

At Active Health, our goal is to help you get back to full functionality – fast! Many chiropractors and physical therapist take weeks and weeks of expensive visits for treatment. Many of our patients report seeing a 50% improvement after just one visit and an 80% improvement within 3-4 visits.

The sacroiliac joint, or SI joint, is a key load-bearing node in the body. Although designed to be stable, flexing slightly to absorb forceful impacts, it can be stretched beyond its capacity, resulting in pain in the lower back, the hip joints, and down into the legs. Athletes put a lot of stress on their SI joint and are especially at risk for pain and injury.

With every patient, we have two goals – to get them back to neutral, and then to teach them to stay neutral. That means educating patients about dysfunctions in posture and mechanical motion that put unnecessary strain on their SI joint and put them at risk of reinjury. Our goal is not only to get you healthy – it is to make sure you stay that way.

Although golf has a reputation as a low-risk sport, the fact is that avid golfers may spend hundreds or thousands of hours a year engaged in rapid, powerful, and potentially damaging rotations of their lower back, shoulder, and arm. All of these areas are at risk, whether to simple repetitive stress injuries or to acute issues caused when something goes wrong.

We are no stranger to golf-related strains, pains, and injuries. Not only can we help you get back on the links quickly, but we will work with you to identify bad mechanics that cause issues like “golfer’s elbow” in the first place. Not only will you feel better, you may even find that you improve your golf score!

Tennis players can be plagued by numerous types of injuries, including rotator cuff tendinitis, tennis elbow, wrist strain, and back pain. As tennis is a very active sport, other types of unfortunate accidents can also occur as players are dashing about the court!

We bring extensive experience and tested methodologies to the treatment of tennis-related injuries. Many of the issues listed above stem from dysfunctional biomechanics. We take the time to study and analyze the patient’s motion and identify problem areas. Our goal is not only to get you back on the court fast but to prevent a recurrence of the injury. And in the process, we just might make you a better tennis player!
At Active Health, we frequently treat neck and back problems and even issues with chronic pain. We have spent over ten years refining our methodologies to achieve a combination of techniques that work. We know our patients need results, so the system that we have created doesn’t waste time. We can get you on the road to full health quickly.