GOLF PERFORMANCE AND REHAB

Balanced Golf Performance and Rehabilitation

POWER. DISTANCE. SPEED. STRENGTH. MOBILITY. LONGEVITY. 

Expert Care for Exceptional Results...

Whether rehabbing from an injury or working to improve your golf game, our goal is to develop an individualized plan to aid our clients in achieving their goals on and off the course. With our golf performance program in Charlottesville, there is no second guessing. We are your one stop shop to quickly diagnose and manage injuries and performance issues, keeping you at your best on and off the course.


  • Evaluations: In-depth evaluation of swing mechanics, strength, power, mobility, motor control, and stability.
  • Treatment: Evolving golf fitness program with progressions and new exercises every session. Home workout routine included to reinforce what is being done in the clinic. 
  • Education: Know why you are doing what you are doing at all times.


Our Golf Treatment Philosophy

  1. The Swing: Every golfer has their own unique swing. Our goal is to optimize your body for your swing, not change your swing
  2. Teamwork: We will work closely with your golf coach, physician, and anyone else on your healthcare team to effectively identify and address findings
  3. Biomechanics: Utilize specific knowledge of swing biomechanics to guide our evaluations and develop an individualized plan for all clients; not a one size fits all approach
  4. Client driven: Your goals are ours. We work closely with our clients to establish goals, baselines, and interventions based on our evaluation and our clients input


Certified by the Titleist Performance Institute

TPI is a world leader in education and research on golf fitness, biomechanics, and injury. Our additional training allows us to pinpoint exactly what is affecting your power, causing injury, or worsening an injury that may have been brought to the course.

Our Programs

Golf Performance Evaluation

  • Gain insights into physical limitations that may be impacting your swing, leading to discomfort or robbing you of power and consistency
  • Evaluation includes...
  • Physical screen to evaluate how fit your body is for your swing
  • Strength, power, mobility, stability testing
  • In-depth slow motion swing analysis

In-Clinic and Remote Golf Workout Programs

  • Golf fitness programs designed to prime your body for the course
  • Increase mobility, speed, and power to hit the ball farther than your playing partner, reduce your handicap, and increase your enjoyment in the game
  • Golf performance evaluation performed on day one to establish baselines
  • Golf training program developed based on deficits noted with performance evaluation and client goals
  • In-clinic clients receive a home program to continue to reinforce what is being done in sessions


Rehabilitation for Golfers

Golf is a physically demanding game that can, and often does, take a toll on the body. Our advanced knowledge of golf injury inducing mechanics allow us to rehabilitate our clients more efficiently. We will stay in contact with your golf coach and doctor about your condition and how you are progressing with rehabilitation.


Our goals with physical therapy for golf is to not only help our golfers heal from their injuries, but also elevate their performance above their pre-injury condition.


  • Initial evaluation includes...
  • Slow motion swing analysis
  • Whole body examination utilizing the Selective Functional Movement Assessment
  • Further evaluation of the injury with local biomechanical testing to determine the injured tissue
  • Treatment includes...
  • Manual therapy including soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilizations, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, and dry needling as indicated
  • Therapeutic exercise to address strength, power, and mobility deficits
  • Neuromuscular reeducation to improve stability and motor control


Following successful rehabilitation of the injury, we recommend our patients transition to our performance programs to reduce the risk for injury and continue building resiliency, strength, power, and mobility throughout their body.


Common Golf Injuries We Treat...

We treat a variety of golf injuries that can impact you on and off of the golf course

Spine

Cervical radiculopathy, osteoarthritis, mobility dysfunction, thoracic, cervical, and lumbar disc disorders, lower back pain, lumbar strain

Shoulder and Arm

Rotator cuff strain and tears, shoulder labral tears, shoulder impingement, golfers elbow, tennis elbow, shoulder range of motion, biceps tendinopathy

Hip and Knee

Arthritis, meniscal injuries, LCL, MCL, and ACL tears, patellofemoral pain syndrome, hip labral tears, hip impingement

Foot and Ankle

Ankle sprains, ankle impingement, plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, custom foot orthotics for golf

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Frequently Asked Questions About Golf Physical Therapy, Fitness and Rehabilitation


  • What is the treatment philosophy at Balanced Golf Performance?

    At Balanced Golf Performance, we will optimize your body for your unique golf swing. We utilize specific knowledge of golf biomechanics to build individualized golf fitness programs. We also emphasize teamwork with your golf coach and other healthcare professionals to keep the whole team on the same page. 

  • What common golf injuries do you treat?

    We specialize in addressing a variety of golf-related injuries. The most common injuries we treat are lower back pain, hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, and elbow pain from golf, but we also see a variety of other injuries.

  • What can I expect during a Golf Performance Evaluation?

    Our evaluation includes a physical screen to assess your body's mobility, control, and strength, an in-depth slow-motion swing analysis, and other testing to determine other facets of your game.

  • What do your In-Clinic and Remote Golf Workout Programs involve?

    Our golf fitness programs are designed to enhance mobility, speed, and power to improve your distance, speed, power, and resiliency within the game.

  • How do you approach rehabilitation for golfers?

    We utilize our advanced knowledge of golf injury mechanics to rehabilitate clients more efficiently. Our evaluation includes a swing analysis, motion and strength testing in order to develop a comprehensive program to keep you in the game and on the path to recovery.

  • What certifications and expertise do you have?

    We are certified by the Titleist Performance Institute in Charlottesville, VA, a global leader in golf fitness, biomechanics, and injury research.

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