Physical Therapy

If you need physical therapy, consider the Wisconsin Performance Institute. Our movement experts use state-of-the-art Noraxon technology to pinpoint and correct movement issues, resulting in improved range of motion and more powerful movements with less pain. We’ll help you return from injury, optimize your movement, and perform at the highest level.

What does that mean?

  • If you’re a runner, it means a more efficient stride and fewer physical breakdowns.
  • If you’re a golfer, it means hitting the ball farther without hurting your back, wrists, or elbows.
  • And if you’re someone who likes being active, it means maintaining a higher activity level longer.

Whether you’re recovering from an injury or dealing with the stresses and strains of age, the WPI can speed your return to activity and get you back to optimal performance.

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ACL Rehabilitation

An ACL tear is a traumatic injury — not just because it’s severe, but because of what it takes to rehab from the injury. Fortunately, the WPI has one of Wisconsin’s most comprehensive ACL rehab programs, a data-backed regimen that takes you from surgery to a full return to activity.

Our equipment measures strength and range of motion and tracks it across the entire rehab process. WPI’s physical therapists balance your desire to get back to activity with the need to take a measured approach, so you don’t put unnecessary stress on your knee. Finally, we consider the whole body. We correct overcompensation and make sure your body is strong and evenly balanced.

It’s not just about doing the work – it’s about doing the right work the right way, measuring the progress, and seeing the results.

Post-Surgery

Coming off surgery, you want to get back to doing what you love as soon as you can. We understand, so we create a personalized program to help you do just that – at a pace that’s right for you, with exercises to help you meet your goals. In addition, we measure your progress, so you can see improvement and be motivated to do more. At the Wisconsin Performance Institute, we take your post-surgery rehabilitation to another level. It’s not just rehabilitation; it’s reinvention.

We provide physical therapy for the following surgeries and more:

Knee:

  • Meniscus tears
  • ACL tears
  • MCL and PCL strains and tears
  • Cartilage tears
  • Knee replacement

Ankle and Foot:

  • Achilles-tendon tears
  • Ligament strains and tears
  • Stress fractures

Shoulder:

  • Rotator-cuff strains
  • Total shoulder replacement

Hip:

  • Labral tears
  • Hip replacement

Wrist and Hand:

  • Fractures
  • Sprains
  • Carpal tunnel

Elbow:

  • Cartilage damage
  • Ligament tears (Tommy John surgery)
  • Flexor-tendon repair
  • Nerve repositioning

Performance Rehabilitation

Our doctoral-level training in the body’s anatomy and movement allows us to evaluate your movement strategies and uncover the true reason for your dysfunction. Whether it’s pain with running or reduced velocity on your fastball, we develop a customized plan to help restore your body’s efficiency to return to doing what you love at a high level. This will also help prevent future injuries by correcting imbalances and normalizing movement patterns.

We specialize in all sports, including:

  • Fitness performance
  • Golf performance
  • Throwing/overhead performance

We work with anyone looking to optimize their performance and get the most out of their bodies– stay-at-home parents to weekend warriors to corporate executives to high-school/collegiate athletes and pros from every sport.

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Joint Replacement

Have you had a joint replacement and lead an active lifestyle? Do you feel like you haven’t fully gotten back to where you’d like to be? Has your walking gait not fully returned to normal even after going through formal physical therapy? The experts at the Wisconsin Performance Institute can help.

If you’re looking to return to high-level activity after joint replacement, the WPI has the expertise and technology to help you achieve those goals.

We’ll help you optimize your movement, regain your strength, and create a personalized plan to get to where you want to be.

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TESTIMONIAL

Pushed out of my comfort zone
After injuring my lower back and having the feeling of uneven leg muscles, Jesse put me through some challenging workouts. Not only were they workouts I’ve never done before, but they pushed me out of my comfort zone. I will take these workouts and the knowledge I’ve learned from the WPI team with me through the rest of my basketball and athletic career.

Keith Hoffman, Collegiate Basketball Player
Moving beyond knee pain
Sheila is such a well-trained and totally involved therapist! I thought my knee problems were beyond fixing, but she is showing me clear ways I can move beyond knee pain and creating an exercise strategy that supports strengthening the muscles and areas that need it. I feel so hopeful and excited!

Jean Breen
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Pushed out of my comfort zone
After injuring my lower back and having the feeling of uneven leg muscles, Jesse put me through some challenging workouts. Not only were they workouts I’ve never done before, but they pushed me out of my comfort zone. I will take these workouts and the knowledge I’ve learned from the WPI team with me through the rest of my basketball and athletic career.

Keith Hoffman, Collegiate Basketball Player

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