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Conditions We Treat at VIP PT

You do not need the perfect medical label to get started. Find the problem that sounds like yours, and we will tell you the right next step. Golf injuries and sports injuries are the core of this practice, and the same one-on-one care applies to everyone.
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Golf injuries and sports injuries are the core of this practice, and the same one-on-one care applies to everyone. We treat the painful area and look for the movement problem that keeps it coming back.
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Start from the problem, then choose the right care

Some visitors know the service they want. Others know the problem they want solved. This page is built for the second group.

  • What the issue may look or feel like
  • Who commonly experiences it
  • How VIP PT approaches evaluation and treatment
  • Which service is usually the best fit
  • When you should seek more urgent care instead of waiting

Golf injuries

Golf injuries rarely start where they hurt. The lower back pays for a hip that cannot rotate. The elbow pays for a swing that hits the ground first. We treat the painful area and fix the movement that keeps injuring it.

Best next step: Golf Physical Therapy or Golf Performance, depending on whether pain or performance is the primary issue.

Back & Neck Pain

For active adults, athletes, and golfers dealing with recurring stiffness, pain with movement, postural strain, headaches linked to neck tension, or discomfort that is affecting daily life.

Best next step: Physical Therapy

ACL, Knee & Post-Op Rehab

For athletes and active adults recovering from ACL injury, knee surgery, joint replacement, or a rehab process that still feels incomplete.

Best next step: Sports Rehab & Return-to-Sport or Physical Therapy

01

Low back pain in golfers

Pain during the round, after the round, or the next morning. Usually driven by limited hip or thoracic rotation, or by a reverse spine angle or early extension pattern.

02

Golfer's elbow

Pain on the inside of the trail elbow that flares with range sessions. Tendon irritation plus a grip or delivery pattern that keeps loading it.

03

Lead hip pain and restriction

Pinching, stiffness, or pain in the lead hip through impact. Often limited internal rotation that forces the swing to compensate.

04

Lead shoulder pain

Pain at the top of the backswing or through the finish. Rotator cuff, labrum, or AC joint irritation from repeated cross-body loading and deceleration.

05

Knee pain in golfers

Lead knee pain through impact or general knee pain walking 18. Rotational load, weak hips, or an old injury that was never fully rehabbed.

06

Wrist and hand pain

Lead wrist pain at impact, often from fat shots, heavy practice volume, or a grip issue.

Best next step: Golf Physical Therapy if pain is the issue. Golf Performance if the goal is to prevent it and play better.

Sports injuries and return to sport.

For athletes in soccer, lacrosse, football, basketball, baseball, golf, and other field, court, and rotational sports.

01

ACL injuries and post-surgical rehab

From early-stage post-op through criteria-based return to cutting and competition.

02

Knee injuries

Meniscus, patellar tendinopathy, patellofemoral pain, and knee instability.

03

Shoulder and elbow injuries

Labral injuries, rotator cuff, instability, and throwing-related elbow pain.

04

Groin, hip flexor, and hamstring injuries

Common in soccer and lacrosse. Recurrent unless the return to sprinting and cutting is planned properly.

05

Ankle sprains and instability

The sprain that “healed” but still rolls, or never got its balance and strength back.

06

Overuse injuries in season

Shin splints, stress reactions, tendon pain, and the accumulated problems of a long season.

Best next step: Golf Physical Therapy if pain is the issue. Golf Performance if the goal is to prevent it and play better.

Pain and movement limitations.

For active adults who want to keep training, working, and living without pain.

  • Low back pain and sciatica
  • Shoulder pain and stiffness
  • Knee pain
  • Postural strain from desk work
  • Post-surgical recovery, including joint replacement
  • Neck pain and headaches linked to neck tension
  • Hip pain
  • Tennis elbow
  • Mobility restrictions that make training feel off

Best next step

Physical Therapy.

Find Your Fit

Start with the outcome you want. The evaluation will help us fill in the details.

Pain has lasted longer than you expected

The problem keeps coming back

You have stopped activities because of symptoms

You feel weak, stiff, unstable, or less confident moving

You want a clear plan instead of more guessing

When it is time to get checked

It may be worth scheduling an evaluation if:

  • pain has lasted longer than you expected
  • the problem keeps coming back
  • you have stopped certain activities because of symptoms
  • you feel weak, stiff, unstable, or less confident moving
  • you want a clearer plan instead of more guessing

When to seek urgent or emergency care first.

VIP PT is not an emergency facility. Seek urgent medical attention for severe traumatic injury, chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden unexplained weakness or numbness, loss of bowel or bladder control, or any other serious acute symptom.

GOT A QUESTION?

Questions about conditions

Reach out. This page covers the most common problems we see. It is not a complete list.
No. The evaluation is where we figure out what is going on.
Usually, yes. Managing your practice and play volume during rehab is part of the plan.
Yes. Many athletes come to VIP PT after finishing rehab elsewhere because they still do not feel game-ready.
No. Maryland allows direct access to physical therapy. Some insurance plans require a referral before reimbursing an out-of-network claim, so check your plan if you intend to submit a superbill.

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