Before you train, after you train…Take care of your body.

As an athlete trains day-in and day-out, specific regeneration components are crucial to maximizing training results. Prior to training we conduct a comprehensive biomechanical assessment that identifies movement patterns, past injuries, areas of weakness and imbalance that ultimately lead to injury and/or poor overall performance if left unaddressed. The assessment is the basis of building a program specific to an individual athlete’s needs and ensures that the body is working in harmony towards optimum performance while reducing the potential for injury.



Post training regeneration is critical to enhancing the body’s ability to repair and recover. This is accomplished through a multitude of methods including deep tissue sports massage, dynamic warm-ups, active recovery, manual manipulation, and hot/cold contrasts – all aimed at rebuilding and rejuvenating the body to allow athletes to continue to train and perform, all the while reducing the potential for injury.

At the IMG Performance Institute the Athletic Regeneration Program combines the expertise of our Sports Therapy Center, athletic training staff, performance specialists and our new full service Wellness Center & Spa to ensure that every athletes needs are met – and all are located on the IMG Academies campus for your convenience.

Athletic Training

The athletic training staff at the IMG Performance Institute (IPI) is dedicated to ensuring every athlete is training as safely as possible on or off the field. As part of the athlete’s everyday training, full-time staff are available before, during or after workouts on the field, turf or in the weight room. IPI staff provide all pre- and post-training services including hydrotherapy, taping and wrapping, soft tissue techniques, and dynamic stretching, as well as modalities like PENS, Electrical Stimulation and Ultrasound.  

AT’s meets qualifications set by the Board of Certification, Inc., and adhere to the requirements of a state licensing board.  ATs practice under the direction of a physician and are members of a health care profession recognized by the American Medical Association.

Requirements:

• Must obtain, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree in athletic training
• Must pass a comprehensive board examination to earn the ATC credential
• Must keep their knowledge and skills current by participation in continuing education
• Must adhere to standards of professional practice set by one national certifying agency and to a national code of ethics

Daily Duties:

• Provide physical medicine and rehabilitation services
• Prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate injuries (acute and chronic)
• Coordinate care with physicians and other health care professionals
• Work in schools, colleges, professional sports, clinics, hospitals, corporations, industry, military, performing arts

Physical therapists perform a comprehensive evaluation the first day of training to help determine any deficits an athlete may have. In coordination with the physical therapists, athletic trainers develop a corrective exercise program to help eradicate those deficits.  The athletic trainers also work very closely with the strength and speed staff to develop a personalized program for each athlete to ensure he continues to improve his performance without increasing his risk for injury.

The team of athletic trainers, physical therapists and strength and speed coaches work as one unit to improve the athlete’s overall performance while minimizing the risk of injury.

The fourth and final component of this team consists of several fellowship-trained orthopedic doctors who possess a wide variety of experience and expertise in the evaluation of orthopedic injuries.

Together these four staffing components provide the ideal environment for an injured athlete to both prevent injury or rehabilitate an existing injury. Everything that a professional athlete needs for a complete rehabilitation is provided, including:

• Manual therapy certified physical therapists
• Six certified athletic trainers
• State-of-the-art regeneration room including saltwater cold spas, hot spas, and a hyperbaric chamber
• Access to the best orthopedic physicians in the region
• 12,000 square foot weight room

Sports Therapy Center

The Sports Therapy performance program helps athletes get to the next level via a detailed evaluation and assessment, individualized treatment based on manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and identifying each athlete’s movement patterns that may be a predisposition to injury. They create a preventative exercise program that provides a foundation for any athlete – junior, adult or professional.

The Sports Therapy program has 6 main components:

1. Musculo-skeletal Performance Assessment   
             - Biomechanical/Range of Motion
             - Strengthening of Core/Trunk, extremities
2. Injury Prevention
3. Performance Enhancement through Optimal Biomechanics
4. Management of Training Load
5. Injury Management
6. Reduction of Injury Rate
            - Reassessment
            - Dynamic Treatment Planning

The Wellness Center & Spa

Our Wellness Center team is dedicated to expanding athlete’s knowledge and providing the services necessary for the restoration of body and mind. Our goal is to encourage a calming balance in the midst of rigorous training.

Massage therapy is a proven and effective means of relaxation and stress relief.  Massage therapy provides a number of therapeutic benefits, including reducing stress and tension, improving flexibility, increasing endorphins, strengthening the immune system, improving circulation problems, assisting in recovery from sports related injuries, and alleviating chronic and temporary pain.

The Wellness Center & Spa provides a full menu of relaxation and recovery services as well as more traditional spa services. For more information on The Wellness Spa, click here.