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Meet Emily Balicanta

Emily is a performance-driven physical therapist who works with athletes at all levels, from high school to professional. She specializes in knee injuries and return-to-sport rehab, using advanced strength and force plate testing. Her approach is high-energy, goal-oriented, and built for athletes looking to return to peak performance. Best suited for driven, competitive individuals.

    SPECIALTIES

● Gymnastics-/diving/acrobatic related injury● Patellofemoral pain/jumping related injury● Youth, high school and collegiate sports

    CONDITIONS TREATED

● ACL Reconstruction● Patella Tendinopathy● Achilles Tendinopathy● Achilles Repair● Ankle Sprains● Patellofemoral pain syndrome

    BODY REGIONS TREATED

● Knee● Ankle

    PATIENTS TREATED

Ages 12-65, including:● Youth athletes● High school athletes● Collegiate athletes● Soccer athletes● Volleyball athletes● Gym/strength training athletes● Rowing, Gymnastics, diving, acrobatics

ABOUT Emily Balicanta

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I love helping patients get back to playing their sport with less pain, more confidence and stronger than they were before; I love helping patients start their path to strength training in the gym; I love getting patients back to competitive soccer; I love helping patients get recruited for college feeling stronger and more prepared to be a collegiate level athlete, I love helping patients get back to cycling and hiking after a total knee replacement.

  • Excellent physical therapy has a PT that is with you every step of the way as opposed to generic PT that hands you off to aides, is hands-off, only spends 15-30 min with you one on one; has support staff (aides, front desk) that are there with first class-level support and service; and has a clinical environment with up to date/state of the art equipment, technology and devices allowing for more efficient return to sport/life and objective testing.

  • Expectations/plan/short term goals set at the start of every appointment to be achieved within that appointment, manual care to support your tissue healing process, and someone that understands your limits but is willing to push you when it comes to therapeutic exercise.

  • Exercise prescription/always relating exercise back to specific movement in sport or daily life, strength training/lifting, return to sport testing, willingness to go the extra mile in understanding someone's sport and biomechanical demands, allowing patients to have more autonomy in their care.

  • Empathy and kindness, knowledge on biomechanics and tissue injury, experience/knowledge in collegiate sports, experience in lifting and strength training.

  • ● Manual therapy● Joint mobilization/manipulation● Blood flow restriction training● Shockwave therapy● Force plate testing● Return to sport testing● Strength and conditioning● AlterG● Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization

  • ● What sport did you play?● What's your workout routine/What do you do to workout?● When will I go back to my sport? when can I go back to doing ________?

  • ● It's NEVER linear, expect and accept the downs● Return to sport is not just based on time; respect objective testing● 90% of rehab comes from what you consistently do outside of your PT appointment comes from what you consistently do outside of your PT appointment

  • I did competitive gymnastics for 8 years and dove for 8 years. Competed at the D1 college level. I've had my fair share of injuries and wanted to see what I can do to PREVENT or reduce the risk of injury.

  • Lifting weights, strength and plyometric training, hiking, camping, baking, rock climbing, outdoor volleyball, arts and crafts, video games with my husband, babysitting.

MEMORABLE PATIENT SUCCESSES

SUCCESS STORIES

If you are struggling with making progress in your rehab, I would love the opportunity to help you discover your limitations, find a different/new approach, and restore/exceed your pre-injury function.

Youth track athlete

Bilateral hip arthroscopy due to FAI, wasn't making progress at previous rehab, worked on restoring hip mobility and programming and strength/plyometric program, returned to track, basketball, flag football, spike ball.

Youth rowing athlete

Knee pain that took her out for a good chunk of the season, worked on movement mechanics/functional assessment of technique for sport and strength training, got back to competitive rowing, times/splits were faster than pre injury, has started strength training and prehab on their own.

The PRO Performance Therapy Group is a group of physical therapist owned rehabilitation centers. We are backed by a first class team of highly trained physical therapists and athletic trainers with specializations in sports rehabilitation and strength and conditioning.

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The PRO Performance Therapy Group is a group of physical therapist owned rehabilitation centers. We are backed by a first class team of highly trained physical therapists and athletic trainers with specializations in sports rehabilitation and strength and conditioning.

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