Phase 1
Pain
Protect and calm it.
Hands-on care, therapeutic taping, and cold therapy settle the injured area and protect it from setbacks.
What We Treat
Sports injury treatment in Shreveport.
Sprains, strains, and torn ligaments don’t care about your season schedule. Rehab built around your sport gets you back to it ready, not just cleared.
Sound Familiar?
Does this sound like you?
- An ankle that rolls again every time you think it’s healed
- A knee that feels unstable on cuts, pivots, or landings
- A hamstring that grabs as soon as you open up your stride
- Shin pain that shows up a mile into every run
- An elbow that aches after every round of tennis or golf
- Sitting out practice and wondering if you’ll be ready for the next game
Two or more? Keep reading.
Why It Happens
The injury is the moment. How you heal decides what’s next.
Most sports injuries start with one moment: a rolled ankle, a hard cut, an awkward landing, an overloaded tendon. Whether it keeps coming back depends on what happens after. Strength and balance that never fully returned, a stride that changed to protect the injury, and going back to full speed before the tissue was ready are what set up the next one.
Your physical therapist looks past the sore spot to how you run, land, and change direction, then builds rehab around the demands of your sport. That can include gait (walk and run) retraining, therapeutic taping, and sport-specific training through our sports rehab program.
The Honest Truth
Playing through it usually costs more time, not less.
If you keep waiting
- A sprain that never fully heals becomes an ankle that keeps rolling
- Your body compensates, and the next injury shows up somewhere new
- A few missed games turn into a missed season
If you start this week
- You learn exactly what was injured and what’s holding you back
- Rehab is built around your sport from the start
- You go back with strength and confidence, not just a clearance
The season won’t wait. Your rehab shouldn’t either.
How We Fix It
The same four phases. Built for your sport.
Every plan has an endpoint. Here’s what the four phases look like after a sports injury.
Phase 2
Prime
Restore motion and control.
Range of motion, flexibility, and balance work bring back the movement the injury took away.
Phase 3
Perform
Rebuild for game speed.
Progressive strength, gait (walk and run) retraining, and sport-specific drills prepare you for the real demands of your sport.
Phase 4
Prevent
Stay in the game.
A plan to keep you strong after you return, so the same injury doesn’t pull you back out.
I came to PT because of a sprained ankle injured in a car wreck. Being an active runner it was devastating to not be able to perform my activities. But Dr. Greg slowly got me back to my normal life. He was very patient and caring for me as well as all the staff. I will definitely recommend this therapy clinic. Thank ya’ll for support in my journey to recovery.
Shared by Monical K. · Sprained ankle, active runner
Before: “not able to perform my activities”
After: “back to my normal life”
Sprained ankle
Questions, Answered
What people ask before booking for a sports injury.
Yes. We treat patients after ACL, MCL, and meniscus repairs, UCL reconstruction, Achilles tendon repair, and other orthopedic surgeries. Your plan follows your surgeon’s protocol and builds toward the demands of your sport.
No. Louisiana allows direct access to physical therapy, so in many cases you can start without seeing a physician first. If your evaluation shows anything that needs a doctor’s attention, we’ll refer you to the right provider.
Through our FAST Start program, our goal is to see you within 24 hours of your call, and often the same day. Call or text us at (318) 222-7442 to get started.
Most insurance plans cover physical therapy for sports injuries, though coverage varies by plan. We verify your benefits before your first visit, so you know what to expect. Questions? Call us at (318) 222-7442.
Book Your Visit
Ready when you are.
Request a time and a real person calls you back during office hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.
- Hours Mon–Fri, 7:45 AM–5:00 PM
- (318) 222-7442 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
- Often seen within 24 hours
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Care this good, this close.
Eberhardt Physical Therapy
- 820 Jordan Street, Suite 150, Shreveport, LA 71101
- (318) 222-7442
- admin@eberhardtpt.com
- Mon–Fri, 7:45 AM–5:00 PM