Injury Prevention & Patient Education
The best injury is the one you never have. Build the strength, knowledge, and habits that protect you.
Specialized treatment, personalized to you
Injury prevention combines education, movement training, and targeted exercise to protect you from harm before it happens. A physical therapist and athletic trainer can help you strengthen muscles, improve endurance, develop better balance, and learn the posture and movement habits that let you work, train, and live without breaking down.
At Sunnyvale Physical Therapy, our prevention programs are built around your body, your goals, and your daily demands — whether you are an athlete wanting to stay healthy, a worker in a physically demanding job, or someone who simply wants to keep moving actively for years to come.
What we treat
- Sport-specific injury prevention programs
- Workplace ergonomics and posture correction
- Balance and fall risk reduction
- Pre-season athletic screening
- Return-to-sport injury prevention
- Chronic injury recurrence prevention
- Functional movement retraining
- Wellness and active aging programs
Symptoms we help resolve
If any of these match what you are experiencing, our therapists can help identify the root cause and build a plan to fix it — not just manage it.
Select the symptoms you're experiencing:
How we get you better
Movement and Risk Screening
We assess your strength, flexibility, balance, and movement quality to identify the specific deficits that put you at risk.
Posture and Mechanics Education
You learn how your posture, movement habits, and daily patterns contribute to injury risk — and exactly what to change.
Individualized Exercise Program
A structured program of stretching, strengthening, balance training, and endurance work is designed for your body and goals.
Progress and Ongoing Prevention
We track your improvement objectively and advance your program as your capacity grows, ensuring continued protection.
< 48 hrs
Avg. wait for first appointment
12+
Insurance plans accepted
1-on-1
Every session, every time
2
Convenient Queens locations
How we treat this
We combine the following evidence-based treatments to address education & injury prevention at its root cause.
Care close to home
Ridgewood
Forest Hills
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Sat: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
We Accept Most Major Insurances
- Medicare
- Aetna
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
- Oxford
- EmblemHealth
- Anthem BCBS
- Healthfirst
- 1199SEIU
- Fidelis Care
- Wellcare
- MetroPlus
- Worker's Compensation
- No-Fault
Authorized Workers’ Compensation Providers
Frequently asked questions
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