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Therapy Locations

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Bryan Medical Center,
Bryan West Campus
2300 S. 16th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502

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Bryan LifePointe
7501 S. 27th Street
Lincoln, NE 68512

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Crete Area Medical Center
2910 Betten Drive
Crete, NE 68333

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Merrick Medical Center
1715 26th St.
Central City, NE 68826

Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy

Sports physical therapy is a specialized practice that focuses on prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement for those who are physically active.

At Bryan outpatient rehabilitation, our sports physical therapists bring experience and specialized care to help restore your physical ability.

Common Sports Injuries Treated

Head/Neck
Cervical strain/sprain
Brachial plexus irritations

Knee
ACL injuries
Collateral ligament sprain
IT band irritations
Jumper's knee
Meniscal injuries
Osgood-Schlatter’s
Patella-femoral syndrome
PCL sprains

Leg, Foot and Ankle
Achilles tendinitis
Ankle sprains
Hip pain and impingement
Plantar fasciitis
Shin splints
Turf toe

Shoulder and Arms
Adhesive capsulitis
Rotator cuff impingement
Rotator cuff tendinitis
Shoulder instability
Tennis elbow
DeQuervain’s Syndrome
AC joint arthritis and injury

Prevention

The practice of sports physical therapy includes interventions that help prevent injuries; if an injury occurs, it helps you continue your pursuits with minimal disruptions. Areas of this practice include:
  • Pre-participation screening
  • Equipment recommendations
  • Cardiovascular fitness programs

Evaluation

Our sports physical therapists are highly skilled in evaluating active and chronic injuries. A hallmark of this practice is assessing surgical and non-surgical injuries in order to help you safely return to activity.

Treatment and Rehabilitation

Treatment and rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal injuries is at the center of sports physical therapy practice. In a team approach with physicians, our sports physical therapists design and implement programs to manage your disorders no matter your age or physical abilities, including your physical disabilities.

Performance Enhancement

Our sports physical therapists can help you improve your performance in a variety of ways. The foundation of performance enhancement is provided by a thorough evaluation of the body, including muscles, joints, heart and lungs. The results of this evaluation are compiled to outline strengths and weaknesses in your physical profile. This is used to create a specific training regime for you. Follow-up evaluations can determine further training program changes. 

Areas of deficiency in:
  • Flexibility
  • Muscular strength
  • Endurance
  • Aerobic/anaerobic systems

Schedule an Appointment Today

Bryan Medical Center:
To schedule an appointment, call 402-481-5121
For information and questions, call 402-481-9445

Crete Area Medical Center:
To schedule an appointment, call 402-826-6541

Merrick Medical Center:
To schedule an appointment, call 308-946-3015

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Justin Hash, physical therapist

Justin Hash, PT, MTC, CSCS, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and earned his physical therapy degree at Mayo School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minn. He completed his certification in manual therapy from the University of St. Augustine. He has expertise in treating spine pain, orthopedic and sports injuries and hand injuries, using tools that include creating custom splints, functional dry needling, gait analysis and creating custom foot orthotics. He treats injuries with a focus on returning to work. 

Provides therapy at: Bryan LifePointe Campus

Neal ThomsenNeal Thomsen, physical therapist

Neal Thomsen, MPT, ATC earned his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and earned his physical therapy masters degree at the University of Southern California. His experience includes serving as a Cornhusker State Games medical committee member. Neal has been involved with the the Nebraska Schools Activity Association (NSAA) championship events as an athletic trainer. His expertise includes sports medicine, orthopedic injuries and post surgeries, manual therapy, aquatic therapy and youth sports injuries.

Provides therapy at: Bryan LifePointe Campus

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Brad Howe, PT

Brad Howe, MS, PT, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from Midland College and a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has trained as a teaching assistant for postural health restoration, and his other work specialties include orthopedics, sports medicine, back pain, and vertigo/vestibular rehabilitation. 

Provides therapy at: Crete Area Medical Center

Heather Kalkwarf, PT, DPT

Heather Kalkwarf, PT, DPT earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science at Nebraska Wesleyan University, and a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2014. She has worked in both outpatient and acute care settings. Heather specializes in post-operative rehabilitation, orthopedic injuries, spine rehab and acute care medical patients. She is certified in functional dry needling.

Provides therapy at: Crete Area Medical Center

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Jeff Schultz, PT, Crete Area Medical Center Rehabilitation Manager

Jeff Schultz, PT, received his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Jeff has been a member of the CAMC team for over 30 years. His special interests at work include geriatrics, general orthopedics, and acute and skilled medical-surgical patients. Jeff also performs the Frail to Fit program at CAMC, which evaluates patients for deficits in strength, flexibility, and balance and sets up a rehab program involving functional activities to individually address a patient's concerns. 

Robb SchnitzlerRobb Schnitzler, PT, Astym Certified

Robb earned a bachelor of science degree in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. He has worked at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, Grand Island Physical Therapy, and for the past 25 years has provided care at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital. He received Astym certification in 2015. He enjoys working with patients in outpatient rehab, acute care, and skilled nursing settings. His professional focus includes orthopedics, post-operative rehabilitation, sports medicine, geriatrics, back and neck rehab, and work injuries.

Provides therapy at: Merrick Medical Center

Melissa Gragg, MPT Melissa Gragg, MPT

Melissa earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Nebraska in Kearney, Nebraska, and a master of arts degree in physical therapy from Rockhurst University. She has worked in many settings, including acute care, acute rehab, outpatient rehab, home health, pediatric clinic, public school and skilled rehab. She has extensive experience in Nervo-based therapies such as CVA, TBIY, and SCI. She also is certified in level one functional dry needling. 

Provides physical therapy at: Merrick Medical Center

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