Includes specialty programs: Physical Therapy / Runners Academy / Sports Performance and Training Analysis / Sports Performance and Injury Prevention Clinic / Dance Pre-Pointe Evaluations
Akron Children's Hospital offers the only pediatric-focused sports rehabilitation program in northeast Ohio. We treat children ages 12 and up, as well as young adults who have injuries affecting their participation in sports and exercise.
Using evidence-based practice, our team of experienced professionals provides comprehensive rehab services and individualized treatment plans for each athlete. We work closely with our sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons in the care of our patients.
Our goal is to ensure a quick, safe return to sports or activities, enhance performance and prevent future injuries.
Our team includes athletic trainers, physical therapists, nurse practitioners and dietitians, who offer the only pediatric-focused sports rehab program in northeast Ohio. We work with our sports medicine doctors in diagnosing and treating sports and activity-related injuries, including counseling patients on proper nutrition and training practices to prevent injury. We also work closely with our orthopedic surgeons when sports rehab isn't enough.
Our services include:
As an affiliate organization with the American Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), we are dedicated to educating athletes, parents, athletic trainers, coaches and healthcare providers about the rapid increase in youth sports injuries, the necessary steps to help reverse the trend, and the need to keep young athletes healthy.
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At Akron Children’s, your child’s health and safety is our priority. Please continue to bring your child for wellness visits, vaccinations or sick care appointments that keep children healthy. We want to assure you that we have taken additional precautions to ensure a safe environment for your child and family. The following are additional safety efforts, in addition to our normal cleaning protocols, that we are taking to help you be comfortable bringing your child to an appointment.
The number of caregivers permitted to accompany a child to an appointment is dependent on the department you are visiting. Everyone visiting an Akron Children's facility is asked to wear masks or face coverings, except for kids under 2 or those with sensory issues. Masks will be provided for visitors who do not bring their own.
Akron Children's now offers Mobile Check-in to limit your exposure to others. You'll receive a text an hour before your child's appointment arrival time. Click the link in the text when you reach the Akron Children's facility for your child's appointment. You will receive a confirmation text that reminds you to wait in your car. Once we determine appropriate spacing is available inside the building, you'll receive a third text to let you know it's OK to come in for your appointment.
Immediately upon entering the building, your temperature will be taken, either by a thermal scanner or a greeter who will also ask you a few questions.
If you are in a waiting room, you’ll notice signs and a limited number of chairs. This is to remind our patients to keep 6 feet of physical distance between your family and others.
Call your child’s healthcare professional if your child is sick with fever, cough, or difficulty breathing and has been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, or if you live in or have recently traveled from an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19. Your health care professional will work with Ohio’s public health department and the CDC to determine if your child needs to be tested for COVID-19.
View all the safety precautions Akron Children's is taking.
ACL injury, Concussion, Female Athlete Triad, MCL Injuries, Meniscal Cartilage Tears, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteochondritis Dissecans, PCL Injuries, Stress Fracture, Tendinitis