SPORTS & ACTIVE FAMILIES

Developmental Awareness – We understand how growth and development affect athletic performance and injury risk. For young athletes, we provide growth trajectory monitoring to ensure healthy development, nutritional assessment to support both growth and performance needs, bone health optimization during critical developmental windows, puberty navigation for changing bodies and performance, and long-term athletic development guidance.

Comprehensive Natural Support – Our approach includes balancing activity and recovery by supporting appropriate training loads and adequate recovery time; nutritional optimization fueling young bodies appropriately for activity and growth; natural performance support using natural approaches to enhance stamina, focus, and recovery; injury prevention and care addressing minor issues before they become major problems; and concussion and post-concussion diagnosis, treatment and guidance for return to play.

Multiple Treatment Methods – We use osteopathic manipulative treatment with gentle effective techniques to address biomechanical imbalances, improve structural alignment, enhance tissue mobility, support optimal function, and prevent compensatory patterns; sports nutrition with comprehensive assessment, sport-specific dietary recommendations, meal and snack timing strategies, practical implementation guidance, and age-appropriate hydration protocols; botanical medicine supporting recovery and tissue healing, energy and stamina, focus and mental clarity, immune function during intense training, and sleep quality; targeted supplementation when appropriate with minerals, vitamins, omega fatty acids, protein supplements, and recovery-enhancing nutrients; and mind-body techniques teaching age-appropriate methods for pre-competition mental preparation, stress management, focus enhancement, visualization, and mindfulness.

Injury Prevention Focus – We help young athletes stay healthy and active through movement assessments to identify potential biomechanical issues, individualized strengthening recommendations, flexibility and mobility protocols appropriate for growing bodies, training load guidance to prevent overtraining and repetitive stress injuries, and sport-specific preventive strategies for common injuries.

Evidence-Based Performance Enhancement – We support optimal performance through natural means including cognitive enhancement to improve focus and mental performance, energy optimization through nutrition and natural supplements, endurance support using evidence-based natural approaches, recovery acceleration techniques, and stress management for competitive situations.

Initial Comprehensive Assessment – We conduct thorough evaluations including comprehensive nutritional assessment, movement assessments to identify potential biomechanical issues, growth and development monitoring, evaluation of training loads and recovery patterns, and identification of any current concerns or injuries.

Individualized Treatment Plan Development – Based on assessment findings, we develop personalized strategies that may include sports nutrition with personalized nutrition plans accounting for both growth needs and activity level, pre- and post-activity fueling strategies, hydration protocols, natural supplementation when appropriate, and education on avoiding problematic supplements; injury prevention with individualized strengthening recommendations, flexibility and mobility protocols, training load guidance, and sport-specific preventive strategies; natural healing support when injuries occur using osteopathic manipulative treatment, therapeutic botanical preparations, nutritional protocols for recovery, natural anti-inflammatory approaches, and rehabilitation guidance with return-to-play protocols; and performance enhancement through cognitive enhancement, energy optimization, endurance support, recovery acceleration, and stress management.

Ongoing Support and Monitoring – We provide regular monitoring of growth trajectory and development, assessment of nutritional needs as they change with growth and training demands, adjustment of strategies based on performance and recovery, injury prevention and early intervention for minor issues, and guidance on youth sports balance including appropriate training volumes, signs of overtraining and burnout, balancing multiple activities, and seasonal planning.

Special Considerations – We address unique needs including female athlete considerations with nutrition for female athletes, bone health optimization, menstrual health in athletes, female athlete triad prevention, and performance changes through developmental stages; and family approach to active lifestyles by developing family activity plans, creating nutritional strategies for active families, addressing varying activity levels within families, supporting parents of competitive athletes, and building sustainable active lifestyle habits.