Herman Donaldson
Physical Therapist
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Founded Varsity and leads the clinic. Treats football, wrestling and track athletes, and takes the calls from the athletic trainers who send them.
Sports physical therapy in Westerville
Built for the whole season
Varsity treats middle-school, high-school and club athletes. Your physical therapist works with you, your parents and your athletic trainer, so everyone follows the same plan.
The season calendar
The season, in three parts
Sports run on a calendar, and so does your body. Pick the part of the year you are in.
Pre-season
Before the first practice, we look at the whole athlete: how you land, cut and carry load. A weak link is easier to work on in August than in October. Your therapist builds the warm-up and strength work your coach can keep using.
Youth and high-school athletesA movement check, in person
Strength and landing work for your sport
A written plan your athletic trainer can follow
In-season
Between games, visits are short and built around your schedule. We treat what is sore, keep the training load honest and tell your athletic trainer what is fine to do this week.
Tendon and overuseVisits that fit around practice and games
What to do, and what to skip, this week
Taping and wrapping shown to you and your trainer
Off-season
When the season ends, there is time to finish rehab the schedule squeezed, build strength and fix how you move before the next one. This is also when surgery recoveries get their full plan.
Return to sportRehab that finally gets its time
A strength plan for the months ahead
A return to sport, stage by stage
Return to play
Return to play is a process, not a date
A calendar can't tell you whether a knee, shoulder or ankle is ready. We work in stages, and each stage ends when the tests say it does. Your physician, athletic trainer and coach hear from us along the way.
The stages
Settle the injury and get moving
Rebuild strength, range and balance
Test how you move against your other side and your sport
Practice the sport's own movements
Return to practice, then to games, together with your physician and athletic trainer
What we treat
Four kinds of care, planned around practice, games and school.
Return to sport
For athletes coming back from an injury or surgery, one stage at a time.
Learn moreYouth and high-school athletes
Growing athletes in the middle of a season, treated around school and practice.
Learn moreTendon and overuse
For soreness that builds with training and doesn't settle with rest.
Learn moreRunning, cutting and jumping
How you run, land and change direction, watched and trained.
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For athletic trainers
Your athletic trainer stays in the loop
Most schools have an athletic trainer who sees your athlete every day. With your permission, we share what we find and what to do this week, so practice, games and rehab pull the same way.
For athletic trainers and coaches
A short written update after each visit, sent with your permission
A direct phone line to your therapist
Clear limits for practice, in plain words
A conversation, not a surprise, when return to play changes
Five physical therapists who know sports
Every visit is with a physical therapist. Each of us works with a few sports and the athletic trainers who cover them.
Nyla Patton
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · OH Lic. 000000
Treats volleyball, basketball and track athletes, and leads the movement checks before each season.
Emelia Trujillo
Physical Therapist
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Treats overuse problems in swimmers, throwers and runners, and works with athletes coming back after surgery. Speaks English and Spanish.
Joanna Fong
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · OH Lic. 000000
Works with soccer and lacrosse players on landing, cutting and strength, and with club teams that train all year.
Mitchell Rhodes
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · OH Lic. 000000
Treats cross country and distance runners and baseball and softball players, and works with athletic trainers at area schools.
Families and trainers say
What it is like to come in
“They talked to my daughter's athletic trainer before the second visit. Everyone was working from the same page.”
Lorna B.Parent of a volleyball player
“I got a short note after every visit, with what he can do at practice this week and what to leave alone.”
Vince O.Parent of a wrestler
“I know who to call when an athlete's knee swells on a Friday night. They pick up, and they tell me what they see.”
Shawna T.High school athletic trainer
Sample reviews.
How is it paid for?
Insurance, paying yourself and the estimate we give you before the first visit, in plain words.
What families ask first
Do I need a referral?
In Ohio you can start physical therapy without a referral. Your plan may still ask for one, and our front desk tells you before your first visit. If something needs a physician's eyes first, your therapist says so.
Does my plan cover this?
We bill many kinds of plans and tell you whether we are in network with yours before you book. Your plan decides what it pays. Our front desk checks your benefits and calls you before the first visit.
How many visits will it take?
Nobody can say before the exam. It depends on what your therapist finds, how your body responds, what your sport asks of it and how the schedule allows. Your therapist talks it through with you at each visit.
What should my athlete wear and bring?
Clothes and shoes for the sport, so we can watch the movements that matter. Bring a water bottle, any notes from a physician or coach, and the name of your school's athletic trainer.
Will it hurt?
We work within what you can tolerate. Some exercises feel hard and some positions are uncomfortable, and you can tell your therapist to stop or change anything at any time.
Who decides when an athlete can play again?
Your physician decides when you are medically cleared. We share what we measure, from strength and movement to how you do in sport drills, with your physician, athletic trainer and coach. We don't set a return date.
Ask us, or book a first visit
Tell us how to reach you and when. Our front desk answers on the next working day.
Phone(614) 555-0107
Hours
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 6:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 6:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed