Modern Sports Medicine Physical Therapy and Orthopedics of Tucson, AZ
Modern Sports Medicine Physical Therapy and Orthopedics of Tucson, AZ is a physical therapist serving Tucson, AZ.
About Modern Sports Medicine Physical Therapy and Orthopedics of Tucson, AZ
Modern Sports Medicine Physical Therapy and Orthopedics of Tucson, AZ is a physical therapy and orthopedic practice serving Tucson, Oro Valley, South Tucson, and surrounding areas. The clinic combines physical therapy with non-surgical orthopedics, creating treatment programs informed by diagnostic evaluation and the specific needs of each patient. Its services include physical therapy, orthopedics, and pelvic health, with care designed for people working to improve movement, manage pain, recover from injury, or return to activities they value.
The practice uses diagnostic ultrasound to look within a joint or muscle and gather information about what may be happening beneath the surface. Its orthopedic care includes non-surgical medical interventions, including treatments provided by physician assistant Nicole D'Apice. Her listed specialties include platelet-rich plasma injections for tendinopathy and joint pain, visco-gel injections for knee arthritis, sacroiliac joint injections for low back pain, and injections for the hip, shoulder, and elbow. She also reads X-rays, ultrasound, and MRI studies and helps patients understand when consultation with a surgeon may be needed.
Modern Sports Medicine Physical Therapy and Orthopedics also offers care across a range of physical therapy needs. Dr. Benjamin Hill is a physical therapist, the practice owner, and a doctor of physical therapy with board certification in orthopedics. He is certified in vestibular and concussion management and began using dry needling, also called Western acupuncture, in his practice in 2016. Dr. Hill graduated from the University of Utah with a master's degree in physical therapy in 2003 and completed a clinical doctorate in 2006. He has directed several clinics, served as a group director for seven clinics, and owned his own clinic for eight years before merging with Modern Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine in 2021. That merger incorporated on-site ultrasound diagnostics and on-site non-surgical medical interventions.
The team includes physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, technicians, a patient care coordinator, and a pelvic floor physical therapist. Ryan Cooney, a doctor of physical therapy and registered musculoskeletal sonographer, trained in athletic training at the University of Nebraska before earning his physical therapy degree from A.T. Still University in Mesa. Physical therapist assistant Natalie Brown has worked with patients recovering from surgery and managing chronic pain, drawing on her background in dance and fitness to focus on functional movement, strength, balance, and mobility. Mike Hertelendy has worked as a physical therapist assistant for more than 32 years in a variety of settings. Dr. Rinku Bhakta, the pelvic floor physical therapist, treats pelvic floor conditions in individuals of all genders and takes a whole-person approach that considers body, mind, and spirit.
The practice also includes physical therapy technicians Nathan Moffet and Colby Marena, along with patient care coordinators Noelle Wnuck and Heather Hunter. Several members of the team have longstanding connections to Arizona, including Dr. Bhakta, a University of Arizona graduate, and Heather Hunter, who moved to Tucson in 1989. The clinic's staff brings experience in sports, fitness, dance, athletic training, administration, and physical therapy. Patients can begin by requesting an appointment through the practice's online booking process or by contacting the clinic for scheduling. At its Tucson-area locations, the practice provides physical therapy, orthopedic evaluation and treatment, and pelvic health services within the Modern Medicine approach described on its website.