Our mission is to support individuals in reaching their full potential—whether in competitive sports, daily activities or long-term health and wellness—through adaptive sports.
We strive to ensure every athlete under our care is:
- Medically ready for sports, through comprehensive physical and functional assessments
- Fitness-ready, with tailored training and conditioning guidance
- Well informed, via health counseling that supports safe and sustainable sports participation
Our Services
We offer specialized services for youth and adults, including:
- Preparticipation sports physicals and evaluations
- Training and equipment recommendations
- Health counseling for safe participation
- Exploratory evaluations for adaptive sports
- Injury assessment and performance optimization
We emphasize a collaborative, team-based approach. Our team collaborates with coaches, trainers and each athlete’s other medical and equipment specialists to ensure each athlete receives comprehensive, individualized care.
The clinic’s medical director, Dr. Cecilia Cordova Vallejos, is trained in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation and has particular expertise in working with adaptive athletes.
Exploratory Evaluations
We help athletes and families:
- Discover local adaptive sports opportunities
- Understand training and equipment needs
- Navigate sports options based on individual abilities and interests
- Connect with community resources and programs
Comprehensive Health Support for Adaptive Athletes
Our team is well-versed in managing a wide range of health concerns commonly experienced by paraathletes, including:
- Skin care and pressure injury prevention
- Urinary and bowel management
- Musculoskeletal injuries and overuse syndromes
- Spasticity and neurological complications
- Osteoporosis
- Chronic pain and fatigue
- Mental health and emotional well-being
- Temperature regulation challenges (sensitivity to heat and cold)
Injury Assessment and Performance Optimization
- Musculoskeletal pain and/or injury assessment
- Concussion assessment (in coordination with Kennedy Krieger’s Concussion Clinic)
- Training recommendations and referrals