Tennis Rehab

Address tennis-related pain, restore court movement, and build the strength and control needed to return to your game.

  • Assessment of strokes, rotation, and court movement
  • Tennis-specific mobility, strength, and stability work
  • A progressive plan for serving, rallying, and match play
Tennis rehabilitation addresses both the injury and the physical factors that may be overloading painful tissue. Florida Physio combines hands-on treatment, therapeutic exercise, and tennis-specific movement work to help players return with greater comfort and resilience.

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Overview about this service

Tennis rehabilitation addresses both the injury and the physical factors that may be overloading painful tissue. Florida Physio combines hands-on treatment, therapeutic exercise, and tennis-specific movement work to help players return with greater comfort and resilience.

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What is this service

The assessment considers rotation, weight transfer, arm position, footwork, and the repeated demands of serving and rallying.

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What our patients say

From post-surgical recovery to competitive golf, here's what patients say about working with our doctors.

Diane White

Patient

Back to the activities I love, pain-free.

Our approach

A four-phase plan that starts with getting you out of pain and keeps going for as long as you want to keep progressing.

Reduce Pain

Your first visit is a full evaluation with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, who works out what's actually driving your symptoms. From there, manual therapy, dry needling, myofascial release, and targeted movement work bring the pain down.

Restore Mobility & Flexibility

Reducing pain doesn't automatically mean you start moving well. Before we load anything, we restore the motion you're missing. Through joint mobilization, soft tissue work, and targeted movement and stretching, we address the restrictions contributing to the problem. This is where most people start noticing they can reach, turn, walk, or sleep normally again.

Build Foundational Strength

Once you can move comfortably, we build strength and resilience around the areas that contributed to the problem in the first place. The goal is simple: build the strength your daily life, work, or sport actually asks of you.

Perform

Your goal sets the finish line. Maybe that's getting through a full day without thinking about your body, playing with your grandkids, walking 18 holes, getting back on the court, or competing at your highest level. We build toward whatever your version of performance looks like.

Mobility
Strength
Be You Again

Why patients choose Florida Physio

Three things you can count on here, whatever brought you in.

Always A Doctor, Always One-On-One

Every visit is with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. We don't use technicians, assistants, or interns.

A Whole-Body Assessment Comes First

Every plan starts with a full movement assessment. The roots of pain often trace back to how the joints above and below it are working, so that is where we start looking.

Care That Continues Past Pain-Free

Getting out of pain is where most clinics stop. Plenty of our patients carry on into strength, power, and sport, in person or through the Florida Physio app.

Who you'll be working with

Every visit is one-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. We don't use technicians, assistants, or interns.

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Founder

Dr. Leighton Peavler

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Physical Therapist

Dr. Donald Wasoff

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Physical Therapist & Operations Director

Dr. Paige Matthews

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Clinic Director

Dr. Kristin Boylan

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Physical Therapist

Dr. Kelly Claytor

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Physical Therapist

Dr. Alex Adler

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Physical Therapist

DR. Lauren Voelker

Success stories & reviews

Unedited Google reviews from people we've treated, covering everything from chronic pain to competitive sport.

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Kevin Dyer

I’ve had alot of experience with PT and with training and can say that Florida Physio has been the absolute best that I’ve ever had. Leighton and Don are real pros and are a pleasure to work with. I value the fact that both have golf backgrounds so they get it on both a physiological and performance level. Fantastic practice.

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Brad Schmeiser

Highly recommend Florida Physio, Leighton and Don have helped my strength and conditioning tremendously. Their core and strength exercises have improved my flexibility, back issues and overall strength. They offer detailed exercises to improve core strength, flexibility and swing speed for your golf game.

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Anastassia Belessioti

My 14 years old son is a competitive golfer and he had a wonderful experience with Leighton. Starting with a TPI assessment and a detailed conversation about my son’s goals, Leighton created a plan of stretches and exercises that would help my boy achieve his goals. Leighton truly a great professional!

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Michael Puffer

I can’t thank Leighton enough for all the overall improvements I’ve seen with my golf game, my body, and most importantly the reduction in pain. He knows his stuff! I also absolutely love the app and the ability to get all my training in on my time.

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Bill Moody

Don is unique in that he has the knowledge and skills to work both on my physical limitations and my golf swing. He is increasing my shoulder mobility and at the same time designing a swing that can work within my current limits. Highly recommended.

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Mike Finster

Dr Leighton Peavler is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. He not only assisted with alleviating my back pain but his explanations were easy to understand. Highly recommend his services.

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Grace Paul

I just had my first appointment with Dr. Kelly and I can’t wait to go back! I’m a bodybuilder and have been struggling with neck and shoulder pain for months. Dr. Kelly did a full assessment and performed dry needling. I walked out of the office feeling so much better and I feel very confident that I’ll soon be totally pain free!

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Karla Kirkwood

Kristin has tremendous knowledge of complex human anatomy. With her precise guidance, she has helped me gain back mobility in my shoulder that other PT’s could not achieve. An added bonus is I am almost pain free and gaining strength every week!

Tennis Rehab FAQs

Answers to common questions about tennis rehab at Florida Physio.

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Book a visit with a Doctor of Physical Therapy and find out what's actually going on. Most patients feel relief after their first session.

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