Helix Physical Therapy and Chiropractic

Helix Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Helix is a Sports Medicine Clinic Located in Lakeway Texas

If you keep getting shin splints, knee pain, or the same breakdown every training cycle, a slow-motion video of your foo...
04/16/2026

If you keep getting shin splints, knee pain, or the same breakdown every training cycle, a slow-motion video of your foot is not enough. The real question is why your body keeps getting overloaded in the first place.

At Helix, running gait analysis looks at the whole athlete: training load, calf and hip capacity, cadence, trunk control, and what actually has to change to keep you running strong in Austin.

Read the full breakdown: https://helixsportsmed.com/running-gait-analysis-austin/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=running-gait-analysis-austin

Not every sports injury needs the ER, but 'wait and see' can often turn a small issue into a season-long problem. Youth ...
04/15/2026

Not every sports injury needs the ER, but 'wait and see' can often turn a small issue into a season-long problem. Youth athletes have growth plates and training demands that require a specific approach to recovery and performance.

If your child is limping, experiencing joint swelling, or dealing with recurrent pain in the same area, generic advice isn't enough. Knowing when to see a sports medicine specialist can shorten recovery and protect their long-term health. Read our full guide for parents at the link below.

https://helixsportsmed.com/when-should-my-child-see-a-sports-medicine-specialist/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=when-should-my-child-see-a-sports-medicine-specialist

Two-a-days in the Texas heat are not a toughness test. They are a preparation test.If your athlete starts camp dehydrate...
04/14/2026

Two-a-days in the Texas heat are not a toughness test. They are a preparation test.

If your athlete starts camp dehydrated, under-fueled, and without a cooling plan, you are already behind. We broke down the practical heat illness prevention steps Austin football families should have locked in before the first practice.

Read the full guide: https://helixsportsmed.com/heat-illness-prevention-two-a-days/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=heat-illness-prevention-two-a-days

Baseball shoulders and elbows are among the most complex injuries in sports medicine, and in Austin, most clinics treat ...
04/12/2026

Baseball shoulders and elbows are among the most complex injuries in sports medicine, and in Austin, most clinics treat them like any other injury. At Helix Sports Medicine, Jared Bell, DPT provides specialized arm care designed specifically for the mechanical demands of the diamond.

Whether you’re a pitcher dealing with lat tightness, a shortstop coming back from UCL repair, or a parent concerned about youth elbow pain, you need a clinician who understands baseball at a mechanical level. Our cash-pay model gives your athlete 1-on-1 attention for the entire session, moving them safely from rehab back to high-velocity performance.

Read more about our approach: https://helixsportsmed.com/baseball-physical-therapy-austin/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=baseball-physical-therapy-austin

Normal throwing soreness gets ignored way too often.Little League Elbow is a growth plate injury, not just a tired arm. ...
04/11/2026

Normal throwing soreness gets ignored way too often.

Little League Elbow is a growth plate injury, not just a tired arm. High pitch counts, year-round baseball, multiple teams, and poor mechanics all stack the deck against young throwers.

Rest alone is not treatment. The fix is a real plan: unload it, rebuild strength and mobility, clean up mechanics, then earn the return-to-throw progression.

Read the full guide here: https://helixsportsmed.com/little-league-elbow-treatment-youth-baseball/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=little-league-elbow-treatment-youth-baseball

Most athletes get cleared for an ankle sprain way too early.The problem is not just pain or swelling. It is the loss of ...
04/10/2026

Most athletes get cleared for an ankle sprain way too early.

The problem is not just pain or swelling. It is the loss of proprioception and reactive control that keeps the ankle from rolling again when the game speeds up.

In this article, we break down the 4-phase return-to-sport process, what most clinics skip, and the actual tests athletes should pass before they are cleared.

https://helixsportsmed.com/ankle-sprain-return-to-sport-athletes/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ankle-sprain-return-to-sport-athletes

Most clinics treat baseball shoulder and elbow pain like any other shoulder problem. That is a mistake.Jared Bell, DPT l...
04/09/2026

Most clinics treat baseball shoulder and elbow pain like any other shoulder problem. That is a mistake.

Jared Bell, DPT leads baseball physical therapy at Helix with a sport-specific approach built around arm care, GIRD, scapular control, load management, and real return-to-throw progressions. If you are a pitcher, position player, or parent trying to figure out whether arm pain is normal, this is the framework you want.

Read the full guide: https://helixsportsmed.com/baseball-physical-therapy-austin/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=baseball-physical-therapy-austin

If your kid throws all weekend and wakes up with inner elbow pain, that is not something to just ice and wait out. Littl...
04/08/2026

If your kid throws all weekend and wakes up with inner elbow pain, that is not something to just ice and wait out. Little League Elbow is a growth plate injury, and the athletes who rush back are the ones who end up missing more time later.

At Helix, we look at pitch count, mechanics, strength, and the full return-to-throw progression. Rest is step one. It is not the whole treatment plan.

Read the full guide here: https://helixsportsmed.com/little-league-elbow-treatment-youth-baseball/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=little-league-elbow-treatment-youth-baseball

Most PT clinics were not built by someone who has treated elite athletes and then rebuilt the entire patient experience ...
04/08/2026

Most PT clinics were not built by someone who has treated elite athletes and then rebuilt the entire patient experience around that standard. Jimmy Rowland did exactly that.

At Helix, every session is 60 minutes, one-on-one, with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. No techs. No aides. No assembly-line rehab. Just sports medicine built for athletes in Lakeway, Dripping Springs, and greater Austin.

If you want the background on Jimmy, his philosophy, and why Helix operates differently, read the full story here: https://helixsportsmed.com/about-jimmy-rowland-dpt-founder/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=about-jimmy-rowland-dpt-founder

Test from cron recovery path
04/08/2026

Test from cron recovery path

Returning to sport at 6 months post-ACL surgery is a gamble most athletes lose. Research (Grindem et al. 2016) shows tha...
04/03/2026

Returning to sport at 6 months post-ACL surgery is a gamble most athletes lose.

Research (Grindem et al. 2016) shows that returning before the 9-month mark increases your re-injury risk by 7x. Your surgeon might clear you based on a clinical exam, but that doesn't mean you're game-ready.

Real readiness requires a Limb Symmetry Index (LSI) of 90% or higher and the psychological confidence to cut and pivot at full speed. At Helix, we bridge the gap between "clinically healed" and "performance ready."

Read the full timeline breakdown:
https://helixsportsmed.com/acl-recovery-timeline-return-to-sport/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=acl-recovery-timeline-return-to-sport

Austin runners are wasting hours on foam rollers that will never fix IT band pain.IT Band Syndrome accounts for nearly a...
04/02/2026

Austin runners are wasting hours on foam rollers that will never fix IT band pain.

IT Band Syndrome accounts for nearly a quarter of all running injuries in our city. Most runners are told to ice, stretch, and roll — yet the pain returns the moment they hit the pavement. Here's the reality: you cannot lengthen the IT band. It's a high-tension structure designed to stabilize the leg, not stretch like a muscle.

The stabbing pain in your knee is a symptom of hip weakness and gait compensations that force the IT band to absorb loads it wasn't built for. At Helix, we use a 3-phase protocol — Load Management, Hip/Core Strength, and Gait Re-education — to get athletes back to 100% in 6-8 weeks.

Stop treating the symptom. Start fixing the driver.

Read the full breakdown: https://helixsportsmed.com/it-band-syndrome-runners-real-treatment/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=it-band-syndrome-runners-real-treatment

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15401 Debba Drive
Lakeway, TX
78734

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 7am - 3pm

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+15125227637

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