Sports Physical Therapy in
El Paso, TX

Sports rehabilitation is physical therapy designed specifically for athletes — not just the general population. It uses sport-specific movement analysis, progressive loading protocols, and return-to-sport testing criteria to get injured athletes back to full performance, not just "functional." At Solas PT, Dr. Cisneros brings a strength and conditioning background to sports rehab, which means your rehab progressions match the actual demands of your sport.

It depends on the injury. Mild muscle strains often resolve in 2–4 weeks with proper loading. Ligament sprains typically take 4–8 weeks. Post-surgical recoveries like ACL reconstruction take 9–12 months. What sets Solas PT apart is milestone-based progression — you advance when your tissue is ready, not when your insurance authorization runs out. Dr. Cisneros gives honest timelines after your first evaluation.

In most cases, yes — and that's the goal. Solas PT uses load modification rather than elimination. Instead of telling athletes to stop everything, Dr. Cisneros identifies what's aggravating the injury, modifies your training around it, and loads the injured tissue in a controlled way that promotes healing. Most athletes leave their first session with a plan that keeps them in the gym.

CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, running, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA, team sports (soccer, basketball, football), tactical fitness (fire, police, first responders), and recreational athletics. Dr. Cisneros is a former CrossFit coach and understands the specific mechanics and injury patterns of each sport — this isn't generic rehab rebranded as "sports PT."

Return-to-sport testing is a battery of functional assessments that objectively measure whether an athlete is ready to return to full competition — not just pain-free movement. It includes strength symmetry testing (typically >90% side-to-side), hop tests, movement quality screens, and sport-specific performance measures. At Solas PT, we use criteria-based return-to-sport rather than time-based — you're cleared when you've passed the tests, not when a calendar date arrives.

No. Texas is a direct access state. You can book directly with Dr. Cisneros at Solas PT without a physician's referral and begin sports rehab the same week. If imaging or specialist consultation is needed, Dr. Cisneros will coordinate that — but most sports injuries can be evaluated and treated from day one.

Dr. Cisneros holds both a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and a strength and conditioning background. He works in a CrossFit gym and understands barbell mechanics, high-rep loading, Olympic lifts, and the demands of tactical fitness. He doesn't tell athletes to stop training — he designs rehab around your sport's demands. Every session is one-on-one, 60 minutes, no aides. Compare that to an insurance clinic where you see a different PT each week and share your session with three other patients.

Some insurance plans cover physical therapy, but sport-specific services like return-to-sport testing and performance-based progressions are often billed in ways that don't match insurance categories — or require prior authorization that delays care for weeks. At Solas PT, we're cash-based. Every service has a published per-session rate — $150 for the 60-minute evaluation, $120 for a 60-minute treatment, less again through a package — there are no billing codes dictating your treatment, and you can start this week. Visit our pricing page for current rates.

Yes. ACL rehabilitation is one of the most protocol-driven and milestone-based processes in sports rehab — and one of the areas where insurance-based care falls shortest. At Solas PT, ACL rehab follows evidence-based progressions: quad and hamstring strengthening, neuromuscular retraining, hop testing, and objective return-to-sport criteria. The goal is full return to sport with appropriate limb symmetry — not just getting you to walk without a brace. See also our post-surgical rehab page for cases involving ACL reconstruction surgery.

Dr. Cisneros holds both a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and a strength and conditioning background. He works in a CrossFit gym and understands barbell mechanics, high-rep loading, Olympic lifts, and the demands of tactical fitness. He doesn't tell athletes to stop training — he designs rehab around your sport's demands. Every session is one-on-one, 60 minutes, no aides. Compare that to an insurance clinic where you see a different PT each week and share your session with three other patients.

The best physical therapist for sports injuries is one who tests you against objective return-to-sport criteria and trains the sport's actual demands under load, not just on a table. Solas Physical Therapy in west El Paso holds a 5.0-star rating across 47 Google reviews. Dr. Cisneros brings a strength and conditioning background to sports rehab, which means progressions are matched to the actual demands of your sport rather than generic exercises. Return-to-sport decisions are made on objective criteria and sport-specific testing, not just when pain settles. Every session is one-on-one with Dr. Andrew Cisneros, PT, DPT, MS for the full 60 minutes — no aides, no double-booking. Solas PT is cash-based and direct-access at 300 N Resler Dr, Ste F, and can usually see new patients the same week with no referral required.

Yes. Running gait analysis at Solas PT is filmed on the treadmill from the side and behind, then reviewed with you. Dr. Cisneros looks at cadence and stride length, pelvis and knee control on landing, foot strike and calf loading, and trunk and arm swing, and tests the single-leg strength that supports the pattern. You leave with the two or three changes that matter most for your injury, the drills to build them, and a loading plan that keeps you running. It is done as part of your evaluation or at a follow-up visit once running is the goal.

Yes. Sports hernia, also called athletic pubalgia, is groin and lower-abdominal pain that flares with sprinting, cutting, kicking and sit-ups, and it is usually a strain where the abdominal and adductor muscles attach at the pubic bone rather than a true hernia. At Solas PT it is treated with a progressive core and adductor strengthening program, load management so you keep training, and a sprint and cutting progression before return-to-sport testing. Most athletes complete a structured program of six to eight weeks before surgery is even a question. More on sports hernia rehab →

Yes. Return to running is treated as its own milestone at Solas PT, separate from and earlier than return to sport. Dr. Cisneros gates it on objective criteria — no joint swelling, quadriceps strength symmetry within roughly 80%, and single-leg control that holds under load — rather than elapsed weeks. Reintroduction runs on a curved, self-paced treadmill: the athlete drives the belt instead of a motor pulling the leg through, which keeps early running self-limiting and lets cadence, ground contact time and side-to-side symmetry be assessed in one place. Volume is built before speed, and push-resistance work on the same treadmill trains acceleration mechanics and posterior-chain output the way a sled would, without the floor space.