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A NEW ERA OF PLAYER WELLBEING.

We warmly welcome our members to experience this new era of pickleball, where play, growth, recovery, and wellness coalesce under one roof.

Why this partnership is a game-changer:

Less time injured means more time on the pickleball court.

Expedited recovery with data driven results.

Train agility and core strength to up your game.

Stay healthy and well to live better on and off the pickleball court.

“relentless pursuit of redefining the PLAYER experience!”

"Pickles" Indoor Pickleball Club is excited to announce an innovative partnership with Body Mechanics Physical Therapy, New England’s premier physical therapy practice founded by David Barber, PT, DPT. This strategic alliance propels the Club's ongoing commitment to promoting optimal wellness, fostering performance improvements, and facilitating injury recovery among its dedicated player community. The principles upon which Body Mechanics Physical Therapy was founded align seamlessly with our ethos at "Pickles". Driven by a goal to provide bespoke, one-on-one care for every patient, Body Mechanics shares our dedication to understanding and advancing our members' goals. Whether it's enhancing pickleball performance, maintaining overall fitness, or recovering from an injury, this collaboration presents a unique opportunity to pair personal aspirations with professional physical therapy insights. 

Kevin, pickleball Player

“I have no idea where I’d be without Dave’s help. He not only helped me to overcome and bounce back from an injury, he gave me the skills and knowledge needed to enable myself to prevent injuries moving forward.”

David, Body Mechanics

"We're setting the bar high with this partnership. Our vision is to transform the pickleball experience by integrating a strong focus on education, preventive care, and personalized therapy right on the court. Players will have an unprecedented level of support and resources to optimize their game and overall health."

Lisa, Pickles

"Teaming up with Body Mechanics is a significant step in our mission to elevate the player experience. We're bringing together the best of pickleball and physical therapy, creating a platform where performance, wellness, and enjoyment are interconnected. We believe this partnership will revolutionize the way our players engage with the sport and their health."

SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS

Dry Needling Therapy Sessions

Dry needling is a quick muscle release method. This treatment targets knots in the muscles and breaks them up by interrupting the mechanical and chemical imbalance that causes the knot. Dave and Siobhan have been functional dry needling certified by Evidence in Motion, a physical therapy continuing education organization. Talk to one of them today about scheduling a session!

Sportsmetrics™

Sportsmetrics™ is the first and largest ACL injury prevention program designed to reduce the risk of injury and enhance athletic performance. Built on developing strength, coordination and overall physical conditioning, it has been scientifically proven to decrease serious knee ligament injuries in athletes.

Our staff includes one of ten Sportsmetric™ Certified clinicians in the state. We include this program’s training techniques both as part of our rehabilitative program and separately for athletes and local teams interested in educating members about injury prevention.

Kinesiology Tape

Kinesiology taping has become a very popular physical therapy treatment in the past several years. Body Mechanics Physical Therapy offers the use of two top-rated Kinesiology tape brands—Kinesio Tape and Rocktape. Kinesio Tape focuses largely on circulation and proprioception. Conversely, the goal of Rocktape is to modify fascia restriction. Both tapes work to improve healing time and restore normal function.

IASTM

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is the categorical name for a number of soft tissue mobilization methods (similar to massage) with the use of a tool or instrument. This broad category includes Graston therapy, Rock-tools, and a number of other tool-based therapies. IASTM therapy improves circulation and breaks up scar-tissue and fascia restriction to help the body heal and improve mobility.

Post-Concussive & Vertigo Rehab

Physical therapy has become an increasingly popular treatment for those suffering from concussion or vertigo symptoms. Through a series of manual techniques (for vertigo) and a select series of ocular-motor exercises (for both concussion and vertigo) physical therapy can help to alleviate a patient’s symptoms.

Cupping Therapy

Cupping Therapy is a form of treatment in which a clinician applies cups to the skin to create suction. This directs blood and nutrients to targeted areas of inflammation or pain to improve circulation. The methodology and the effects of Cupping Therapy differs by clinician. At Body Mechanics Physical Therapy, we specialize in dry cupping, which involves creating the suction with a mechanical pump rather than a flame.

Areas of Treatment

ACL Injury Prevention (Sportsmetrics™)
Our clinic is one of ten locations in the state that offers Sportsmetrics™ ACL Injury Prevention. This prevention program boasts an 88% reduction in the likelihood of non-contact ACL injury after its completion.

Back (Lumbar) Pain
There are many causes for low back pain, including disc degeneration, muscle strain, and joint problems. Our team is trained to address muscle spasm, alleviate joint and nerve root compression, and provide core strength training to both reduce your pain and prevent re-injury.

Bicep Strain/Tendonitis
Bicep strain or tendonitis is caused by stress to either the muscle (muscle strain) or tendon (tendonitis) of the bicep which can often occur due to poor posture and poor muscle strength. Our team can quickly treat such a strain with postural education, shoulder strengthening, and soft tissue mobilization.

Bursitis
Bursitis is a name given to a condition that involves inflammation of a bursa sac. This can occur nearly anywhere in the body, but commonly in the hip, shoulder or knee. We will help you resolve this inflammation with repetitive low-stress movement, and then strengthen musculature in the area with progressive strengthening to prevent the condition from returning.

Concussion
Concussions occur not only with a direct blow to the head but can also result from quick whip-like movement of the head or neck. Our team has been treating concussion injuries for a number of years. We will help you identify and treat your symptoms which can include decreased focus, dizziness, impaired balance, migraines and light/sound sensitivity.

Elbow Pain
Elbow pain is commonly caused by stress to a muscle, tendon, or ligament. Common diagnoses include tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, ulnar-collateral ligament sprain, bicep tendonitis, or dislocation. We will identify exactly which structures are involved, and come up with a treatment plan to address your particular injury.

Knee Pain
Orthopedic knee pain is usually caused by either arthritis, chondromalacia, ligament sprain, or tendonitis. We will identify exactly which structures are involved, and come up with a treatment plan to address your particular injury.

Meniscus Pain
Meniscus pain in the knee is often caused by repetitive stress, or by a twisting or pivoting movement, which can cause a sprain or tear to the meniscus. The meniscus is a piece of cartilage between the two long bones that form the knee, and it acts as a cushion to reduce pressure or compression. We can help reduce your meniscus pain through a series of manual techniques, and then help prevent re-injury by normalizing the strength and muscle length of the quadriceps, hamstring, calf, and hip musculature.

Neck (Cervical) Pain
Neck (cervical) pain can be caused by nerve or disc compression, muscle strain, or joint dysfunction. These injuries can be addressed with manual therapies that will include traction, stretching, and massage to alleviate your pain.

Patellofemoral Pain
Patellofemoral pain is a broad diagnosis which includes any number of causes of inflammation around the joint at the front/inside of the knee consisting of the patella and the femur. Patellofemoral pain usually occurs when the kneecap which is meant to glide between two bony prominences on the front of the knee instead collides with these prominences. We will assess why this is happening in your case and correct this with proprioceptive training, muscle stretching, and functional movement training.

Piriformis Syndrome
Piriformis syndrome is a condition that can cause pain or tingling down the leg due to the piriformis muscle in the hip pinching the sciatic nerve. Our therapists can help resolve this condition by alleviating pain through manual techniques such as soft tissue mobilization and stretching, followed by hip and core strength training.

Rotator Cuff
Rotator cuff injuries can be caused by repetitive arm use, or can happen traumatically as the result of a forceful pull or fall. In extreme cases, the cuff may need to be surgically repaired. Our team will help reduce your pain by performing joint mobilization techniques, soft tissue mobilization, postural education, and rotator cuff endurance training. In the instance of surgical repair, our team will work with your doctor or surgeon to ensure that your shoulder gets the exact treatment it needs exactly when it needs it to ensure a speedy recovery.

Sciatica
Sciatica is a broad diagnosis given to any number of causes resulting in compression of the sciatic nerve and the resulting pain in the low back and/or down the leg. Our team can address this condition with treatments such as traction, massage, stretching, and core strengthening.

Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder impingement occurs when a soft tissue structure (usually either the bicep or rotator cuff muscles) get trapped between the bones in the shoulder. This results in those muscles getting repeatedly pinched when you move your arm or reach in a certain way, which can cause pain and inflammation. Our therapists will help you alleviate this pain and improve shoulder range of motion and strength through postural training and rotator cuff strengthening.

Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain can have a number of causes ranging from poor posture caused by sitting at a desk all day, repetitive arm use or throwing injuries commonly found in athletes. Shoulder pain is commonly caused by rotator cuff strain, bicep tendonitis, dislocation, or impingement syndrome. We will identify exactly which structures are involved, and come up with a treatment plan to address your particular injury.

SI Dysfunction
SI or Sacroiliac pain or dysfunction occurs due to a shift between your sacrum (tailbone) and illium (pelvic bone), and usually feels like pain to the left or right side of the low back, sometimes with pain down the leg. Our therapists can help you resolve this shift with Muscle Energy Techniques (MET), traction and stretching. Once you are “back in alignment”  we will help you to create stability around this joint though core and hip strengthening to prevent the pain from returning.

Pickleball Elbow
Pickleball elbow is a common name for lateral epicondylitis, which is a strain of the tendons at the outside surface of the elbow. Our team will perform soft tissue mobilization techniques and prescribe a series of exercises to alleviate this tendon strain through repetitive low-stress movements. Once the strain is resolved, we will select exercises to help develop strength of the affected muscles to prevent re-injury.

Total Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement surgery is a fairly common procedure which can be performed with either an anterior or a posterior approach. Regardless of which type of hip replacement you have had, our team will work with your doctor or surgeon to ensure that your hip gains mobility as directed by your doctor, and then develops the strength needed to return to walking, stair climbing, and other functional activity.

Total Knee Replacement
Total knee replacements are becoming more and more common in today's medical advances. Our team is very familiar with total these kinds of procedures and will help you gain range of motion, strength, and balance in the weeks following your surgery.

Vertigo (BPPV)
Vertigo is a condition that can occur with little to no provocation, and give you the sensation that you are falling or that the room is spinning. This can result in you having difficulty standing upright, walking, or driving. Our team will help you address these items and resolve any dizziness you may have.

ongoing care

On-going Injury Prevention & Wellness

The relationships we build with our patients is ongoing past the completion of a rehabilitative program or an insurance policy’s limitations.

We strongly believe in the importance of ongoing injury prevention including, but not limited to, ergonomic education, sports injury prevention and work-place injury prevention. Talk to us about developing an ongoing wellness program focused on preventing re-injury and maintaining your body awareness, fitness, and well-being.

Performance Therapy

Typically most insurers will not cover treatments considered to be “sports therapy” or “performance based treatment.” If you have specific sports or performance related goals, we’re happy to work with you past the limitations of your insurance. Such goals might include; improving your mile time in a race, correcting  form for a competitive lift, or fine-tuning technique for your throw or swing to ensure best biomechanical performance.

David, Body Mechanics

"Through this innovative partnership, we're bringing to the pickleball court an integrated approach to health and performance, uniquely tailored to each player's goals and needs. This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate how physical therapy can enhance not only recovery but also performance and overall well-being."

Lisa, Pickles

“Our players will now have access to premier physical therapy insights, creating an environment where wellness and the sport of pickleball coalesce seamlessly. This holistic approach to player experience is set to redefine what it means to be a part of our club."

We warmly welcome our members to experience this new era of pickleball, where play, growth, recovery, and wellness coalesce under one roof.

Lisa DeMeritt, Co-Founder

lisa@picklesne.com | 781-816-5021  | picklesne.com | 357 Columbia Road in Hanover, MA