STRIDES Program

Striving To Reduce Injuries During Endurance Sports

Endurance athletes require specialized training to prevent or recover from an injury. STRIDES works with endurance athletes of all kinds to speed up recovery from an injury, mitigate risk of future injury or reinjury, and get you back to optimal performance safely and confidently. This program is deeply rooted in the WNY community, and in addition to post-injury programs and classes, offers informational sessions and workshops on proper form, technique and injury prevention.

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Customized Training for Optimal Recovery

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Injured Athlete Evaluation

Each athlete enrolled in STRIDES undergoes a comprehensive injury evaluation performed by our expert team. This will include a medical history review, an orthopaedic exam, any necessary imaging, a biomechanical assessment, podiatric review and advanced video analysis.

Runners

Most runners will sustain a running-related injury at some point in their careers, often overuse injuries which have sustained recovery periods. Proper training and support through your recovery helps minimize the chances of reinjury, and prevent additional injuries in the future.

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Triathletes

Triathletes put their bodies through a lot, and understanding how to navigate recovery after an injury helps ensure you can get back to training and competing at your best. Whether your injury occurred from running, swimming or cycling, our team can help.

Cyclists

Cyclists are often prone to injury, particularly knee conditions. Our team is here to get you back in the saddle with confidence, offering training and techniques to recover completely and prevent reinjury in the future.

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How Is My Training Customized to Me?

The cornerstone of each Excelsior Sports Performance service is the Individual Athletic Profile. This is tailored to your goals and current sports or pursuits - we offer variations for injured athletes looking to optimize recovery, overhead athletes prone to arm injuries, runners or running sport athletes prone to lower extremity injury, and more. We use our extensive databases and a science-backed approach to develop a training program designed around your individual strengths, weaknesses, and needs based on your unique profile.

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What Will I Gain from Sports Training?

Excelsior’s sports performance services and programs offer access to the area’s best sports performance professionals for individualized training. You’ll receive state-of-the-art care delivered by our collaborative team of professionals, including individual evaluations and treatments. Ultimately, you gain confidence and peace of mind in your training, whether you’re recovering from or aiming to prevent an injury, or simply looking to achieve better, long-term success.

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Who is on the Excelsior Sports Training Team?

The Excelsior Sports Performance team is made up of the area’s top sports medicine professionals. This includes several board certified Sports Medicine physicians, podiatrists, physical therapists, athletic trainers, massage therapists and sports dietitians. They all work together under one roof to provide athletes at all ages, levels and abilities the very best specialized training available.

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What Services are Available Through Excelsior Sports Performance?

Excelsior is proud of our commitment to serve as WNY’s premiere integrated medical team. Enrolling in ESP programs and classes offers access to many of our services and the experts who provide them. This may include physical therapy, certified athletic training, nutrition counseling, specialty orthopaedic care, advanced imaging, durable medical equipment, and board certified orthopaedic surgeons.

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Meet Our STRIDES Team

STRIDES is run by a team of professionals who work collaboratively to offer a full spectrum of sports medicine and athletic training services to endurance athletes.

Todd M. Lorenc, MD

Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician



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Jason M. Matuszak, MD

Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician



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Matt Alessi, PT

Donna Crum, ATC

Jenna Darron Bierl, PT, DPT

Sue Dow

Director of Process Re-engineering

Josette Fisher, PT, ATC, CSCS

Director, Sports and Wellness



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Neddie King, PT, DPT, ATC

Kyle Lucas, PT, DPT

Kendall Marshall, DAT, ATC, CSCS

Stephanie Smigiera, PT, DPT

Jim Starkey, MS, ATC, CSCS

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Orthopaedic Care that Moves You Forward

We take a progressive approach to your care that’s designed to offer you better options for recovery. We keep up with the speed of modern medicine, researching, refining and perfecting the most advanced treatments and delivery systems so you can be confident that you’ll get the orthopaedic care you deserve. We’re here to make sure you get back to doing the things you love sooner and with less pain.

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