IGNITE THE ATHLETE WITHIN YOU.
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IGNITE Physical Therapy and Performance was founded in order to create a space to empower and equip individuals to achieve their goals without the constraints of an insurance driven system. We created IGNITE to deliver something different than average physical therapy. Whether you’re a high-level athlete or someone who refuses to stay limited, the goal is consistent and focused on improving and restoring function to reach your goals and to come back stronger than before. Every program is built for your body, your sport, and your desired functional goals using detailed assessment, individualized programming, and a full-body approach. We address the root of the problem and assess how you move, how you train and how you recover so you’re not just out of pain, you are built to perform. IGNITE provides a structured, performance driven care that bridges the gap between recovery and high- level output through strength and conditioning, mobility and control, return to sport progressions and building long term resilience. From weekend activity to elite competition, the standard never changes. Every plan is individualized, methods are always intentional and personalized to you and every outcome is built for performance. We strive to perform beyond normal rehab. This is about building resilient bodies, restoring confidence with movement and creating athletes who are prepared for the demand ahead of them. We aspire to IGNITE the athlete within you.
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Treat the Whole Person
We look beyond the injury to understand the full system.Ignite Passion
We push individuals to pursue a higher standard of movement and performance.Movement is Medicine
Movement is the foundation of recovery, health, and performance.Educate to Empower
We give you the tools and understanding to take ownership of your body.Individualized Programming
Every plan is built for your body, your sport, your goals.Rehabilitate and Prevent
We don’t just fix problems, we build resilience to keep you performing.Beyond Restriction
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IGNITE was built because traditional physical therapy wasn’t delivering what athletes and active individuals actually need. Too many people were rushed through care, given generic plans, and cleared before they were prepared to perform. At IGNITE, we take a different individualized one-on-one approach built around movement. We assess how your body functions as a system, identify what’s limiting you, and rebuild it with purpose. This isn’t about temporary relief or checking boxes. It’s about restoring strength, developing control, and building resilience that holds up under real demand. Because the goal isn’t just to feel better, it’s to return to performance stronger, more capable, and without limitation.
MEET THE OWNER
Dr. Brittany Hardy, PT, DPT, SCS
Founder, OwnerDr. Brittany Hardy is a board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist with eight years of experience in the healthcare field, committed to delivering individualized, performance-driven care that goes beyond baseline physical therapy.
Her mission is to provide one-on-one, personalized treatment that restores movement, rebuilds function, and ignites each individual’s full physical potential.
Through evidence-based care, performance-driven rehabilitation, and curated programming, she helps clients return to the activities and sports they love, to be stronger, more resilient, and prepared for the demands ahead…
OUR SERVICES
We use targeted, hands-on techniques to improve joint mobility, reduce tissue restrictions, and restore efficient movement. Treatments focus on addressing specific limitations in joints and soft tissue, improving circulation, flexibility, and overall tissue quality. Each intervention is applied with purpose and immediately reinforced through movement, strength, and control to ensure lasting improvements in function and performance.
By focusing on structured and goal-driven exercise, we can restore function, build strength, and enhance performance. Programs are fully personalized and progress from foundational control to advanced strength, stability, and power, while integrating techniques that improve coordination, mobility, and movement efficiency. Every phase is designed with a purpose to ensure safe progression, lasting adaptation, and direct carryover to real-world activity and sport.
Performance-driven training and assessment help athletes move efficiently, reduce injury risk, and perform at a higher level. Programs are tailored to the demands of each sport, combining detailed movement analysis, injury screening, and data-driven testing to guide training, return-to-play decisions, and long-term development. Each phase—from off-season to in-season—is structured to build resilience, maintain performance, and ensure athletes stay healthy, prepared, and competitive.
We offer a variety of structured post-operative rehabilitation combined with advanced technology to restore mobility, rebuild strength, and return individuals to high-level performance. Recovery is guided by both healing timelines and objective data, using tools like dynamometer testing, biomechanical analysis, and recovery systems to measure progress, identify limitations, and optimize movement. Each intervention supports efficient recovery, reduces fatigue, and ensures individuals return not just healed, but fully prepared for performance.
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Theragun applies high-frequency percussive force to soft tissue, creating rapid mechanical stimulation that can reduce muscle stiffness and improve short-term range of motion. It also provides a strong sensory input that can downregulate tone and improve readiness for movement. It is used to prepare specific areas before loading or to restore tissue quality after high demand sessions.
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Dynamometer testing measures force output with precision, giving objective data on strength levels, side-to-side differences, and rate of force production. This removes subjective opinions and exposes deficits that are not always visible in movement alone.This data drives decision making and identifies where an individual is underperforming, tracks progress over time, and sets clear benchmarks for progression and return to sport. Strength is not assumed, it is measured and verified through specific and repeatable assessments.
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Biomechanical assessment breaks down how force moves through the body during real movement. We use systems to analyze joint positioning, sequencing, load distribution, and where energy is lost or transferred inefficiently. This is where movement problems are identified and broken down into where the root cause is occurring and how the body system is operating as a whole. Findings are used to make precise adjustments to mechanics, improve force transfer, and reduce unnecessary stress so the individual can move with efficiency and improved functional output.
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Normatec uses sequential pneumatic compression to drive fluid movement and support circulation and blood flow. This is often utilized following intense activity, games, competitions or bodily stressors. This can reduce perceived soreness and help manage the effects of accumulated fatigue and inflammation. Our equipment is trusted by elite athletes in order to recover well and return to activity more quickly.
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INSURANCE
At IGNITE Physical Therapy and Performance, care is built on what your body needs in order to make a full recovery and return to an active lifestyle without limitation.
That’s why we’ve chosen not to operate within the insurance model.
When treatment is dictated by insurance, it comes with built-in limitations. Visit counts are capped. Timelines are restricted. Goals are narrowed to what is considered “medically necessary.” The result is a process that often stops once basic function is achieved, not when you’re fully prepared to return to performance.
IGNITE removes those constraints.
CONTACT US
Have questions or ready to get started?
Whether you’re dealing with pain, recovering from injury, or trying to return to training at a higher level, IGNITE is here to help. Every plan is built around your body, your goals, and the demands of your lifestyle or sport.
Reach out today to schedule an evaluation and start moving toward stronger, more confident function and performance.
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