Our Services

When you walk into The Athlete Lab, you immediately know you are in for something different.  When you see the wrestling mats on the floor, Muay Thai kicking bags, functional training equipment, plunge tanks and red light therapy beds, you will think you just walked into one of the best equipped training rooms in the NFL or UFC.  When you combine this with the nutritional support and onsite IV therapy available and most advanced Hyperice recovery equipment, you will now have access to something 80% of professional athletes don’t have access to.  This is just your first indication The Athlete Lab is not your typical physical therapy experience. But it is not just about fancy equipment, but more importantly, what is behind it all, the knowledge of how to use it and knowledge on how to leverage it to provide you with the most effective and efficient outcome possible.

At The Athlete Lab, our founder has been doing just that at the highest level in sports and tactical athletes all over the globe.  As a Franklin, Tennessee resident for 20+ years, he wanted to bring that home to his community.  The Athlete Lab combines our founder’s 25+ years sports medicine experience with the latest in sports medicine technologies and protocols and The Athlete Lab’s proprietary research and product design and development to expedite your return to the sport or activity you love.

For the ACL injured athlete, you want your rehabilitation to prepare you to be the best you can be before you return to sport.  You want someone with experience doing this at all level of athletics.  Having this person on your team mitigates your risk for injury upon return to sport and allows you to perform at a higher level than you did prior to your injury.  Dr. Nessler, the founder of The Athlete Lab, is internationally recognized expert in the area of ACL rehabilitation, ACL prevention and ACL return to sport.   At The Athlete Lab, we use the ViMove+ AMI (a 3D motion analysis system), developed by Dr. Nessler and which has been used in 5 countries to assess over 90,000 sport and tactical athletes.  By applying Dr. Nessler’s proprietary methodology and approach, this provides athletes with measurable, objective improvement in movement, reduction of injury risk and improvement in performance.  This is why this system and approach is used in professional athletics (NFL, NBA) and elite military groups all over the globe to aid in reducing injury risk and improve performance.

For the BJJ/MMA injured athlete, you want not only a great sports medicine PT, but also someone who understands the intricacies of your sport, positions and submissions and how truly obsessed you are with getting back.  The Athlete Lab is the only clinic in Middle Tennessee where you can get 25 years professional sports medicine experience combined 15 years treating MMA athletes and 11+ years training BJJ.  As a BJJ black belt, Dr. Nessler combines his sports biomechanics education and knowledge with his years on the mats to truly provide BJJ/MMA athletes with something different.  In addition to providing you access to technologies typically only seen in professional athletics, you also get the the experience of a BJJ black belt who works with sport and tactical athletes at the highest level.  This means you get back to the mats in 1/2 the time that the traditional PT route would take you.

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