Sports performance in Indiana

Ascension St. Vincent Sports Performance believes in helping everyone, from elite athletes to those looking to live a healthier lifestyle. The human body must perform everyday.  With the guidance of our specialized staff of performance-focused trainers, physicians, psychologists, dieticians, and rehabilitation specialists, every individual can perform at their best.  Our athletes train smarter, train better and train healthier.  If you have a performance goal, Ascension St. Vincent Sports Performance can help you meet it. 

Ascension St. Vincent Sports Performance Carmel
Clay Terrace
14455 clay Terrace Boulevard
Carmel, IN 46032
317-415-5747

Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Walk-In Clinic Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 10: a.m.

Advanced sports performance care for athletes

At Ascension St. Vincent, we provide care to a wide range of athletes from beginners to collegiate-level and beyond. Our sports medicine care teams deliver treatments and therapies to help you recover, build strength, improve flexibility and performance. Your care plan may include:

• Concussion testing and monitoring
• Exercise prescription
• Injury evaluation and management
• Sports nutrition and psychology
• Sports physicals and training
• Sports performance consultation
• Therapeutic injections

Sports nutrition and body composition assessment

You may also talk to a registered dietitian who specializes in sports nutrition to help you reach your fitness goals. Registered dietitians provide meal plans and nutritional guidelines that help support your competition, exercise and recovery needs. Ascension St. Vincent offers individual nutrition counseling in-person or virtually through our telehealth program. Part of your consultation may include a body composition assessment that measures your body fat, muscle, bone, and water. The assessment helps your care team create a personalized diet and exercise plan that’s right for you. 

Performance Nutrition Services:

• Nutrition Consulting
• Meal Planning/Grocery Store Tours
• Body Composition Testing
• Sweat Analysis Testing & Electrolyte Level Testing
• Education/Team Presentations
• Telenutrition
• Nutrition Goal Setting
• Competition day meal planning
• Performance nutrition presentations for all school levels and professional organizations

Additional services to help you perform at your best

Performance Medicine Services

• Musculoskeletal injury assessment
• Imaging
• Exertional compartment pressure testing
• ImPACT baseline and post injury concussion testing and comprehensive concussion management
• Diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound guided injections
• Biologics-Platelet rich plasma/stem cell therapy
• Functional movement screening and Selective functional movement assessments
• Viscosupplementation
• Dry needling
• Custom splinting, exos splinting and semi-custom orthotics
• Vocal cord dysfunction testing with laryngoscopy to analyze vocal cord movement and function during activity. 

Performance Training Services 

• Scholastic Performance Training
  • Middle and high school athlete group training
  • Teams and youth clubs training 

• Professional Athlete Performance
  • Professional football off-season training, combine & pro-day preparation
  • Professional motorsports driver and pit crew training
  • Professional men's and women's basketball performance training
  • Olympic athlete performance training

•  Adult Performance Training
  • Adult strength and fitness training via private sessions, semi-private and small group training 

• Recreational Athlete Performance Training
  • Endurance, tri-athlete and running performance training
  • Weekend Warrior training 

• College Athlete Performance Training 
  • Private, small group and summer group training 

• Tactical Athlete Performance Training
  • Firefighters
  • Law enforcement officers

• Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-7 p.m.

Performance Psychology Services

• Professional sport psychology services
• Focus and concentration techniques
• Confidence and mental toughness
• Mental preparation and routines
• Goal setting, visualization and 
• Controlling nervousness, distraction and anxiety
• Return to sport after setback or injuries
• Team consultations and presentations
• Elite athlete consultations

Sports Neuropsychology/Assessment

• Concussion management and return to play
• Assessment of an athletes mental skills
• Diagnosis and management of attention and learning disorder 
• Performance neuropsychology and testing
• Draft assessment and talent identification for teams

• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Performance Rehab 

Services include: Physical therapy, injury assessment, running gait assessments, FMS/SFMA screens, acute injury care, muscle energy techniques, Graston and other forms of soft tissue massage, joint mobilizations, dry needling, Kinesio tape, corrective home exercise programs, strength/flexibility training, Alter G (anti-gravity treadmill) training and sport specific return to play progressions. Our staff can assist with coordination of your individual performance plan with other medical/performance professionals.

Scheduling and Fees: Sessions are scheduled in 1 hour or ½ hour (if appropriate) increments with one of our physical therapists or licensed athletic trainers. Self-pay and commercial insurance coverage are available. 

• Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 5 p.m.