Allegheny Health Network’s Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion
Sports Performance at the
Wexford Health + Wellness
Pavilion
Allegheny Health Network’s new
Sports Performance program at
the Wexford Health + Wellness
Pavilion offers an “all inclusive”
experience, delivering a full range
of sports performance services
including physical therapy,
sports-specific strength training
and conditioning, therapeutic
massage, and wellness education.
The program is led by AHN’s Director of Sports Performance,
Frank Velasquez Jr. ATC, CSCS. Velasquez is a Certified
Athletic Trainer and a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist who has over 20 years of experience working
with youth, high school, college and professional athletes,
including 16 years in professional baseball and nine years
with the Pittsburgh Pirates as their Head Strength and
Conditioning Coach.
Aspiring athletes of all ages and skill levels will be
encouraged to work on their games with some of the
best trainers, and clients will also have access to the
most specialized equipment in the region. AHN’s Sports
Performance program offers services across all aspects of
your athletic journey, including:
• Strength and Conditioning Services, with an emphasis on
building speed and power, and a focus on proper form
and posture.
• Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation: All of AHN’s
physical therapists are Direct Access Certified. This means
that we can see, diagnose, and treat patients without a
physician’s referral.
• Wellness, including therapeutic massage and sports
nutrition and recovery.
Expanding cardiovascular
services in the North Hills
Allegheny Health Network’s Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion has
recently expanded their cardiovascular services by adding cardiac
rehabilitation. Cardiac Rehab is an individualized exercise and
education program for individuals who have been diagnosed with
heart disease. The program provides each patient with a personalized
treatment plan to help patients recover after a heart related procedure
and diagnosis, including:
• Heart attack
• Pacemaker/AICD insertion
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Valve repair/replacement
• Arrhythmia
• Angioplasty or stent placement • Stable angina
• Heart transplantation and VADs • Cardiomyopathy
The program is staffed by multi-disciplinary professional team, led
by your cardiologist and including clinical exercise physiologists,
registered nurses, registered dieticians, certified diabetic educators
and behavioral health specialists. Cardiac Rehab’s goal is to guide
the patients toward wellness and provide the tools they need to
maintain a healthy, active lifestyle after a cardiac diagnosis. During
each exercise session, blood pressure, heart rate, EKG and oxygen
saturation levels are closely monitored to ensure an optimal
experience and a safe return to daily activities.
Michael Hagerty, MD, AHN cardiologist, will now be seeing patients
three days a week at the pavilion. “Our new cardiac rehab unit will
be a very important piece in our holistic treatment for patients with
heart disease. The facility is beautiful with state-of-the-art equipment
and experienced staff. Cardiac rehab gives our patients the necessary
confidence to get back to a normal lifestyle,” said Hagerty.
The Allegheny Health Network Cardiovascular Institute and its doctors
have been recognized as some of the best in the country by U.S. News
and World Report, Thomson Reuters, Becker’s Hospital Review and the
American Heart Association.
To schedule an appointment with one of our cardiologists,
call 412.DOCTORS.
AHN’s Sports Performance programs focus on form and
posture, putting safety above all else. For more information
on AHN Sports Performance, call 412.359.3895.
Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion · 12311 Perry Highway · Wexford, PA 15090
Contact us at www.AHn.org or call 412.DoCTorS (412.362.8677)