Performance physical therapy for active adults and athletes in North Phoenix. One-on-one, full-hour sessions with Dr. James Babana, DPT — Northwestern-trained, 16+ years experience.
Whether you're a CrossFitter, a tennis or pickleball player, a runner, a lifter, a busy new mom, or a weekend warrior — we understand your activity and will help you get back to performing 100%.
Hands-on, one-on-one rehab built around your sport and your goals — not a generic protocol. We treat the injury and the movement that caused it, so the fix actually holds.
For active adults and athletes who don't want to slow down: gym goers, lifters, runners and weekend warriors who need a plan that respects how they train.
Runners · Lifters · Weekend warriorsPast pain and ready to push? We build strength, power and resilience on top of a healthy foundation so the next season is better than the last.
Ideal for CrossFitters, competitive and recreational athletes who want to raise their ceiling — not just return to baseline.
CrossFitters · Competitive athletesTargeted, prescriptive movement that addresses the real driver of your pain — the area of the body that isn't performing at 100% and forcing everything else to compensate.
Programmed for your body and reviewed every visit, so each exercise earns its place in your plan.
Root-cause · Movement qualitySpecialized therapy for dizziness, vertigo and balance issues that keep you from moving with confidence — at the gym or just getting through the day.
A careful, patient assessment that gets to what's actually triggering symptoms, then a plan to retrain your balance system.
Dizziness · Vertigo · BalanceSkilled, hands-on manual therapy to release tight, restricted tissue and calm down the symptoms that keep you out of your routine.
Drawing on Dr. James's background as both a physical and massage therapist — bodywork that's clinical, not just relaxing.
Manual therapy · RecoveryA structured bridge from "cleared" to "competing." We close the gap between feeling okay and trusting your body under real load and speed.
For athletes and active women and men coming back from injury or surgery who want to return stronger, faster and more agile than before.
Post-injury · Post-surgical · SportEvery patient follows the same three-step arc — out of pain, after the root cause, then stronger than you started. No guesswork, no endless visits.
First, we get you out of pain and stop the cycle of constant symptoms. You feel the difference early — so you can trust the rest of the plan.
Pain usually comes from another area of the body not performing at 100%. We find that source and solve it — so the problem doesn't simply move somewhere else.
You leave stronger, faster and more agile than when you walked in — with the resilience to keep the issue from coming back.
What you get here is different from the high-volume clinic down the street — by design.
Treatment led by Dr. James Babana, DPT — Northwestern-trained with 16+ years of experience and hundreds of patients, including the complex neck, back and post-surgical cases other clinics shy away from.
No cookie-cutter plans. We treat every patient as a whole person — not just a body part — and build the program around your life, your sport and your goals.
A full hour, one-on-one, every visit. You're never double-booked, never handed off to a different aide each time, never parked on a machine in the corner. This is the deliberate opposite of the rehab mill.
A clean, purpose-built space designed for performance work — room to assess how you actually move, load and train, not just a few curtained tables.
Dr. James earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University and brings 16+ years of experience as both a physical and massage therapist. He's an orthopedic PT who has worked with hundreds of patients across every kind of injury and goal.
His clinical focus is the complex case — especially neck and back concerns like disc herniations, nerve impingements and chronic pain, alongside post-surgical and sports-injury recovery. He listens first, explains what's going on in plain language, and tailors the treatment to you instead of reaching for a protocol.
"Just finished my initial sessions with Dr. James. My shoulder pain, which had resisted numerous other non-invasive therapies, is now almost 100% healed."
"Dr. Babana is fantastic. I came to him with chronic knee issues a few months ago — I couldn't run or lift heavy. Since working with him I'm back to running 3 miles and squatting 200 lbs."
"James takes the time to actually listen, explains what's going on in a way that makes sense, and tailors the treatment to what you need instead of using a cookie-cutter approach."
"He really listens to your needs and works with you to create the best possible outcome."
"If you have shoulder pain, do not hesitate to call. Push Through Performance has been able to get me back to doing the activities I love."
"James is exceptionally knowledgeable and genuinely invested in improving function, not just treating symptoms."
We're a phone-first practice — give us a call and we'll find the right time to get you in. New patients welcome.