Alexa Martinez

Alexa Martinez is a physical therapist at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Miami in 2017 and completed a sports physical therapy residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in 2018. In addition to treating patients, she is a physical therapy educator in the department of physical therapy at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She has worked with various overhead athletes ranging from Little League baseball players to professional tennis players in the Women’s Tennis Association circuit. In addition to overhead athletes, Alexa’s clinical interests include injury prevention and concussion management in the adolescent athlete population.