Sports and performance medicine

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We’ll help you return to the activities you enjoy as quickly and safely as possible.

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If you’ve been injured while exercising or participating in a sport, our sports medicine specialists can help. They provide expert diagnosis and complete nonsurgical care for athletes and nonathletes of all ages.

Several of our doctors have advanced training in this area of medicine. They create patient-centered treatment plans and work with other specialists in our musculoskeletal program. The goal is to help patients engage safely in sports and other activities.

Care for ages 4 and up

We care for:

Patients who've been hurt or have physical limits because of injury or health problems
Special populations, like pregnant women and performing artists

We also teach patients how to stop injuries before they happen.

Our services

Services include care for:

Ankle sprains
Knee and shoulder injuries
Broken bones (nonsurgical care)
Concussions (head injuries) from playing sports
Muscles, bones and joints (where two bones meet) needing nonsurgical care
Sports and work injuries from overuse

Organized sports visits include:

Return-to-play decisions for sick or injured athletes
Sports physicals

Expertise to help keep athletes healthy and playing their best, such as:

At-home training plans to help you build strength and keep from getting injured
Telephone visits with coaches, trainers and athletes
Tips to keep injuries from happening

Specialized care includes:

Tenex for tendon pain
Joint injections to ease pain
Ultrasound to find problems with soft tissues and joints
Osteopathic manipulation therapy (hands-on care that helps the body heal itself)
Injections (shots) using platelet-rich plasma (helpful for osteoarthritis, torn tendons/ligaments, ongoing tendon pain)