Our sports medicine specialists are experts in evaluating and treating injuries, whether they happened on or off the playing field. We help patients regain mobility, flexibility and strength so they can get back to performing at their best.
How big of a problem are sports injuries?
- More than 3.5 million children under 14 receive medical treatment for sports injuries each year
- More than 775,000 of these injuries are treated in the ER
Injuries treated by Sports Medicine include:
Ankle
- Lateral ankle sprains
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) of the talus
- Peroneal tendon injuries
- Stress fractures
- Syndesmosis sprains (high ankle sprains)
Elbow
- Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)
- Medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow)
- Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
- Synovial impingement syndrome (SIPL)
- Ulnar collateral ligament tears
Head
- Concussion
Hip
- Femoral acetabular impingement (FAI)
- Labral tear
- Snapping hip syndrome
Knee
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
- Iliotibial band syndrome (ITB)
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain
- Meniscus tears
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar tendinitis (Jumper’s knee)
- Patellofemoral (kneecap) ache
Lower Leg
- Exertional compartment syndrome
- Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)
- Stress Fractures
Shoulder
- Multidirectional Instability (MDI)
- Proximal humeral epiphysiolysis (Little Leaguer’s shoulder)
- Rotator cuff tear
- Rotator cuff tendinitis (shoulder bursitis)
- Shoulder dislocation
- Shoulder impingement syndrome
- Shoulder labral tears
- Shoulder separation
Wrist
- Dorsal wrist syndrome
- Scaphoid fracture
- Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears