Sports Medicine

Sports medicine is the area of orthopedics that often deals with the injuries sustained by athletes.  It usually involves ligament strains or tears such as ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries.  It also involves injuries to the tendons and muscles such as rotator cuff injuries.  It also includes stress fractures or overt fractures of the extremities.

Common sports related injuries by joint are:

• Knee – ACL tear, meniscus tears, MCL strains, patella dislocation, quadricep / hamstring strains
• Shoulder – Rotator cuff strain / tear, labral tears, SLAP lesions, Bankart lesions, Thrower’s shoulder
• Hip – Labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), bursitis, gluteus medius injury

We are confident we can address your sports related injuries with the most up to date treatment plans.  Please call us so we may help get you or your athlete back on the field.