Chronic pain from sports injuries can be debilitating, affecting your ability to perform daily activities and enjoy your favorite sports. Pain can also affect athletes who are retired. One study found that an estimated 80% of retired NFL players deal with pain every day. Athletes need to advocate Read More
Sports Injuries
Questions to Ask During Your Consultation with a Sports Medicine Doctor
Just like you would your primary care doctor, consulting with a sports medicine doctor entails asking questions. After all, the last thing you want is to walk out of the doctor’s office feeling dissatisfied. What Sports Medicine Doctors Do Sports medicine physicians are highly trained healthcare Read More
Non-Surgical Treatments for Common Sports Injuries
Whether you are a professional athlete or take part in recreational sports, injuries can happen. Thankfully, not all are serious or require surgery. In this blog, we will look at some common sports injuries and the non-surgical treatments your sports medicine doctor may recommend. Sprain Sprains Read More
Sports Medicine: How Do I Know if My Injury Is Serious or Not?
Any physical activity carries with it the risk of injury. Many of these injuries are acute, occurring suddenly and usually resulting in pain for only for a short duration. Other injuries develop over a long period of time, such as repetitive-motion injuries, which are usually due to work or Read More
How a Sports Medicine Doctor Treats a Meniscus Tear
The meniscus is a tough, rubbery cartilage structure located between your thigh bone and shinbone that acts as a shock absorber. Although it’s durable, a torn meniscus is one of the most common knee injuries. Athletes are prone to meniscus tears, especially those who routinely perform twisting Read More
What Does Sports Medicine Consist of?
The field of sports medicine was first established in Germany in 1911, and since then, it has undergone exponential growth. What started out as a mere investigation of sports and physical exercises has now evolved into a multifaceted field. Sports medicine integrates care from medical practitioners Read More
Staying in the Game: Repetitive Stress Injuries and Sports Medicine
Sports and athletics are all about going beyond your limits and pushing for excellence. However, there are also times when working too hard can be a bad thing. Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) are just some of the conditions you may acquire from excessive training. Luckily, sports medicine can Read More
Getting Back to Practice After Knee Arthroscopy
Use anything every day, and it will wear down. Your knees are no exception and are particularly susceptible to injury if you engage in sports. Severe knee injuries are often treated either through therapy or through surgical procedures, such as knee arthroscopy. Knee arthroscopy is a minimally Read More
Ankle Sprain: Tips for a Fast Recovery
Our ankles have a limited range of movement, but that small range of motion gives us the amazing ability to walk and run. Because we use them so often, our ankles are likely to get injured. In particular, an ankle sprain is a common injury that occurs when the ligaments in your ankle are Read More
Don’t Shrug Off Shoulder Replacement Surgery
While surgery is never the preferred option for anyone, it can sometimes be the only viable and effective solution. When this applies, it is best to seriously consider surgery instead of shrugging it off. If you severely injure or damage your shoulder, or have found conservative treatments do not Read More
