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When we talk about sports injuries, the term encompasses the very specific array of injuries that commonly occur in athletes while playing sports, training or exercising. They are, of course, not limited to athletes. Landscapers can get golfer’s elbow swinging a weedeater, and gardening is famous for knee injuries from all the kneeling gardeners do.

So, you’ve suffered an injury and you’re seemingly down for the count – struggling with mobility and pain issues that are keeping you out of the game – and the game of life. Fortunately, we address a wide range of sports and lifestyle-related injuries.

When you experience a major injury, it’s usually pretty obvious when you need to seek medical attention. Break your arm, you head to the ER. There are times, though, when you’ll develop symptoms from a chronic condition that has slowly been developing over time. Or perhaps symptoms come on suddenly but you can’t point to any discernable cause, so you delay treatment hoping it will just go away eventually.

Orthopedic doctors who specialize in Sports Medicine are experts in not only preventing and treating sports-related injuries but also analyzing athletic performance. You cannot optimally prepare - or repair - an athlete’s body without a deep understanding of how it performs complex athletic functions and maneuvers. That insight then becomes invaluable as a tool to enhance athletic performance. That’s why no major sports team travels anywhere without their Sports Medicine physician – or team of physicians.