If you’re an active person, injuries and pain can be more than just a nuisance, they can make it impossible to do the things you love and really take the fun out of life. That’s where a sports medicine specialist can come in, helping you restore function and get moving again so you can get back in the game, on the trail, or whatever you enjoy doing.
What is a Sports Medicine Physician?
Sports medicine is an area of medicine that focuses on the treatment and prevention of injury, as well as helping people who are or want to be active exercise safely and effectively so they can improve their performance.
They’re trained to quickly diagnose and treat injuries, particularly acute musculoskeletal injuries sustained while participating in sports and other vigorous physical activities. In addition to helping patients with manage pain and other issues due to injury, sports medicine physicians are also experts at applying alternative techniques to help them avoid surgery.
These kinds of doctors can also handle chronic or acute illnesses, as well as provide expert medical guidance on nutrition, supplements, and exercise plans. Additionally, they can help patients in determining when it’s safe to return to their normal activities after treatment.
Do Sports Medicine Physicians only treat competitive athletes?
Absolutely not! While some sports medicine specialists do work with professional athletes, they’re ideally suited for anybody who needs comprehensive medical care, whether they’re an athlete or not.
Because they’re experts in body mechanics and understand how exercise and activity can help both to treat and prevent injuries, they can help people with a wide range of activity levels and health conditions improve their overall health and well-being.
Reasons to see a sports medicine specialist
As we said, sports medicine doctors not only treat injuries they can also explain how to properly care for an injury while keeping in shape. Usually, these kinds of physicians provide non-operative treatment for injuries to muscles, bones, and joints, such as:
- Sprains and strains
- Fractures
- Knee, ankle, and foot injuries
- Shoulder injuries
- Hand and wrist injuries
- Sports-induced asthma
- Eating disorders
- Concussions
- Tendonitis
- Knee injury
- Cartilage injury
Get the help you need at Quantum Pain & Sports Medicine
If you’ve suffered an injury or you just want to improve your overall performance and your health, make an appointment with Quantum today.
Our sports medicine and pain management specialists want to help. They’re experts at identifying the causes of pain and injury, and more importantly, they’re well-versed on all of the ways to help you prevent an injury in the first place.
We also offer specialized treatments, including regenerative medicine techniques like stem cell therapy and platelet rich blood plasma, which can help speed recovery and boost performance.
Call 469.913.6136 or contact us to learn more and make your appointment today.
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