Sports Medicine
Sports medicine doctors are physicians with additional training in restoring function to patients who have suffered a sports injury. A sports medicine physician may work in a clinic, hospital, personal fitness centre or directly with child or adult athletes. They often work with physiotherapists, athletic therapists and kinesiologists.
What Injuries Do Sports Medicine Physicians Treat?
While there are too many to list here, here are some of the sports injuries you may seek help from a sports medicine doctor for. They can also educate you on injury prevention, sports nutrition and exercise.
• ACL injury: an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, which is located in the middle of the knee joint.
• MCL injury: an injury to the medial collateral ligament of the knee. The medial collateral ligament is a structure that runs along the medial side of the knee.
• Concussion: a type of traumatic brain injury typically caused by a bump or blow to the head.
• Foot fracture: falling from a height or suffering a twisting injury in sport can easily lead to this injury.
• Shoulder dislocation: occurs primarily in the younger, active athletic population and can lead to recurring dislocations.
• Muscle sprains and strains: soft tissue injury that can affect many part of the body, such as the ankle, wrist and knee.
• Tendonitis: an injury that causes a tendon to swell up.
Treatment for Sports Injuries
Most sports injuries don’t require surgery. If you require surgery, you’ll see an orthopedic surgeon. In most cases, sports injuries are treated with the RICE protocol (rest, ice, compression and elevation), anti-inflammatories, bracing and physiotherapy. For some injuries, heat therapy is recommended. Following a sports injury, you may also work with a nutritionist to ensure you’re fuelling your body right; a sports psychologist and/or a kinesiologist.
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Concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury typically caused by a bump or blow to the head.
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Shoulder dislocation occurs primarily in the younger, active athletic population and can lead to recurring dislocations.
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An ACL injury is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, which is located in the middle of the knee joint. An MCL injury: an injury to the medial collateral ligament of the knee, a structure that runs along the medial side of the knee.
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In most cases, sports injuries are treated with the RICE protocol (rest, ice, compression and elevation), anti-inflammatories, bracing and physiotherapy. For some injuries, heat therapy is recommended.
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Following a sports injury, you may also work with a nutritionist to ensure you’re fuelling your body right; a sports psychologist and/or a kinesiologist.
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Sports medicine doctors are physicians with additional training in restoring function to patients who have suffered a sports injury. A sports medicine physician may work in a clinic, hospital, personal fitness centre or directly with child or adult athletes. They often work with physiotherapists, athletic therapists and kinesiologists.
What Injuries Do Sports Medicine Physicians Treat?
While there are too many to list here, here are some of the sports injuries you may seek help from a sports medicine doctor for. They can also educate you on injury prevention, sports nutrition and exercise.
• ACL injury: an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, which is located in the middle of the knee joint.
• MCL injury: an injury to the medial collateral ligament of the knee. The medial collateral ligament is a structure that runs along the medial side of the knee.
• Concussion: a type of traumatic brain injury typically caused by a bump or blow to the head.
• Foot fracture: falling from a height or suffering a twisting injury in sport can easily lead to this injury.
• Shoulder dislocation: occurs primarily in the younger, active athletic population and can lead to recurring dislocations.
• Muscle sprains and strains: soft tissue injury that can affect many part of the body, such as the ankle, wrist and knee.
• Tendonitis: an injury that causes a tendon to swell up.
Treatment for Sports Injuries
Most sports injuries don’t require surgery. If you require surgery, you’ll see an orthopedic surgeon. In most cases, sports injuries are treated with the RICE protocol (rest, ice, compression and elevation), anti-inflammatories, bracing and physiotherapy. For some injuries, heat therapy is recommended. Following a sports injury, you may also work with a nutritionist to ensure you’re fuelling your body right; a sports psychologist and/or a kinesiologist.
Talk to your healthcare provider if you'd like more information on sports medicine.
Visit HealthChoicesFirst.com for more videos and resources on sports health.
Print this Action Plan and check off items that you want to discuss with your healthcare provider
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Concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury typically caused by a bump or blow to the head.
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Shoulder dislocation occurs primarily in the younger, active athletic population and can lead to recurring dislocations.
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An ACL injury is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, which is located in the middle of the knee joint. An MCL injury: an injury to the medial collateral ligament of the knee, a structure that runs along the medial side of the knee.
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In most cases, sports injuries are treated with the RICE protocol (rest, ice, compression and elevation), anti-inflammatories, bracing and physiotherapy. For some injuries, heat therapy is recommended.
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Following a sports injury, you may also work with a nutritionist to ensure you’re fuelling your body right; a sports psychologist and/or a kinesiologist.
