SPORTS MEDICINE

Signs of Sports Medicine Conditions

If you’re experiencing sports medicine pain or have had an athletic injury, some of the symptoms below might sound familiar. If so, we advise you to make an appointment for medical treatment with a physician or sports medicine doctor as soon as possible.

• Grinding or bone-on-bone sensations in your joint

• Inability to move your shoulder without experiencing pain

• Limping or experiencing your joint or joints locking

• Medicine no longer helps your pain or swelling

• Stopped participating in your sport because of pain

• Tingling sensations in your forearm

• Your ankle, knee, or hip feel unsteady when walking or standing

You May Have One of These Common Conditions

Our sports medicine doctors can diagnose your pain, leading to medical treatment that can get you feeling better soon. Common sports medicine conditions and issues you may have and want to discuss with a specialty-trained physician include:

• ACL tear 

• Ankle sprain

• Concussion

• Dislocation

• Fracture

• Golfer’s elbow or tennis elbow (medial and lateral epicondylitis)

• Kneecap (patellar) fracture or dislocation

• Ligament tear

• Meniscal tear

• Muscle tear or strain

• Osteochondral lesions

• Separated shoulder            

• Shin splint

• Strained hamstring

• Tendonitis