Sports Medicine

Get back to the life you love

From Five-Star athlete to weekend warrior, our Sports Medicine experts work with you to keep you off the sidelines and get you back in the game. Our experienced team tailors a plan just for you to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate injuries due to athletic activity. Our Sports Medicine Team includes subspecialty trained orthopedic surgeons, non-surgical sports physicians, physical therapists, and certified athletic trainers who combine their expertise to manage everything from ankle sprains, finger injuries and concussions to fractures, shoulder dislocations and ACL tears.

We treat athletes in all major sports, including

football basketball soccer baseball

track and field lacrosse tennis volleyball

swimming and diving cheerleading gymnastics dance

Common Conditions

Fractures

   Broken bones occurring in arms, legs, wrists, ankles, and hips.

Sprains and Strains

   Ligament and muscle/tendon injuries often during physical activities

Tendonitis

   Tendon inflammation, seen in conditions like tennis elbow and Achilles tendonitis

Rotator Cuff Tears

  Tears in shoulder tendons/muscles from repetitive motions or trauma

Osteoarthritis

   Degenerative joint disease affecting weight-bearing joints like knees and hips

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

   Median nerve compression in the wrist, causing pain and tingling in the hand

Herniated Disc

   Protrusion of spinal disc leading to back or neck pain from nerve pressure

ACL Tears

   Common knee injuries, especially in sports requiring quick direction changes

Meniscus Tears

   Knee cartilage tears due to twisting or traumatic injuries

Bursitis

   Inflammation of fluid-filled sacs cushioning joints, like shoulder, elbow, or hip

High School Partners

Wellstar Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is proud to be the sports medicine partner with the following high schools where our team of experienced athletic trainers and
orthopedic providers serve to care for these athletes.

 

College Partners