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| Whether you are a highly -trained professional athlete or simply a weekend warrior, AZ Center for Bone & Joint Disorders offers comprehensive sports medicine services, designed to get you back on track as quickly as possible. Our highly specialized and experienced team is fully committed to helping athletes of all ages maintain physical health and improve overall performance. No matter your chosen sport or physical activity, our experienced sports medicine specialists provide individualized health care to meet your specific needs. Services include: |
- Pre-participation sports physical examinations
- Management of chronic illnesses
- Return-to-play clearances
- Immunizations and necessary injections
- Nutritional evaluation and education
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- Weight management
- Vision and hearing checkups
- Flexibility, posture, strength and joint evaluations
- Emotional and social health assessments
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| We diagnose and treat a wide range of athlete-related injuries, including: |
- Concussions and contusions (bruises)
- Minor outpatient surgeries (laceration repair, stitches, etc.)
- Muscle strains, sprains and cramps
- Shoulder impingement syndrome (i.e., thrower’s shoulder)
- Elbow pain and tendonitis (i.e., tennis and golfer’s elbow)
- Hand and wrist pain (i.e., Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and tendonitis
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- Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain)
- Shin splints
- Sprained or twisted ankles
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Foot arch pains and strains
- Stress fractures
- Dermatologic issues (Athlete’s foot, jock itch, allergic rashes, acne, etc.).
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STOP (Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention)
A few years ago, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) developed STOP (Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention), a comprehensive public outreach program that focuses on the importance of sports safety — specifically relating to overuse and trauma injuries. Whether you are an athlete, coach or parent, STOP provides sports injury prevention tips and tools to make sure safety is your first priority. For more information about sport-specific injury prevention, visit stopsportsinjuries.org/sports-injury-prevention.aspx. |
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Learn ten things you can do to prevent common sports injuries. |
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