Sports medicine and surgery is a surgical specialty that involves the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related injuries by athletes. Sports medicine is a subspecialty of orthopaedics and focuses on the musculoskeletal system. High-impact sports can cause injuries to your musculoskeletal system, which is made up of bones, muscles, joints and ligaments.
It encompasses a multidisciplinary approach, integrating medical knowledge with principles of exercise science, and physiotherapy to optimize the care of athletes and active individuals. Treatment for a variety of issues range from soft-tissue injuries of muscles and ligaments, including sprains and ruptures; to stress fractures, osteoarthritis and cancer. Surgery, prescription medications and physical rehabilitation are ways to treat these injuries.
Sports medicine specialists are adept at managing a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions, ranging from acute injuries like sprains, strains, fractures, and dislocations, which typically arise from sudden trauma, to overuse injuries such as tendinopathy, stress fractures, and bursitis, which develop gradually due to repetitive stress. Furthermore, they possess expertise in managing chronic conditions that may be pre-existing or arise as a consequence of sports participation, including osteoarthritis and exercise-induced asthma.
Sports medicine prioritizes injury prevention through a multifaceted approach that includes conducting pre-participation physicals to identify pre-existing conditions that may increase injury risk, developing individualized training programs to enhance strength, flexibility, and endurance, ensuring proper biomechanics to minimize stress on joints and tissues, and advocating for the use of appropriate protective equipment to reduce the likelihood of injury.
Our dedicated teams of experienced multidisciplnary specialists and healthcare professionals work together to provde treatment plans tailored to the needs of our patients on their recovery journey.
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