Sports Medicine

Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with a wide range of sports-related health matters. While some people may think that only elite athletes utilize sports medicine, sports medicine can be helpful for anybody that enjoys athletic pursuits and either wants to up their game or better deal with the stresses that athletics puts on the body.

When you think of sports medicine, you may think of a doctor helping a patient recover from a musculoskeletal or sports-related injury, and while this is correct, sports medicine encompasses many other aspects as well. In addition to injury recovery, sports medicine providers help their patients avoid injury in the first place, improve their athletic performance, relieve chronic pain, and recover faster.

What conditions can a sports medicine provider treat?

The team at Mile High Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine has years of experience handling a wide range of sports medicine and athletics-related conditions. The majority of the work related to sports medicine involves treating musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains and strains, mostly occurring during exercise.

In addition, the team can help you improve your movement mechanics so that you can avoid these injuries in the first place. Management of chronic pain such as neck and back pain is also an important function of sports medicine, as any patient with chronic pain can testify. The team at Mile High Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine is also highly experienced at properly caring for concussions.

Who could benefit from sports medicine?

You do not have to be an elite athlete to benefit from sports medicine. Anybody that engages in athletics can make use of the expertise the sports medicine specialists at Mile High Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine have to offer to recover from an injury or avoid an injury in the first place.

Whether you are preparing for an Ironman triathlon, recovering from a sprained ankle during a game of pickup basketball, or seeking help in relieving chronic pain leftover from an injury long in the past, you can benefit. The expert team at Mile High Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine have extensive training and experience in handling all of these conditions, providing their patients with compassionate and results-driven methods of treatment.

To learn more, call to schedule your first appointment at Mile High Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine or book online today.