Sports medicine specialists are experts in exercise and physical activity with specialized training in musculoskeletal conditions and medical issues of physically active individuals and athletes of all levels. They manage a vast number of common and rare medical conditions and sports related injuries like:
Acute respiratory, gastrointestinal and other communicable and non-communicable illnesses.
Acute sports related injuries like bursitis, tendinitis, bruises, sprains and strains, hematomas, synovitis, ligaments tears, concussions, muscle tears, tendon tears, cartilage injuries, meniscus tears, fractures and dislocations.
Chronic conditions like low back pain, elbow tendinopathy, heel pain, plantar fasciitis, flat feet, shin splints, chondromalacia patella, arthritis of joints, rotator cuff tendinopathy, shoulder labral tears, joint instabilities, stress fractures and joint deformity corrections.
Most injuries and illnesses do not need surgery. For all injuries which are treated non-surgically, many treatment options exist:
Most injuries heal with proper rest, rehabilitation and physical therapy methods
Cortisone injection therapy is best suited for chronic tendinitis and bursitis around joints
PrP injections, which has concentrated healing factors, are given in acute muscle and tendon injuries, early arthritis, fracture non unions, heel and elbow tendinopathies.
Shock Wave Therapy or ESWT gives good results in tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis and patellar tendinitis.
Hyaluronic injections are given is cases of chondromalacia patella, plica syndrome, cartilage injuries and early joint arthritis.
Some injuries like sprains and tendinitis need only plaster casts and orthotic splints and braces.
Stem cell therapy like BMAC gives good results in conditions like fracture non-union and avascular necrosis of femur hear and osteochondritis talus and elbow.