Conditions We Treat

We are the only Sports Medicine Program in the Valley uniquely dedicated to diagnosing and treating common and complex sports-related injuries in children, teens and collegiate athletes, from ACL tears and meniscus tears to overuse injuries and concussions.

Every athlete’s treatment plan is carefully designed to match their stage of growth and long-term development. We only perform surgery when it’s truly necessary, and we are always mindful of your athlete’s age and how their muscles and bones will grow and change in the years ahead.

Conditions we treat include:

• Ankle and foot injuries: Including sprains, which is when the ligaments stretch too much or tear; stress fractures, which is when repeated stress can cause tiny bone breaks in the foot; and injuries to the Achilles tendon, which is located on the back of the ankle
• Cartilage damage: A painful condition in which the connective tissue that protects the joints or bones breaks or wears down resulting in bone rubbing on bone
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD): Occurs when a bone in the joint is damaged because it doesn’t receive as much blood as it should
• Concussions: Temporary brain injuries that result from trauma, such as a ball hitting the head, and other head injuries
• Elbow injuries: Including ligament, cartilage or bone injuries, growth plate injuries, overuse injuries, fractures and dislocations
• Fractures: Breaks in the bone, which may require casting, bracing or surgery – athletes often require fracture management to help restore the bone to playable strength and function
• Hip injuries: Including hip labral tears and impingement, common in athletes who play soccer, golf, football and ballet, which is when the cartilage (connective tissue) on the hip joint socket tears or the hip bones come into abnormal contact with each other
• Knee and ligament sprains, tears and injuries (ligaments are strong tissue that connects your bones), including:
  • ACL tear: which involves the anterior cruciate ligament, the tissue that connects the thigh bone to the shinbone – this often occurs when an athlete stops and changes direction quickly
  • MCL tear: which involves the medial collateral ligament, located on the side of the knee – this is common in football and basket players
  • Meniscal tear: which involves the cartilage, or the strong connective tissue that absorbs shock between the thighbone and the shinbone – this often occurs when an athlete shifts or pivots suddenly
• Overuse injuries: A collection of different types of injuries that can affect muscles, bone, ligaments and tendons due to repeated stress and movement
• Shoulder injuries: Including shoulder dislocations, which is when the upper arm bone moves or pops out of the joint and shoulder labral tears, which is when there is damage to the soft tissue in the shoulder joint
• Sports-related back injuries: Such as stress fractures, common in gymnasts
• Stress fractures: Small cracks in a bone often caused by repeated stress or overuse
• Wrist and hand injuries: Including sprained wrists, scaphoid fractures (a break of a bone in the wrist) and jammed fingers, common after a fall or when a finger is hit with a ball