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Whether you are an occasional exerciser or a high-performance athlete, a sports medicine provider can help you with non-surgical therapies to help you return to the activities and sports you love.
Sports medicine providers care for:
- acute injuries, such as ankle sprains, muscle strains, knee and shoulder injuries and fractures
- over-use injuries, such as tendonitis and stress fractures
- injury prevention
- injuries to bones, muscles, joints, tendons or ligaments
- chronic or acute illness, such as asthma
- arthritis and bursitis pain
- pre-exercise physical exams (for all ages)
- strength training and conditioning programs
- return-to-play decisions
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Source: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Reviewed by: Rebecca McNamera, MD
First published: 3/7/2017
Last reviewed: 1/19/2017