Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy
Sports Medicine
While staying active is an important part of staying healthy, many of those who exercise regularly will experience a sports injury at some point in their lives. Some sports injuries are the result of accidents, while others are due to poor training, improper equipment, lack of conditioning or insufficient warm-up and stretching.
In sports medicine, we are concerned with the injuries sustained in athletic endeavors, including their prevention, diagnosis and treatment. We work with professional and amateur athletes, often in conjunction with physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers and coaches in order to help keep them on the field or return to sport quickly and safely.
Arthroscopy
Most sports surgery can now be preformed arthroscopically.
Arthroscopy is a technique that involves inserting a camera or arthroscope and specialized tools to perform surgery through small incisions or portals.
The arthroscope is connected to a video camera and the interior of the involved joint is seen on a television monitor. Because this type of surgery only requires small incisions, it is generally less invasive than “open” surgery. Most patients have their arthroscopic surgery as outpatients and are home several hours after the surgery.