Orthopedic sports medicine

Whether you’re a recreational exerciser or dedicated to your sport, pain or injury can stop you in your tracks. Count on our orthopedic sports medicine team to get you feeling your best and back in the game.

Leading-edge treatments for sports injuries: Why choose Aurora BayCare Medical Center?

Our orthopedic sports medicine experts use advanced treatments. To reduce pain, build strength and improve mobility after injuries, we offer:

• Sport-specific expertise: Our fellowship-trained doctors have extra training in treating sports-related conditions. We design treatment programs tailored specifically to you and your sport.
• Same-day diagnosis: Our on-site musculoskeletal ultrasound specialist means we can diagnose you the day you come in. With rapid diagnosis, there’s no need to wait to begin treatment.
• Sophisticated treatments: We use biologic therapies like platelet-rich plasma and stem cells to help your body heal itself. Our nonoperative orthopedics specialists lead their field in using advanced therapies based on the latest research.

Treatments and services for athletes

We help keep you in top competitive shape with endurance training and athletic training. When injuries happen, our sports medicine team offers free injury assessments to make sure you get the care you need.

Nonoperative orthopedics

Surgery isn’t always the answer when a sports-related injury occurs. We begin with conservative treatments like:

• Ice
• Medication
• Rest
• Splinting and casting

Our regenerative medicine specialists offer new treatments such as platelet-rich plasma injections. These treatments help your body heal itself by replacing damaged cells with new healthy cells.

Our team uses cartilage restoration therapies to repair and replace damaged cartilage. The damage can occur with repetitive movements or arthritis.

Custom orthotics

Splints, braces and inserts, known as orthotics, can help support your body and prevent further damage as your injury heals. Our specialists can recommend orthotic treatments you can buy in stores or online, or design a custom orthotic specifically for you.

Surgical treatments

When nonoperative treatments don’t relieve pain, our orthopedic surgeons perform advanced procedures. Each of our fellowship-trained surgeons has extra education and training in their specialty.

Conditions we treat

Getting injured while working out or playing a sport can throw you off your game. Our doctors specialize in:

• Foot and ankle treatment
• Hand and wrist treatment
• Hip treatment
• Knee treatment
• Shoulder and elbow treatment

Our orthopedic team helps you heal and regain function. We treat all sports injuries, from the most common to the complex:

Fractures and dislocations

During contact sports, bones can break (fractures) or move out of place (dislocation). These injuries can also occur with repetitive motion like running, or during a fall.

Bruising, inflammation and swelling

Bruising and swelling can occur in the muscles. Overuse or injury can also cause inflammation and pain in tissue such as the:

• Bursae (fluid-filled sacs that cushion joints)
• Ligaments (tissue that connects bones)
• Tendons (tissue that attaches muscle to bone)

Sprains and strains

Sudden changes in direction or exaggerated movements can injure tendons and ligaments. These painful injuries make movement difficult.

Our surgeons use minimally invasive procedures and arthroscopy to help you recover quickly. With arthroscopy, surgeons insert an instrument with a small, attached camera (arthroscope). They use arthroscopy to see, diagnose and repair damage through small incisions.