Sports Medicine
Treats injuries in athletes and active individuals caused by working out too much, misusing equipment, falling, etc.
Sports medicine is an area of health care that deals with preventing, diagnosing, and treating injuries in athletes and active individuals.
Being physically active is good for your whole health. However, if you work out too much or misuse equipment, you may injure yourself. Athletes may also develop sports injuries from bad falls, poorly landed jumps, or high-impact tackles.
Sports medicine treats these types of injuries so you can get back to your active lifestyle as quickly as possible and reduce your risk of injuries in the future.
The team at Key Spine Care specializes in sports medicine, using conservative therapies to reduce pain, heal injuries, and restore function.
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Let’s work together for better health and less pain. Key Spine Care helps with…
- Keeping active and mobile
- Remaining (or getting) free from painkillers
- Staying out of the doctor's office
Common questions
Who needs sports medicine?
Anyone with a sports injury needs sports medicine. The team at Key Spine Care treats all types of injuries, including:
- Sprains and strains
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Tendonitis
- Overuse injuries
What happens during a sports medicine evaluation?
The specifics of your sports medicine evaluation at Key Spine Care depend on the reason for your visit. However, you can expect a full-body evaluation. The team reviews your concerns and goals, asks about your usual workout routine, and goes over your eating habits.
They also ask about previous injuries and medical history and perform a physical exam. The board-certified chiropractic sports physician can diagnose injuries following a history and physical exam, but may order imaging tests to rule out a diagnosis.
What treatments are part of sports medicine?
The team at Key Spine Care customizes your sports medicine treatment plan based on your needs and goals. For a sports injury, the team focuses on providing healing therapies like laser therapy, physical therapy, and instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM).
To support recovery and help with athletic performance, the team may provide chiropractic care, an at-home exercise program, and nutrition therapy.
Chiropractic sports medicine focuses on your whole health, not just your injury.
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Our 3 Step Process to Alleviate Pain
At Key Spine Care, we focus on ACTIVE over passive treatment plans and proudly and exclusively only offer 1:1 care (e.g. no assistants or PTAs, just you and the doctor for the entire appointment, every time). We work together as a team to implement our shared plan to treat and prevent your symptoms.
Step 1: RECOVER From Pain & Limitations
After we have determined your individual diagnosis, we create a comprehensive and individualized plan to help you resume doing what you love - without the use of rest, pills, injections, or surgery!
After this stage, you will have:
1. Eliminated the source of the pain
2. Found pain-free postures
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Step 3: REDEFINE Future Performance & Prevent Recurrence
After we have determined your individual diagnosis, we create a comprehensive and individualized plan to help you resume doing what you love - without the use of rest, pills, injections, or surgery!
After this stage, you will have:
1. Eliminated the source of the pain
2. Found pain-free postures
Goal of ALL Our Treatment Plans
While we love our 1:1 time with our patients, we also do NOT want you to be locked into a never-ending treatment plan of 2-3 visits per week for life! Most of our treatment plans are 12 visits or less as we prioritize teaching you how to:
- Eliminate the cause of the pain
- Find pain-free postures
- Develop healthy posture and movement patterns