Conditions Treated

Sport Injuries

In the field of sports, injuries are a common occurrence. These sport injuries can result in permanent damage to the tissues involved if they are not treated properly.

Even though the musculoskeletal system is constituted in a very robust way and can withstand a very high degree of forces, this system can, and often does receive insult if subject to an excessive amount of forces. Torn ligaments, bruised and sprained muscles, inflamed nerves, and breaks and lacerations of the integumentary system (skin) can all take place. If these injuries are not treated properly, healing times might be prolonged, scar tissue can form excessively which will decrease the body’s ability to perform at its peak, and pain could be experienced as a result of poor care.

It is extremely important to receive expert diagnosis and treatment after suffering from sports injuries. Some of the benefits of receiving expert and compassionate care are the following: better pain management, shorter healing times, best performance after recovery has been complete, and less likelihood of suffering re-injury.

The team at CareFirst has ample experience at diagnosing and treating sports injuries and will work in concert with other physicians to ensure the best possible outcome. You can have confidence in the combined decades of experience our team has acquired in the fields of Pain Management, Occupational Medicines, Anesthesia, and Rehabilitation. It would be a privilege for us to assist you with your medical needs.

CareFirst treatments for Sport injuries:

• Medications
• Trigger Point Injections
• Physical Rehabilitation
• Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI)
• Chiropractic Manipulation
• Osteopathic Manipulation
• Activity modification
• Work modification
• Massage/Myofascial techniques
• Interdisciplinary pain programs