Sports Medicine is the medical specialty focused on prevention, diagnosis,
treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries due to athletic activity.
The practice of sports medicine involves an integrated team approach including
orthopedic surgeons, non-surgical sports medicine doctors, physical medicine
and rehabilitation physiatrists, athletic trainers, and physical therapists.
The team of orthopedic doctors at Newport Orthopedic Institute can be
your trusted resource in Orange County to treat sports related injuries.
Why Choose Newport Orthopedic Institute's Sports Medicine Doctors?
Getting You Back to Your Sport
Our sports medicine doctors specialize in restoring function and movement
to patients and can also help with prevention, diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation of injuries due to athletic activity. You don’t have
to be a high-level athlete to benefit from seeing a Sports Medicine physician;
we treat a range of patients from weekend warriors to professional athletes.
Trust the same doctors that professional sports teams, like the Los Angeles
Chargers, use as team physicians. Newport Orthopedic Institute's doctors
provide expert orthopedic care to college and club sports teams throughout
Orange County and Los Angeles. See the
sports teams affiliated with Newport Orthopedic Institute doctors.
If you are experiencing a sports injury or over-use injury, please contact
the Sports Medicine Doctors at Newport Orthopedic Institute for a consultation today.
Common Sports Injuries
Relieving Pain, Restoring Motion
Our team of board-certified orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors,
physical medicine and rehabilitation physiatrists specialize in treating
a wide range of sports injuries including:
Non-Surgical Treatment Options for Sports Injuries
Get the Care You Deserve
Our sports medicine doctors at Newport Orthopedic Institute understand
the effect a sports injury or over-use injury can have on daily activities
and your ability to participate in the sports you love. Our sports medicine
doctors will review all conservative, non-surgical treatment options to
relieve your pain and get you back in the game.
¹ Check with your insurance provider prior to treatment as some insurance
companies have deemed viscosupplementation as not being a "medically
necessary" procedure. ² PRP Injections are not yet approved by the FDA and therefore is
considered an experimental medical procedure and is not covered by insurance.
Surgical Treatment Options for Sports Injuries
Different by Design
Once our sports medicine doctors have exhausted all conservative, non-surgical
treatment options, our orthopedic surgeons offer customized treatment
plans including minimally invasive surgery and advanced surgical treatments.
Schedule an appointment with one of our orthopedic surgeons to explore
which treatment option is most appropriate for your specific injury or
condition, including:
ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Achilles Tendon Repair
Arthroscopy of the Hip, Knee, Shoulder
Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair
Arthroplasty
Autograft (UCL Tear Repair)
Bicep Tendon Rupture Surgery
Cartilage Restoration
Cartilage Repair
Joint Debridement
Knee Ligament Reconstruction
Labral Repair
Labrum Surgery
LCL Reconstruction
Meniscal Tear Surgery
Partial Menisectomy
PCL Reconstruction
Rotator Cuff Repair
Shoulder Labral Repair
SLAP Lesion Tear Surgery
Tendon Repair
Tommy John Procedure
How do I know if I should consult a Sports Medicine Doctor?
It’s extremely important to seek immediate care from either an Emergency
Room or Urgent Care when you experience any of the following symptoms
from a sports-related injury:
Extreme pain, swelling and bruising
Discolored skin surrounding the affected area
Angulation or the area may be bent or crooked at an obscure angle
You are experiencing severe pain and cannot apply weight to the injured body part
Inability to move the affected bone, joint or body part
You see redness or red streaks spreading out from the injury
If you have an open fracture, open wound, bleeding or the bone is exposed,
please call 911 immediately or visit the nearest emergency room.
If you are experiencing any of the below symptoms it may be time to schedule
a consultation with one of our Sports Medicine Doctors. Our physicians
will be able to diagnose your condition and develop a customized treatment
plan to help alleviate the pain and get you back to doing your daily activities
and sports.
You cannot walk without feeling significant pain
Your limb buckles or gives way when you try to use the joint
You have numbness in any part of the injured area
Aching in the joint, followed by periods of relative relief
The area surrounding the injured joint is very tender to touch
Joint stiffness after periods of inactivity or rest
Pain after extensive use
Loss of motion
You are in doubt about the seriousness of the injury or how to care for it
Newport Orthopedic Institute has integrated Certified Athletic Trainers
to offer our local communities physical fitness management and education
around the treatment and prevention of sports injuries and exercise. We
offer the services of our Field Athletic Trainers to provide direct sports
medicine care to sports teams, organizations, and youth programs at high
schools, colleges and for professional athletes. Newport Orthopedic Institute's
Athletic Trainers provide athletic training services throughout Orange
County, Long Beach and Los Angeles to interscholastic high schools, colleges,
as well as for special sporting leagues, tournaments and special events.
Our certified athletic trainers are on-site and able to treat sports injuries
immediately and refer to our orthopedic surgeons as needed. Patients who
are referred to our orthopedic surgeons directly by our athletic trainers
will be seen within 24 hours.
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