Sports-Related Injuries

Tennis elbow, rotator cuff injury, heel injuries, lower back problems, and frequent knee pain because of the many sports based on running – all of these injuries impact the careers of professional athletes and cause discomfort for "Weekend Warriors" as well.

Many physiatrists serve as consultants to professional and college sports teams and work with all athletes in rehabilitating injuries. PM&R plays a strong role in designing strength and conditioning programs to enhance performance and prevent injuries. Treatment of injuries may include physical therapy, exercise, braces or orthotics, and, sometimes, selective nerve injections.

General Topics

• New! Choose to Move: Physician Help in Overcoming Fitness Obstacles

• Fitness at 50+: Five Barriers You Can Beat

• "Just Do It" but Ask Your Doctor First

• PM&R Holds Court on Game Day

Particular Sports

• Hot Topics in Sports Training: Advice for Recreational and Elite Runners from Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

• Runners of All Types Prone to Injuries: PM&R Physicians Identify Most Common Injuries

• It Must Be the Shoes: PM&R Physicians Stress the Importance of Proper Shoes in Preventing Running Injuries

• Run Without Injury

• Hand and Wrist Pain in Bicyclists

• Golf Alert: Exercise Can Lower Handicap

Student Athletes 

• New! Pars Stress Fracture

• Education is the Key to Preventing Sports Injuries

• Help Your Kids to Play it Safe

• Can You Recognize a Concussion?