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Sports Medicine

All seasons, all year, weekend warriors, recreation league, high school, college or professional athletes, can find injury management at WVUH-East City hospital Rehabilitation. Our team of Physical Therapists and Certified Athletic Trainers have the skill and knowledge in sports injuries to develop a program to target your specific athletic goals. Should you experience and injury, we have the latest sports injury evaluation and treatment techniques to quickly, yet safely return you to play. Fitting of specialized braces for proper and safe return to your sport is also available at our clinic. A physician referral is required for both bracing and rehabilitation to ensure clear communication between your therapist and doctor.

Therapy includes but is not limited to:

1. Lower Extremity Injuries
   1. Plantar Fascitis
   2. Achilles Tendonitis
   3. Ankle Sprains
   4. Stress Fractures
2. Overuse Injuries from Running
3. ACL Repair
4. Treatment of the Adolescent Athlete
   1. Little League Elbow/Shoulder
   2. Osteochondral Lesions/Repair
   3. Hip/Knee?Ankle Pain
5. Shoulder and Elbow Overuse Injuries and Surgery
   1. Labral Repairs
   2. Tennis and Golfer's Elbow
   3. Rotator Cuff Injury/Repairs
   4. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain/Repair (Tommy John Surgery)
   5. Athroscopic Debridement
6. Injuries Related to Overhead Atletes
7. Knee Injury and Surgery
   1. ACL and Ligament Injury/Repair
   2. Meniscal Repair
8. Soft Tissue Injury
9. Free Evaluation and Sports Medicine Clinic through the SMART Clinic for all Area School Aged Athletes