Sports injuries require high quality care and treatment from medical specialists.
What is sports medicine?
Sports medicine is used to diagnose and treat a variety of injuries that occur during sports and physical activity. They are also referred to as injuries of the musculoskeletal system. Some of the most common sports injuries include:
- Sprains
- Strains
- Shin splints
- Achilles tendonitis
- Bone fractures
- Joint dislocation
- Knee injury
- Tennis elbow
- Groin pull
Sports injury treatment
Treatment for sports injuries depends on the part of the body injured and the extent of the injury. Services include care for children, teens and adults. Your provider or specialist will complete a full assessment and create a treatment plan specific to your injury. Some treatment plans may include:
- Rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE)
- Medications
- Advanced medical technology and supportive care
- Soft-tissue injections
- Surgery in severe cases
- Rehabilitation and training programs to restore strength and flexibility
Level I trauma care
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland offers Level I orthopedic trauma care for patients with complex fractures and injuries. Our orthopedic and sports medicine physicians are fellowship-trained in orthopedic traumatology and wounds and injuries from trauma. Services include:
- Emergency care
- Pre-operative evaluation
- Diagnostic testing
- Surgery
- Patient education and counseling
- Wound care
- Application and removal of casts and splints
- Orthotics
