Sports Medicine

How can Sports Medicine help you?

At Missoula Bone & Joint, our team of sports medicine doctors treat all levels and ages of athletes: fitness enthusiasts and weekend warriors; youth athletes participating in school sports; amateur or professional athletes competing in team or individual sports. However, sports medicine is not just for the elite athlete with an injury, it is for anyone who has joint pain or an injury, which has not yet progressed to disease or arthritis in the joint.

Anyone who is physically active is inevitably subject to a sports-related injury. Injuries can be the result of an accident, overuse, poor mechanics, faulty or inadequate equipment, or simply bad luck. In any case, it’s never fun to be sidelined from doing what you love. Some of the most frustrated patients are the ones that feel like there is no hope and options, so if you are experiencing pain in one of your joints, we encourage you to get evaluated because there is most often some sort of treatment modality that can help.

Our goal is to get you back to your game as quickly and safely as possible, returning you to your previous level of play – or better. Our sports medicine specialists have many years of experience diagnosing and treating a wide range of sports-related injuries from head to toe.

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Some of the most common injuries include:

ACL tears
PCL tears
Meniscal tears
Cartilage tears
Sprains and strains
Overuse injuries / tendonitis
Concussions
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Ankle sprain and instability
Shoulder instability / dislocation
Shoulder Impingement
Frozen shoulder
Rotator cuff tear
Tennis elbow
Golfer’s elbow
Pitcher’s elbow
Shin splints
Iliotibial band syndrome
Patellar tendon tear
Patellofemoral (kneecap) pain
Hamstring muscle injuries
Arthroscopy of the hip, knee, or shoulder
Labrum tear of the shoulder or hip

Not only will we help you recover from an athletic injury, but also teach you how to prevent the injury from happening again. Injury prevention includes:

Educating you about why and how your injury occurred
Understanding body mechanics
Sport-specific tips for strength training, conditioning, and proper technique

We understand it is never a good time to be injured.

Orthopedic Urgent Care from Neck to Toe. If your injury needs immediate attention you may be best served at our walk-in clinic.
Athletic Training in area high schools and at community events

Missoula Bone & Joint is committed to delivering the most comprehensive sports medicine services in Western Montana. To schedule an appointment with one of our sports injury specialists, call us today at (406) 721-4436.