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Make a game plan for joint pain.

You've spent enough time "walking it off". Our skilled sports medicine team offers nationally recognized care to help you stop managing the ache and start moving freely again.

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Team-based approach

Sports medicine delivers a coordinated, team-based approach to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries affecting recreational, amateur, and professional athletes alike. From advanced diagnostics and rehabilitations to preventive care, wellness, and performance enhancement, our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to help you safely return to the activities you love—stronger, healthier, and better prepared for what’s next.

By bringing together a diverse group of specialists, we create personalized care plans designed not only to treat injuries but to optimize recovery and performance.

Performance-focused care for every athlete

Comprehensive care

We offer sports performance physicals, which are all-inclusive exams, utilizing electrocardiograph (EKG) testing, lab work, imaging and evaluation of muscular balances to develop a complete health and training history to guide your treatment plan.

Advanced technology

Most sports injuries do not require surgery, and our sports medicine specialists offer many non-operative and minimally-invasive medical treatments for both musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal injuries. When surgical care is required, our orthopedic specialists provide advanced surgical solutions.

Enhanced performance

We collaborate with physical therapists, registered dieticians, certified strength and conditioning specialist to ensure proper biomechanics for safe training, improved performance, and reduced injury risk.

Common sports conditions we treat

Fractures and stress fractures

Ligament tears, including ACL and MCL injury

Tendonitis of the Achilles

Plantar fasciitis

Rotator cuff

Other overuse injuries

Neck and lower back pain from sports or repetitive movement

Exercise-induced asthma

Sports-related concussions

Return-to-play evaluations and injury prevention

1. Ankle mobility

Stand facing a wall with your toes 4 inches away. Try to touch your knee to the wall without lifting your heel. If your heel pops up, your ankle is "blocked".

Illustration of person in placing their toes and knee against a wall

2. Shoulder health

Reach one arm over your shoulder and the other behind your back. Try to touch your fingers. Significant gap? Your "stiff shoulder" could be a rotator cuff or labrum warning light.

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3. Knee tracking

Stand on one leg and perform a shallow squat. If your knee "caves in" toward your big toe, you're at risk for a ligament tear.

Illustration of person moving on one leg into a squat position

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Sports performance improvement

Making athletes faster, stronger and more agile. Our team conducts various tests to establish a baseline and determine the proper course for achieving any athletic goal.

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Patient Stories

"My body feels great. Now when pain or limitations creep up, I have practitioners and resources to turn to. I want to live to a functional 100 years old, so I’m always looking for ways to learn and improve. At 42, I can honestly say that I’m in the best shape of my life."

Gabe, an Atlantic Health Sports Medicine patient

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