Sports medicine: The care you need to stay active and healthy

Our sports medicine physicians are experts in physical activity, with specialized training in treating the medical concerns of active individuals. Our doctors are also the team doctors for University of Wisconsin athletes. Our goal is to help you stay active, particularly when you have a sports- or activity-related injury. Our sports medicine doctors work with the rest of the sports medicine team to develop a plan to help you return to competition or activities as quickly as possible.

Our team of physical therapists and athletic trainers works with you after an orthopedic or sports injury. We help you get back to your competitive or recreational activities. We also offer sports-specific rehabilitation programs.

Our Sports Performance coaches, physical therapists and athletic trainers create a plan for your long-term athletic development. We work with youth and adult athletes of all ages and ability levels and offer athletic development and sports-specific programs, 1-on-1 and team training, academies, camps, combines and educational workshops. Open to the public.

We provide training services to athletic groups, high schools, colleges and professional sports teams. We also work alongside sports medicine doctors as they see patients.

We help you make physical fitness and exercise a key part of your life. We offer exercise classes and membership options.

Our sport psychologists teach athletes how to use their mental and emotional skills to achieve peak athletic performance.

Our team of female sports medicine experts have extensive experience working with athletes of all levels. Our team recognizes the health and wellness challenges specific to active women, and are dedicated to returning female athletes to sport following an injury. We also offer a female athletes physical therapy program for moms who experience changes before and after the birth of their children. Experts include sports, spine and pelvic floor physical therapists.

• Brachial plexus neuropraxia (burner)

• Sports-related concussion

• Adhesive capsulitis

• Impingement syndrome

• Labral tears of the shoulder

• Rotator cuff tears

• Scaphoid fractures of the wrist

• Shoulder instability

• Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction

• Stress fractures in the lower back

• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear

• Cartilage tears

• Collateral ligament sprains

• Fat pad impingement

• Iliotibial band friction syndrome and greater trochanteric bursitis

• Patellar tendonitis (jumper’s knee)

• Meniscal injuries

• Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD)

• Osteoarthritis of the knee

• Osteochondral injuries

• Patellofemoral stress syndrome

• Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) ruptures

• Achilles tendinitis

• Ankle sprains

• Calcaneal apophysitis (Sever’s disease)

• Compartment syndrome

• Hip labral tear

• Plantar fasciitis

• Quadriceps contusion

• Shin splints

• Stress fractures

• Turf toe

• Exercise-induced asthma

• Exercise-induced bronchospasm

Treatments might include:

• Bracing or splinting

• Cartilage transplant

• Casting

• Compression and elevation

• Concussion management

• Cortisone injections

• Crutches

• Ice

• Immobilization

• Joint repair or replacement

• Massage

• Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory medicines

• Orthotics

• Physical therapy

• Platelet-rich plasma injections

• Prolotherapy injections

• Rehabilitation programs

• Rest

• Stretching

• Surgery

• Walking boot