Once upon a time, specialized sports medicine doctors were believed to be reserved only for elite-level athletes. Today, more and more people, no matter their fitness level, are reaping the benefits of specialized knowledge. At B3 Medical, we offer the best sports medicine Tampa has to offer. New clients are often curious about exactly what conditions we can treat.
What Do Doctors Who Practice Sports Medicine in Tampa Treat?
Sports medicine offers a whole new approach to looking after your health and wellbeing. At B3 Medical, we specialize in alleviating pain, improving function and movement, and enhancing the overall health of all our patients. Sports medicine doctors can quickly and expertly diagnose and treat a range of sporting injuries. They work to identify and fix the source of pain before and hopefully without resorting to pain medications or surgery.
Sports medicine doctors can evaluate each individual to provide unique training programs, preventative plans, and nutritional advice to ensure athletes of all levels can move freely and without pain. Whether you’re an Olympic champion or training for your first 5K, everyone can benefit from the services they provide. We will now take a look at the range of conditions that sports medicine doctors can treat.
Conditions Treated
Whether you’re a member of a professional sports team or play team sports for fun at weekends, an athlete who spends hours in the gym each day, or someone who likes to keep fit after work, chances are you’ve encountered some form of pain or injury from your efforts. Sports medicine doctors can treat a range of musculoskeletal injuries, including:
- Muscle strains and sprains
- Tennis elbow
- Shin splints
- Tendon injuries
- ACL injuries
- Knee pain
- Ankle injuries
- Whiplash
- Back pain
- Shoulder injuries
At B3 Medical, we can also help relieve the long-term pain associated with many conditions and chronic illnesses. These include
- Spinal Stenosis
- Bulging Disc
- Herniated Disc
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cancer pain treatment
- Whiplash
- Migraines
- Constant headaches
- Lyme Disease
- Nerve root pain
- Facet Syndrome
- Failed back surgery
- Fibromyalgia
Types of Treatment
There is a range of non-surgical treatments that can be utilized by sports medicine doctors depending on the scope of injury and root of the pain. Treatment plans may include one or several types of treatments depending on the problem area.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractors manipulate and adjust the spine using their hands to bring the body back to its natural alignment. They detect imbalances in the musculoskeletal system caused by injury or lifestyle habits and perform adjustments to correct these imbalances. This treatment restores nerve pathways and promotes a fully functioning nervous system, boosting the body’s healing abilities and bringing a host of benefits to the cells, tissue, and even the immune system.
Conditions commonly treated using chiropractic care include back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, herniated discs, headaches, carpal tunnel, neck pain, and neuropathy.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists work with patients to regain or improve their physical abilities by working on flexibility, strength, coordination, balance, endurance, and pacing. They will work through several assessments and exercises with you in each session and may prescribe a personal exercise regime for you to follow in between sessions. Physical therapy is utilized in many rehabilitation, preventative, and development plans. It can help relieve pain, improve mobility, promote recovery from injury, and prevent surgery and disability.
Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy aids in muscle flexibility and healing. A massage therapist massages, manipulates, and stretches a patient’s muscles to provide pain relief, reduce tension, and increase blood flow to the area. It has proved an invaluable treatment for reducing stress, pain, and muscle tension and is used to treat a range of conditions, including:
- Sports injuries
- Anxiety and stress
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Myofascial pain
- Tension headaches
- TMJ Dysfunction
- Circulatory problems
- Digestive disorders
- Insomnia
- Asthma and Bronchitis
- Allergies
Neuromuscular Therapy
Also known as trigger point therapy, a neuromuscular therapist applies alternating levels of concentrated pressure to areas affected by muscle spasms. This treatment loosens tight muscles and breaks down toxins to restore natural circulation and reduce pain. This type of therapy can also lead to increased energy levels, improved posture, improved flexibility, and a balanced musculoskeletal system and nervous system. Neuromuscular therapy can treat:
- Sciatica
- Tendonitis
- Back, neck, and shoulder Pain
- TMJ Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Circulatory problems
- Arthritis
- Headaches
Trigger Point Injections
Sometimes, these trigger points discussed above may need additional help to relieve the knot. An injection of local anesthetic, corticosteroid, or saline can help dissolve the muscle knot and relieve associated pain. Similar injections can also be injected into facet joints to help patients tolerate pain when undergoing rehabilitative physical therapy.
Epidural Injections
Epidural injections are minimally invasive and are used to ease pain and reduce inflammation caused by several conditions, including back injuries, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, failed back surgery, disc herniation, and radiculopathy. When injected into the epidural space in the spine, the medicine directly targets the nerves responsible for the pain.
Kyphoplasty
Kyphoplasty is used to treat stress fractures in bones. These fractures may have been caused by an injury or a condition such as osteoporosis. It is a minimally invasive surgery that treats fractures by creating space in the collapsed bone and then filling it with a solid type of bone cement, which then hardens to repair the fracture.
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative treatments offer patients a simple, non-surgical procedure that requires no lengthy recovery time. Mesenchymal stem cells and your body’s own platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are applied directly to the damaged area to promote a natural healing process that will repair injured tissue and regenerate new healthy tissue. It can be utilized to treat conditions such as:
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Tennis and golfers elbow
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ligament tears
- Meniscus tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Joint pain
- Chronic knee and ankle pain
- Hip pain
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
RFA reduces chronic pain by using radio waves to target nerve tissue. The waves deliver heat that disrupts the pain signals sent from the spinal column to the brain.
Back Bracing
Back braces can be used to correct spine curvature and stabilize core muscles and are effective for patients suffering from issues such as herniated discs, sciatica, and degenerative discs. They can promote healing, reduce pain and help to avoid further injury.
Nutritional Counseling
Nutritional counseling can provide a range of benefits to all sorts of people, especially those who suffer from conditions like diabetes, metabolic disorders, eating disorders, high cholesterol, and abnormal blood sugar. Eating well can promote better health and wellbeing in all, as well as helping to improve physical performance, healing, energy levels, and even mental health.
Preventative Care
Sports medicine doctors use a combination of assessments and evaluations to create unique training programs to complement the athletic training of any ability. These assessments can help pinpoint any weak areas or imbalances in the body, and specially designed programs will work towards correcting them. This knowledge offers the athlete a chance to bring balance to the body, reducing the risk of injury or pain dramatically.
No matter your age, background, interest, or level of participation in sports, a sports medicine doctor can help improve your overall health, giving you the freedom to enjoy the activities you love. For sports medicine in Tampa, Contact B3 Medical to learn more about our treatments and discuss the right options for you. We also offer a range of primary care services, including health maintenance, vaccinations, disease prevention, and diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses.
