ORTHOKnox is a one-stop shop for sports medicine care with on-site physical therapists, a board-certified surgeon, and dedicated physician assistants who work together to return athletes to the field, court, track, water, road, or mountainside. Our surgeon is Dr. David Hovis, MD, and our physician assistants are Neil Stoner, PA-C, and Samuel Lee Conway, PA-C. They…
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine: How Doctors Diagnose Sports Injuries
No one wants to feel a sudden burst of pain after colliding with another player on the field or live with gradual pain that constantly interrupts their game, but sports injuries happen. Any pain or stiffness that does not quickly subside should be evaluated by a physician, especially for athletes. Injuries can worsen over time,…
Common Sports Injury Myths
I remember chanting “NO PAIN, NO GAIN” before soccer matches in high school. While it got our team hyped up to play, we were actually shouting one of the most common sport’s myths and creating an environment in which athletes feel pressured to push through the pain. Spoiler alert: sports should not be painful and…
Your Sports Medicine Questions Answered by an ORTHOKnox Physical Therapist
ORTHOKnox orthopedic clinic has a dedicated team of physical therapists that are available to help you with sports injury prevention, sports injury rehabilitation, and even answer your sports medicine questions! Our physical therapists are on-site, allowing you convenient access to their sports medicine experience. They can work with you to develop sports-specific programs to decrease…
Sports Medicine: A Guide to Injuries in the Olympics
At the Summer Olympics, even the most skilled and highly trained athletes can get injured. In the 2016 Olympics, about 8% of the Olympians sustained an injury. Over time, we’ve seen some of the worst injuries in the Olympics––from broken collarbones to fractured tibias. More recently in this year’s Olympics, we saw Simone Biles pull…
Physical Therapy for a SLAP Tear
A tear in the upper portion of the labrum where the biceps tendon attaches is known as a SLAP tear. SLAP stands for superior, labral, anterior to, posterior. A SLAP tear can result in shoulder pain, dislocations, and problems using your shoulder. It can be caused by repeated motions in sports or at work, a…
Rotator Cuff Tear Prevention
Practicing your baseball pitch or stepping up at work to do the heavy lifting are great ways to contribute to your sport or job, but these actions can put you at a greater risk of sustaining a rotator cuff tear. Taking steps, such as adjusting your sleep position, performing specific exercises and stretches, and even…
Common Weekend Warrior Injuries and Prevention Tips
If you have an inner couch potato telling you to just kick back and watch TV this weekend, fighting against it and getting some exercise can actually increase your life expectancy (and ultimately increase how much TV you can ever watch). Exercise is almost always the best choice if you are looking for something to…
Common Basketball Injuries
You may be a professional athlete, be an avid basketball fan, or you may have just played basketball in your driveway over Thanksgiving and hope to get out and play some more. In any case, if you break basketball down into its main physical components, you have a series of fast sprints, passes and catches,…
Physical Therapy for ACL Reconstruction
During this football season, we’ve seen a few football players go down with an ACL tear and hear that they are “out for the season.” So what happens between the time we see them go down and return to play next season? Most likely, they have had surgery and are following a rigorous ACL rehabilitation…