Are Sports Medicine Treatments Strictly for Athletes?

When you hear the term "sports medicine," you might picture professional athletes getting treated on the sidelines or Olympic competitors recovering from injuries. But the truth is that sports medicine isn’t just for elite athletes — the discipline addresses a range of musculoskeletal conditions that can affect anyone.

At Peaks Medical and Urgent Care in Dillon, Colorado, our expert providers treat patients from diverse backgrounds using sports medicine techniques to help them return to their daily activities pain-free.

Movement is movement, no matter the source

Your body doesn’t know the difference between a shoulder strain from serving tennis balls or from playing hide-and-seek with your toddler. The same principles of healing, rehabilitation, and prevention apply to any injury that affects your bones, muscles, joints, and other musculoskeletal structures.

Sports medicine specialists like those at Peaks Medical and Urgent Care excel at treating movement-related injuries because they understand how the body works as a connected system. That weekend warrior knee pain might stem from weak hip muscles. Your gardening-induced back pain could be related to poor posture while weeding. We can help.

Everyday activities create athletic-style strains

Many daily activities put similar stresses on your body that intense athletic training does. Office work, child care, and household chores can all lead to injuries that benefit from sports medicine expertise. Common conditions we treat include:

• Rotator cuff strains from household chores
• Carpal tunnel syndrome from computer use
• Lower back pain from prolonged sitting
• Tennis elbow from gardening 
• Knee pain from climbing stairs
• Shoulder impingement from reaching overhead

These injuries respond well to the same treatment approaches we use for sports training-related strains.

Sports medicine brings elite-level care to everyone

Our sports medicine practitioners apply cutting-edge rehabilitation techniques to help you recover quickly and safely. Our comprehensive approach examines your whole-body mechanics, builds targeted strength, and enhances flexibility. We create personalized treatment plans that take into account your daily activities and fitness goals.

Prevention plays a key role in your care. By identifying movement patterns that contribute to injury, we help you make adjustments that protect your body during work and play. This focus on education and prevention helps you stay active and pain-free long after treatment ends.

Don't let the "sports" in sports medicine keep you from seeking this effective treatment approach. Whether you're dealing with a sudden injury or chronic pain from daily activities, our team at Peaks Medical and Urgent Care can help. Contact us by calling or scheduling an appointment online to learn how sports medicine techniques can work for you.