Sports Medicine

Our sports medicine services treat and prevent injuries related to athletics and exercise. Our goal is to help athletes return to play and keep them on the field without incurring a repeated injury.

Our Emergency Department is available 24-7 to handle any athletic injury; an orthopedic surgeon is on-call for consultation and to quickly diagnose and manage sports injuries as needed. Our rehabilitative services team includes physical therapists who are certified athletic trainers; they are able to design a customized treatment plan to help an athlete make a full recovery.

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Vision Therapy for Concussions

A teenage athlete reads cards from a concussion screening test administered by an occupational therapist Our occupational therapy team offers vision therapy to help athletes who experience a concussion or severe head injury. Many concussion symptoms and effects are vision related, including dizziness, headaches, nausea, and difficulty reading, concentrating or focusing.

Our team is trained to evaluate and create a vision therapy program based on an individual’s needs. Treatment may focus on:

Muscle function
The ability of the eyes to work together
Field of vision
Difficulty reading and remembering
Learning
Balance
Navigating personal environments
Teaching strategies to help with daily activities

Physician referral is required for vision therapy. Patients interested in participating in vision therapy for concussion may have their physician contact the rehabilitative services department at (605) 696-8060.