Sports Medicine

About HMG Sports Medicine

At HMG Sports Medicine, our mission is to help patients return to the activities they enjoy as quickly and safely as possible. Sports medicine focuses on physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports, exercise, and everyday activities.

Sports medicine care is not limited to competitive athletes. It is also ideal for individuals beginning a fitness program, recreational athletes, and anyone experiencing injuries from physical activity.

If you have an orthopedic injury and want to restore mobility while minimizing limitations, our sports medicine specialists can help develop a personalized treatment plan. Whenever possible, injuries are treated using non-surgical methods and coordinated care with physical therapists, athletic trainers, and other specialists.

If surgical treatment is required, minimally invasive options and comprehensive rehabilitation programs help support recovery and reduce downtime.

Specialized Training

• Acute injuries such as ankle sprains, knee injuries, shoulder injuries, fractures, and muscle strains
• Overuse injuries including rotator cuff disorders, tendonitis, and stress fractures
• Medical and injection therapies for osteoarthritis
• Concussions and other mild traumatic brain injuries
• Chronic or acute illness affecting athletes such as asthma, diabetes, or infectious mononucleosis
• Nutrition, supplements, and performance-related health concerns
• Exercise prescriptions for improving overall fitness
• Injury prevention strategies
• Return-to-play evaluations for injured athletes
• Strength training and conditioning guidance
• Healthy lifestyle counseling

About Concussions

Concussions are mild traumatic brain injuries that require proper evaluation and treatment. Early diagnosis helps prevent additional injury and supports safe recovery.

Sports medicine specialists may use neuropsychological testing to evaluate brain function and determine the most appropriate treatment plan. Patients experiencing concussion symptoms should seek evaluation promptly to ensure safe recovery and prevent complications.

Non-Surgical Treatments

• Therapeutic injections such as corticosteroid or viscosupplementation injections
• Joint bracing
• Casting of simple fractures
• Rehabilitation and physical therapy
• Blood flow restriction therapy
• Training program modification
• Ultrasound imaging for injury evaluation and diagnosis
• Computerized neuropsychological concussion testing

Conditions Treated

Foot and Ankle

• Plantar fasciitis
• Pes planus
• Achilles tendonitis
• Tibialis tendonitis
• Peroneal tendonitis
• Metatarsalgia
• Morton’s neuroma
• Sinus tarsi syndrome
• Footballer’s ankle
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome
• Sever’s disease
• Iselin disease
• Metatarsal stress fractures
• Ankle sprains
• Turf toe
• Shin splints

Knee

• Osteoarthritis
• Patellofemoral syndrome
• Pes anserine bursitis
• Iliotibial band syndrome
• Patellar tendonitis
• Osgood-Schlatter disease
• Quadriceps tendinopathy
• Shin splints
• Tibial stress fractures

Back and Neck

• Acute back or neck strain
• Spondylolisthesis
• Scoliosis
• Scheuermann’s disease

Hip

• Osteoarthritis
• Iliotibial band syndrome
• Femoroacetabular impingement
• Hamstring tendinopathy
• Quadriceps tendinopathy
• Trochanteric bursitis
• Hip adductor tendinopathy
• Hip abductor tendinopathy
• Sciatica
• Piriformis syndrome
• Osteitis pubis
• Snapping hip syndrome

Shoulder

• Rotator cuff tendonitis
• Little League shoulder
• AC joint osteoarthritis
• AC joint separation
• Biceps tendonitis
• Distal clavicle osteolysis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Adhesive capsulitis

Elbow

• Lateral epicondylitis
• Medial epicondylitis
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Distal biceps tendinopathy
• Little League elbow

Wrist

• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
• Extensor carpi ulnar tendonitis
• First MCP osteoarthritis
• Gymnast wrist