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Pediatric Sports Medicine
CU Medicine's Pediatric Sports Medicine team provides individualized care for young, injured athletes. Our team offers comprehensive care and services including:
- Concussion diagnosis, guidance and return-to-play evaluations.
- Fracture management with same-day X-rays, splinting and casting for broken bones.
- A sports medicine physical therapy program with four regional gyms specifically designed for strength, speed, agility and endurance training.
- Surgeons dually trained in pediatric orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.
- Consultations for sports-related challenges, including balanced nutrition, psychology, breathing and injury complications.
- Education sessions taught by certified athletic trainers for primary care providers, parents, athletic directors, coaches and athletic trainers.
- Sports nutrition consultations to help young athletes optimize their sports performance.
- Providing opportunities for patients to participate in innovative research projects focused on understanding the efficacy of different treatments for youth sports injuries.
Conditions and Treatments
- Bones, Joints and Muscles
- Back Pain
- Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
- Fractures
- Hip Injuries and Disorders
- Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Leg Injuries and Disorders
- Sprains and Strains
- Brain and Nervous System
- Injuries and Wounds
- Wellness and Prevention
- Exercise and Physical Fitness
- Bones, Joints and Muscles
- Back Pain
- Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
- Fractures
- Hip Injuries and Disorders
- Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Leg Injuries and Disorders
- Sprains and Strains
- Brain and Nervous System
- Injuries and Wounds
- Wellness and Prevention
- Exercise and Physical Fitness
- Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries
- Shoulder Injuries and Disorders
- Spine Injuries
- Spine
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Concussion Assessment
Services
- Research Projects
- Sports Nutrition Consultations
- Educational Sessions
- Sports Medicine Physical Therapy
- Fracture Management
- Concussion Diagnosis