Sports medicine,
made clear.

Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound uses sound waves to create real-time images of structures close to the skin—such as tendons, muscles, ligaments, joints, bursae, and some nerves. It can help assess a painful area while you move, compare sides, and guide a focused examination. It does not replace every type of imaging: depending on the clinical question, an X-ray, MRI, CT, or other test may still be more appropriate.

A sports medicine physician is a medical doctor with specialized training in the prevention, diagnosis, and non-surgical treatment of injuries and illnesses related to activity and exercise. Fellowship-trained physicians may evaluate musculoskeletal pain, guide rehabilitation, perform or coordinate image-guided procedures, manage concussion, and help patients return to work, sport, and daily life safely.

No. The same expertise used for competitive athletes can help anyone who wants to move with less pain and more confidence. Patients may be recreational exercisers, active adults, people returning to activity after an injury, workers with repetitive-use pain, or individuals managing arthritis and mobility goals.

We evaluate many non-surgical musculoskeletal concerns involving the neck, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Common examples include tendon pain, muscle strains, ligament sprains, joint pain and osteoarthritis, overuse injuries, stress injuries, and sports-related concussion. When a condition calls for another specialist or surgery, we help coordinate the next step.

“Regenerative medicine” is a broad term. In musculoskeletal care, it is often used to describe treatments made from a patient’s own blood or tissue, such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as well as other biologic approaches. The evidence, regulatory status, risks, and expected benefit vary by product and condition. These treatments are not universal cures and should be considered only after a thoughtful diagnosis, discussion of alternatives, and review of the available evidence.

They serve different purposes. Corticosteroid injections may reduce inflammation and pain quickly for selected conditions, but the effect may be temporary and repeated steroid exposure is not appropriate for every tissue or diagnosis. PRP and other biologic approaches are intended to influence the local healing environment, but results are variable and often take longer to assess. The right choice depends on the diagnosis, tissue involved, goals, timeline, prior treatments, cost, and risks—not a one-size-fits-all rule.