Conditions and Treatments

UW Health Sports Medicine physicians at Research Park Clinic and UW Health at The American Center treat athletes of all ages across Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The fellowship-trained Sports Medicine experts have an acute knowledge of the causes and potential therapies for sports-related conditions.

Below is a partial listing of the sports injuries we commonly treat and some of the procedures our physicians perform.

Head/Neck Injury

• Brachial Plexus Neurapraxia
• Concussion
• ImPACT Concussion Management

Knee Injuries

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear
• Cartilage transplantation
• Collateral Ligament Sprains
• Fat Pad Impingement
• Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome and Greater Trochanteric Bursitis
• Jumper's Knee (Patellar Tendonitis)
• Meniscal Injuries
• Multiple ligament injury repair
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• Osteochondral Injuries
• Patellofemoral Stress Syndrome
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures
• Understanding Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

Leg, Foot and Ankle Injuries

• Achilles Tendonitis 
• Ankle Sprains
• Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever’s Disease)
• Cartilage transplantation
• Compartment Syndrome 
• Hip Labral Tear | Learn about Arthroscopy
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Quadriceps Contusion
• Shin Splints
• Stress Fractures in the Female Athlete 
• Turf Toe

Respiratory (Breathing) Conditions

• Exercise Induced Asthma and Bronchospasm 

Shoulder/Arm Injuries

• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Impingement Syndrome

• Labral (SLAP) Tears of the Shoulder

• Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
• Scaphoid (Navicular) Fractures of the Hand and Wrist
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Shoulder Instability

Miscellaneous

• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections
• Prolotherapy Injections 
• Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Dysfunction
• Stress Fractures in the Lower Back