Sports medicine is the field of medicine that treats sports-related injuries and many other issues regarding those involved in sports. A sports medicine physician works with athletes to prevent injury and illness, and to improve health and fitness. This specialist promotes the prevention of injury, and is knowledgeable in cardiology, orthopedics, exercise physiology, nutrition, psychology, emergency medicine, and other fields.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Spinal Discectomy, Spinal Infection, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Injury, Bursitis of the Hip, Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disc, Carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, Tendonitis, Spinal Cord Tumors, Scoliosis, Tendinitis of the Wrist, Arthritis of the Shoulder, Bunions, Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow), Frozen Shoulder, Concussion, and Ankle Fracture.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including shoulder surgery, Hand surgery, Kyphosis Surgery, Joint Surgery, Disc Disease / Surgery, Hip Surgery, cartilage transplant, Hip Replacement, Back / Spine Surgery , limb lengthening, Knee replacement, knee surgery, Invasive Disc Surgery, and Total Shoulder Replacement.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Arthroscopy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), x-ray, Cardiac Examination, physicial examination, and musculoskeletal examination.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 3,308 practicing sports medicine doctors. Broken out by state, sports medicine doctor density in Alabama is 54, in Alaska is 10, in Arizona is 60, in Arkansas is 18, in California is 380, in Colorado is 100, in Connecticut is 33, in Delaware is 18, in District of Columbia is 8, in Florida is 202, in Georgia is 89, in Hawaii is 24, in Idaho is 23, in Illinois is 156, in Indiana is 74, in Iowa is 25, in Kansas is 38, in Kentucky is 33, in Louisiana is 26, in Maine is 21, in Maryland is 48, in Massachusetts is 58, in Michigan is 110, in Minnesota is 91, in Mississippi is 11, in Missouri is 63, in Montana is 16, in Nebraska is 20, in Nevada is 18, in New Hampshire is 13, in New Jersey is 136, in New Mexico is 19, in New York is 187, in North Carolina is 114, in North Dakota is 8, in Ohio is 171, in Oklahoma is 50, in Oregon is 31, in Pennsylvania is 178, in Rhode Island is 10, in South Carolina is 65, in South Dakota is 13, in Tennessee is 75, in Texas is 166, in Utah is 45, in Vermont is 15, in Virginia is 80, in Washington is 77, in West Virginia is 15, in Wisconsin is 85, and in Wyoming is 8.
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