Phoenix, Arizona is home to 44 practicing sports medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 19 zip codes, including zip codes 85037, 85027, 85015, 85031, 85016, 85048, 85044, 85006, 85032, 85018, 85013, 85022, 85053, 85033, 85029, 85021, 85020, 85014, and 85008.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Phoenix has a population of 1,461,575, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 sports medicine doctor for every 33,217 residents.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Arizona has a population of 5,939,292. Of this population, 1,535,805 are under the age of 18 and 754,345 are at or above the age of 65.

Description

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.

Diseases / Illnesses Treated

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are spinal stenosis, spinal injury, spinal infection, scoliosis, tendonitis, spondylolisthesis, spinal discectomy, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis of the hip, spinal deformity, spinal cord tumors, herniated disc, arthritis of the shoulder, tendinitis of the wrist, concussion, frozen shoulder, lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), bunions, and torn acl.

Procedures Performed

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including cartilage transplant, back / spine surgery , hand surgery, knee replacement, hip replacement, disc disease / surgery, limb lengthening, invasive disc surgery, hip surgery, shoulder surgery, kyphosis surgery, knee surgery, joint surgery, and total shoulder replacement.

Tests Performed

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including  arthroscopy, x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (mri), musculoskeletal examination, physicial examination, and cardiac examination.