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Scottsdale, Arizona is home to 10 practicing sports medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 4 zip codes, including zip codes 85260, 85255, 85254, and 85250.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Scottsdale has a population of 226,013, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 sports medicine doctor for every 22,601 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.
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.
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