Sports Medicine

The human neuromusculoskeletal system is a highly sophisticated system that provides information to reinforce an individual’s conscious efforts to position and move his or her body for peak performance. This system is of particular importance to athletes, because it acts as a guidance system to help them avoid injury and perform at high levels.

The longer an athlete delays training after an injury, the harder it is for the body to recover. That’s why Dr. Jeffrey Rich emphasizes early intervention after injury with therapy and rehabilitation. Physicians typically begin pre- and postrehabilitative treatment with modalities that reduce inflammation and swelling, increase circulation, relax muscles, prevent muscle loss and decrease pain or discomfort.

Athletes come in all shapes, sizes and ages. They are hikers, climbers, gymnasts, skiers, skaters, swimmers, ball players, tennis buffs, rowers, bowlers, joggers, fishermen, golfers, weight lifters, cyclists and equestrian enthusiasts.

Whether your patient is a high-school or college athlete, a weekend warrior or an elite professional, they need state-of-the-art sports medical care and minimally invasive arthroscopic surgical solutions when injured. Dr. Rich is dedicated to delivering the most advanced arthroscopic care. Over the years, he’s helped everyone from casual weekend warriors to elite professional athletes get back into their game. He routinely works with:

• Shoulder: rotator cuff/instability & dislocation/bursitis (impingement)/frozen shoulder
• Knee: ligamentous injuries (ACL, MCL, PCL)/patellofemoral/meniscal injuries
• Elbow
• Wrist & ankle sprains
• Ligament injuries
• Tendonitis
• Strains & fractures

Dr. Rich makes every effort to avoid surgery; but if your injury requires an operation, he’ll treat them with leading-edge arthroscopic and other minimally invasive techniques that reduce pain, discomfort, scarring, recovery time and complications.