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Families in Colorado are among the most physically active in the nation with so many days of sunshine, youth athletics, and the great outdoors to enjoy. Foothills Family Practice believes that recent advances in sports medicine can help to keep families healthy, more active and happily enjoying athletics. You do not have to be a professional athlete to benefit from the best sports medicine in the world.

Foothills Family Practice specializes in orthopedics, sports medicine, physical therapy and human performance testing of all kinds. This is part of our commitment to exceptional health care and personalized service. We can help you achieve your goals in team sports, endurance sports, and other physical activities. We have specialized programs for athletes of all kinds and all skill levels including stretching regimens, therapy, and training regimens.

Athletes can suffer a wide variety of ailments and illnesses. Foothills Family Practice is well versed in treating all the most common physical ailments associated with sports including:

  • Concussion: This condition is usually caused by severe head trauma, where the brain actually moves violently with the skull, and brain cells may fire all at once, similar to a seizure. Several treatments and post-concussion therapies are available.
  • Muscle Cramps: this is usually a very painful condition of sudden tightness or a muscle locked in spasm. Muscle cramps are also defined as an involuntary and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. Commonly associated with dehydration, cramps can be alleviated with stretching and better practices prior to exercise.
  • ACL Sprains: Knee problems routinely sideline athletes at all levels. This is a common ailment among runners and skiers. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a ligament involved in knee stabilization. An ACL rupture can occur when the foot is planted and the knee twists to change direction. Surgical and therapeutic treatments are available.
  • Ankle Sprain: Sprains can become chronic for those athletes who play racquet sports, basketball, runners and others. The ligaments that hold the ankle bones in place can easily become overstretched with repeated injury. Foothills Family Practice recommends strategies to rest and tighten these stretched ligaments, strengthening the ankles for future sports activities.
  • Shin Splints: Most common in runners and football players, shin splints may refer to inflammation of the tendons in the lower leg. This tissue may actually pull away from the shin bone after repeated, strenuous physical activity.

Sports medicine, rehabilitation and training techniques represent a very large business. There are many providers working with questionable research practices, limited scientific study, and the latest fads in diet and training.

Foothills Family Practice is proud to offer only the best and well-documented medicine for the treatment of sports injury. For you and your family, consider Foothills Family Practice the place to go for all your sports medicine needs. Training for a race? Gearing up for the ski season? Rehabilitating a knee injury? Foothills Family Practice can help get you back in the game.

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