Sports injury treatment in East Texas
Whether you’re trying out for the team or trying to keep up with the grandchildren, don’t let a sports injury slow you down. At UT Health East Texas, we offer a full spectrum of athletic healthcare services to help get you off the sidelines and back to doing what you love. We strive to get our patients back to an active, healthy lifestyle without discomfort or risk of re-injury. Through expert sports medicine services including sports injury rehabilitation, diagnostic testing, and musculoskeletal care, we focus on accurately diagnosing, effectively treating, and preventing future injuries. Our goal is to enhance your athletic performance and help you achieve your personal best.
Conditions we treat
When injuries occur and conditions develop, our sports medicine doctors are ready to provide surgical and non-surgical care. Our goal is to get patients back to their activities quickly, safely and fully recovered.
Some of the most common sports and exercise-related conditions we treat include:
- Concussions
- Dislocations
- Fractures
- Ligament injuries
- Repetitive motion injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow
- Sprains
- Tendinitis, such as golfer’s elbow
- Tendon injuries, such as rotator cuff injuries
- Other sports-related injuries, such as pulled muscles
Should you require care for a sports injury or condition not listed above, rest assured that our team will ensure you receive the expert care you need to heal and get back on the field.
Our sports medicine treatments and services
Our sports medicine specialists provide the following treatments and services:
- Anaerobic power testing
- Biomechanical evaluation
- Compartment pressure testing
- Concussion management
- Diagnostic imaging, including musculoskeletal ultrasounds
- Functional evaluations
- Fracture management
- Gait analysis and retraining
- Heat/cold/altitude casualty care
- Injection therapy, including joint, trigger point and ultrasound-guided injections
- Injury prevention care
- Musculoskeletal injury care
- Nerve entrapment care
- Nutrition guidance, including performance nutrition and exercise supplement services
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Post-injury care
No matter your needs, we are committed to helping you feel your best again. Our doctors will craft a care plan specifically tailored to your individual needs to give you the best possible recovery outcomes. Please call us to learn more about our sports medicine services.
Free sports injury clinic
During the fall season, our physicians and athletic trainers are available on Saturday mornings to evaluate student athletes who have sustained an injury. Our team will help jumpstart your road to recovery.
To learn more about our free sports injury clinic, please call 903-579-2701.
Our fellowship and residency training programs
UT Health Sports Medicine has partnered with UT Health East Texas’s residency program to offer our family-medicine residents a unique educational opportunity. This partnership allows new physicians to gain the knowledge and experience needed to treat common sports-related injuries and conditions often seen in a private-practice setting.
We are also proud to partner with UT Tyler Health Science Center to offer our sports medicine fellowship program. Our fellows work closely with our sports medicine specialists to get hands-on experience while continuing their post-residency education.
For more information about our sports medicine fellowship program, click here.
Same-day or next-day injury care?
Our qualified team is available to assist in orthopedic emergencies by offering same-day and next-day appointments. Patients with urgent or severe injuries requiring immediate attention can typically be seen within 24 hours.
| Injury/condition | Same-day/next-day appointment | Schedule a consult |
| Possible bone fracture | ✔ | |
| Possible dislocation | ✔ | |
| New bone/joint/muscle injury | ✔ | |
| Joint sprain or muscle strain | ✔ | |
| Sports injury | ✔ | |
| Concussion | ✔ | |
| Work-related injury | Consult your supervisor | |
| Chronic joint pain | ✔ | |
| Arthritis | ✔ | |
| Peripheral nerve pain | ✔ | |
| Fracture with bone protrusion | Visit an ER |