Broward Health Sports Medicine
The Broward Health Sports Medicine program is all about keeping players of all ages in the game. To provide care for all the community's athletes - students, pros and weekend warriors - Broward Health has developed a comprehensive program that includes:
- Injury prevention programs
- Assessment of injuries
- Nonsurgical and surgical treatment
- Rehabilitation
- and strategies for returning to the playing field
The sports medicine team includes the community's finest orthopedists and sports medicine physicians.
Other team members include:
- Licensed and nationally certified athletic trainers
- Primary care physicians
- Pediatricians
- Cardiologists
- Neurosurgeons
- Physical therapists
- Sports psychologists
- Sports nutritionists
- Podiatrists
Programs for the Community
Broward Health offers prevention and fitness programs for athletes of any age wanting to enhance skills and prevent injury. Broward Health-sponsored workshops conducted by physicians and athletic trainers offer tips on stretching, conditioning and strength training. Many workshops are specific to a given sport such as skiing, baseball, soccer and tennis.
Care and Treatment
Broward Health offers a complete network for the diagnosis and care of injuries at locations throughout Broward. Advanced imaging services such as MRI, CT and PET scans are interpreted by radiologists with extensive experience in muskuloskeletal injuries. Sports medicine physicians provide the latest nonsurgical treatments as well as the most current, least invasive surgical methods.
Sports medicine therapists provide treatment for overuse conditions such as muscle strain, tendonitis, shin splints and tennis elbow.
Individual Attention
Sports medicine athletic trainers develop individualized programs to help athletes of all ages get back in the game. They provide recommendations for taping, padding and bracing and prescribe conditioning programs to help strengthen the athlete.
Broward Health offers sports medicine programs at: Broward General Medical Center, Broward Health Weston and Coral Springs Medical Center.
For more than 10 years, Drs. Daniel Kanell, George Caldwell and Erol Yoldas have been the primary physicians for the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins. They also serve as team physician for three local high schools to help ensure the health and safety of student athletes. “We work closely with each school, educating trainers and consulting with them about injured players. We also attend the games to treat on-the-spot injuries when possible,” said Caldwell. On the collegiate level, they are involved with Nova Southeastern University, teaching sports medicine fellows and physician assistants. View their website »
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