Whether you are a highly trained professional athlete or simply a weekend warrior, Performance Health & Wellness offers advanced sports medicine services designed to get you out of pain and back on track as quickly as possible.
Our Chiropractors, who are highly specialized and experienced, are fully committed to helping athletes of all ages maintain physical health and improve overall performance by diagnosing and treating a wide range of athletic injuries. No matter your chosen sport or physical activity, our experienced sports medicine specialists will provide individualized health care to meet your specific needs.
Sports Medicine for Pain Management… The Benefits
At Performance Health & Wellness, patients often ask us about non-surgical and non-pharmacological alternatives to help reduce their pain. We are pleased that our clinical staff includes a Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician to consult on all available non-surgical treatment options.
A surgeon is frequently asked to cut open the body part and cut away damaged tissue or insert a screw or plate to limit the movement of the painful joint. But, as with many other treatments, there are no guarantees that surgery will eliminate your pain, and there is always a chance the surgery will make things worse. Sometimes there is no surgical treatment available for the problem you are encountering, and you are left wondering how to deal with the pain. Physicians are happy to prescribe painkillers, but they are often not strong enough to deal with the pain, and if they are strong enough (i.e. an opioid), there is always the risk of dependency. Ultimately, painkillers are a short-term solution and deal only with the symptom, and not with the root cause of the problem.
For decades, injections of cortisone were used by medical doctors to help reduce pain. But the question remained – what do you do if the pain returns? And how often can a person be injected with a steroid to reduce pain? These days, doctors usually suggest no more than 3 injections of cortisone in a year into the spine. In knees, shoulders or elbows, the advice is usually no more than 3 in a lifetime. Research studies are continuing to identify flaws in conventional wisdom regarding cortisone injections for pain and inflammation.
As an alternative to surgery, cortisone injections, and/or strong pain medications, Performance Health & Wellness is very excited to be ahead of the curve in offering safe and effective, physician-delivered alternative treatment right here in our office.
What Sports Medicine Injuries And Conditions Can We Treat?
- Shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tendinitis, shoulder dislocations, AC sprains
- Biceps tendonitis/tears
- Muscle strains, sprains, and cramps
- Elbow pain and tendonitis (i.e., tennis and golfer’s elbow)
- Hip flexor tendonitis, abductor tendonitis, bursitis, snapping hip syndrome, labral tears, impingement
- Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain), IT band syndrome, meniscal tears, cartilage injuries, ligament injuries
- Shin splints
- Sprained or twisted ankles
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Stress fractures
We also offer Orthopaedic Surgery Triaging- Find out if your sports injury may require surgery. Our sports medicine physician is available for rapid consultation to help diagnose and determine if your problem needs surgery.
Regardless of the nature of your sports-related injury, our Sports Medicine physician will develop a customized plan for treatment to get you back to the sport you love safely and quickly. Call our office at (949) 476-1250 to book your appointment.
ART for Optimal Health
Active Release Therapy (ART) is a specialized movement-based massage technique used to treat a spectrum of injuries of soft tissue. We believe in measurable results offered by ART for a variety of conditions. The entire team at Performance Health & Wellness are ART certified at the highest Level and Dr. Christian Barney is a lead instructor on the board of education for ART.
Let us show you how ART can help you live your best life. Call (949) 476-1250.
Your Concerns, Our Solutions
We have carefully cultivated a compendium of treatments and technologies to address the health concerns of our patients. Read more about the conditions we can treat and the effective and measurable solutions we offer to help our patients achieve healing and optimal health.
Top Chiropractors In Irvine California
Performance Health & Wellness is a full-service Wellness Facility located in Irvine California. Our team of Chiropractors, Active Release Technique Practitioners, Movement Therapists, and Wellness Therapists will support you on your journey to energized movement and comprehensive health and wellness.
Connect with us today to achieve your goals for complete health.
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Connect With Our Team, Connect With Yourself
If you are seeking solutions to find complete wellness and to feel empowered to live your healthiest life, Performance Health & Wellness is the ideal partner on your journey. With a spectrum of comprehensive services to help you find balance and to feel good, our expert team is here to guide you.
Connect with yourself by connecting with the team at Performance Health & Wellness. Call (949)476-1250.