Sports Injuries

Sports Medicine to Restore Your Active Lifestyle – Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute in Illinois

Sports and exercise-related activities can result in injuries due to accidents, poor training practices, and use of improper protective gear, lack of conditioning, and insufficient warm-up and stretching. They may be either acute (sprains, fractures, tears) or chronic (tendinitis, overuse) injuries. Some of the common sports injuries treated at The Hand Wrist and Elbow Institute include jammed fingers, finger fracture, wrist sprains, tendinitis, and fractures as well as elbow and shoulder injuries such as tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and rotator cuff tears. Our specialists provide expert individualized care to help you safely return to the activities you enjoy. Call Hand, Wrist & Elbow institute in Illinois for an appointment today.

Elbow

• Bicep Tendon Tear at the Elbow
• Triceps Injuries
• UCL Reconstruction (Tommy John Surgery)
• Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries (Elbow)
• Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow
• Elbow Dislocation
• Tennis Elbow
• Golfer’s Elbow
• Ulnar Nerve Neuritis

Forearm/Wrist

• Scapholunate Dissociation
• Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury (TFCC)
• Wrist Dislocation
• Distal Radioulnar Joint (DRUJ) Instability
• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Tendon Instability

Hand

• Skier’s Thumb ( UCL thumb tear ) - Skier's Thumb
• Radial Collateral Ligament (RCL) Tears

Arm (Shoulder and Humerus)

• Proximal Biceps Tendon Rupture
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Shoulder Labral Tear with Instability
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Pectoralis Tendon Tears/Repairs
• Pectoralis Major Tendon Transfer

If you wish to be advised on the most appropriate treatment, please call to schedule an appointment or click here to request an appointment online.