Sports medicine deals with physical fitness and the treatment or prevention of injuries related to musculoskeletal injuries from sports and exercise. Our sports medicine clinic and sports medicine doctors are certified by the Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercise Medicine (CASEM), and Group23 doctors are the team physicians and medical decision-makers for professional sports teams and elite athletes. Our team strives to bring that same level of professional care to every patient they see.
Our sports medicine physicians work with a team of therapists and allied health professionals to develop a treatment plan tailored to your unique sports and fitness-related needs, abilities and goals. Our ultimate goal is to find non-surgical treatment options. If surgery is the recommended course of action, you will be promptly referred to the appropriate surgeon.
Your growing kids’ injuries are often quite different from conditions more commonly seen in older patients, which is why Group23 is proudly home to the only pediatric sports medicine doctor in Calgary. If your young child or teen has an injury that affects sports performance, exercise or activity, our pediatric sports physician has the expertise, experience and qualifications to treat the unique sports-related medical needs of youth-specific problems appropriately. Your kids are in good hands at Group23, one of the only pediatric sports medicine clinics in Calgary.
Regenerative Therapy injections can play a key role in helping patients achieve their RiseAbove Goals by reducing discomfort, improving function, and aiding in the repair and remodelling of tissues and joints. Group23 offers a variety of Regenerative Therapy injections, including prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), autologous protein solution (nitride), and Sportvis (Soft-Tissue Adapted Hyaluronic Acid). If you are struggling with a sport injury or musculoskeletal conditions such as tendon or ligament injuries (affecting the ankle, knee, elbow, and shoulder), plantar fasciitis, arthritis, or meniscal injuries, Regenerative Therapy injections may be a viable treatment option for you.
Joint and soft tissue injections are the mainstay of therapies for musculoskeletal problems. At Group23, we strive to provide patients with the most up-to-date, evidence-based research and quality products. Our expert physicians have extensive training in ultrasound guided injection therapies which is considered the gold standard for muscle and joint injections.
Cortisone has historically been a common injection therapy and can be a useful component of a treatment plan for conditions such as osteoarthritis. Cortisone is a potent anti-inflammatory medication that reduces the amount of inflammation (swelling) in a joint or tissue, thereby decreasing pain.
Viscosupplements are injections made up of Hyaluronic Acid which acts as a lubricant to enable joints to move smoothly over each other and redistribute loads through shock absorption. This reduces the amount of mechanical friction in a joint, thereby decreasing pain and can be helpful in the management of conditions such as osteoarthritis.
Prolotherapy is an injection-based treatment that uses a natural sugar solution (Dextrose) mixed with a local anesthetic (Lidocaine) to assist in the repair of injured tendons, ligaments, or joints. When injected into damaged tissue, the solution acts as an irritant to stimulate a natural inflammatory response which stimulates the growth of new cells, leading to increased ligament/tendon tension and joint stability. Injuries to ligaments and tendons are the most common injuries treated with prolotherapy
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