Specialties

CU Medicine's Pediatric Sports Medicine team provides individualized care for young, injured athletes. Our team offers comprehensive care and services including:

• Concussion diagnosis, guidance and return-to-play evaluations.
• Fracture management with same-day X-rays, splinting and casting for broken bones.
• A sports medicine physical therapy program with four regional gyms specifically designed for strength, speed, agility and endurance training.
• Surgeons dually trained in pediatric orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.
• Consultations for sports-related challenges, including balanced nutrition, psychology, breathing and injury complications.
• Education sessions taught by certified athletic trainers for primary care providers, parents, athletic directors, coaches and athletic trainers.
• Sports nutrition consultations to help young athletes optimize their sports performance.
• Providing opportunities for patients to participate in innovative research projects focused on understanding the efficacy of different treatments for youth sports injuries.