Sports Medicine

What Is Sports Medicine?

Eugene Sports and Orthopaedic Medicine Center (ESOMC) uses Sports Medicine as a term to addresses all aspects of an athlete’s health that may affect athletic performance. The majority of athletic injuries are musculoskeletal problems involving ligaments, joints, tendons, fascia, and soft−tissue damage.

How Are Athletic Injuries Treated?

ESMOC makes an accurate medical diagnosis before creating a treatment plan for you. We treat athletic injuries using one or more of the following:

• Osteopathic manual therapy
• Medical acupuncture
• Prolotherapy

How Is ESOMC’s Treatment Different?

Athletic injuries are best treated by a practitioner who can see the total view of the athlete’s health. At ESOMC you are treated by a medical doctor whose personal athletic background enables him to empathize with your athletic goals while offering appropriate medical treatment.

The term, Sports Medicine, is also used by massage therapists, athletic trainers, podiatrists, dietitians, exercise physiologists, psychologists, athletic surgeons, physical therapists, and chiropractors. While Dr. Peterson may refer you to other professionals, it is important that you first receive a complete and accurate medical diagnosis.

At Eugene Sports and Orthopaedic Medicine Center (ESOMC) you are treated by a medical doctor with a personal athletic background who can empathize with your athletic goals and offer appropriate medical treatments.