Northern California Orthopedic Centers provides prompt and comprehensive care to area athletes and “weekend warriors.” Many of our doctors are team physicians for local high schools. Our sports medicine specialists have extensive training and experience in the treatment of common overuse and trauma-induced sports injuries. They can design a personalized treatment plan that includes physical therapy, training recommendations, and return-to play guidelines. In addition, a licensed athletic trainer is on staff at our Sports Medicine Center to coordinate rehabilitation efforts with student athletes, their coaches, schools, and parents to expedite a full recovery and prevent future reinjury.

In many cases, our specialists can get patients back to their game by utilizing the latest techniques and technologies—such as arthroscopic surgery—for diagnosis and treatment. Arthroscopy is the most common minimally invasive surgery used in orthopedics. Arthroscopy—which means “to look within the joint”—enables orthopedic surgeons to see, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint. During arthroscopy, the surgeon makes a small incision (1/4 inch) and inserts a pencil-sized arthroscope into the joint. Fiber optics within the scope transmit images to a TV monitor, allowing the surgeon to clearly see the internal joint structures.

Because arthroscopy is minimally invasive, there is little or no hospital stay, reduced pain, scarring, risk of complications, and faster recovery.