Children enjoy naturally active lives. And activity sometimes can lead
to injury. As children grow and begin to participate in organized sports
or decide to pursue individual or team-based competitive sports, they
can increase achievement while staying as healthy and safe as possible
by learning to reduce or avoid potential injury during physical activity
or athletic performance and getting the care they need to recover well
if injury occurs.
Children’s Sports Medicine Specialists Close to Home
Take advantage of expert children’s sports medicine services close
to home when you choose Oklahoma Children's Health OU Health in Oklahoma
City, Edmond or Tulsa. You’ll find Oklahoma’s only sports
medicine pediatrician, as well as internal medicine doctors, orthopedic
surgeons, specially trained family medicine doctors, therapists and rehabilitation
specialists who recognize the proper guidance and care needed to help
children’s growing bodies remain healthy, active and strong while
engaged in athletic performance.
Your child benefits from extensive evaluation, testing and diagnosis for
a wide range of sport-related injury, including concussion, in a comprehensive
sports medicine program trusted by elite athletes, competitive marathon
runners and NFL players, as well as the region’s top baseball, soccer
and college teams, and public schools in Tulsa.
Treatment for Sport-Related Injuries & Conditions
At OU Health, you and your child will work with fellowship-trained sports
medicine physicians who spent several years gaining hands-on, in-depth
experience for diagnosing and treating children’s sport-related
situations, including unusual injuries specific to certain sports or a
variety of activity-based conditions such as:
Get expert care for your child’s activity- or sport-related injury
or rehabilitation and guidance to enhance recovery from OU Health’s
wide array of non-surgical and surgical specialists and therapists who
provide advanced treatments such as:
Arthroscopy – Minimally invasive procedure to repair joints, including knee,
shoulder, hip, ankle, elbow
Ultrasound-guided injections for more precise and less painful treatment
of joint-related conditions
Weight-loss programs
If your child experiences a sudden injury, ask about same-day appointments
for treatment, with follow-up rehabilitative care that uses advanced technology
and strengthening regimens.
Human Performance Lab at OU Health in Tulsa
Get expert care for all types of musculoskeletal problems in children,
even those not related to sports, from specialists at OU Health’s
human performance lab in Tulsa. In addition to the advanced sports medicine
services you’ll find at all OU Health locations, your child can
work with OU Health’s Tulsa team to understand the limits of current
physical capacity or performance and track improvements. You and your
child can take advantage of a variety of body composition tests, performance
or training support and other services, including:
Fracture management
Lactate threshold test – Indicates maximum intensity your body can
maintain without a large increase in lactic acid that could slow muscle recovery
Muscular exhaustion test – Evaluates endurance by measuring the decrease
in muscle ability and function through incremental exercise that increases
in intensity
Modality specific testing – Identifies methods and areas for individualized
performance improvement
Spirometry (breathing test) for exercise-induced asthma
Ultrasound-guided injections for more precise and less painful treatment
of joint-related conditions
Video-based gait analysis
VO2 max test – Determines maximum amount (volume) of oxygen your
body can use during exercise; supports cardiorespiratory fitness
Concussion Center at OU Health
Any direct blow or jolt to the head may lead to a concussion or traumatic
brain injury (TBI). Even forces affecting other parts of the body may
send shocks to the head that can contribute to concussion. Symptoms ranging
from headache and dizziness to trouble walking or thinking clearly or
vision problems mean your child needs immediate evaluation for possible
concussion.
Whether you choose OU Health in Oklahoma City, Tulsa or Edmond for
concussion care, our sports medicine professionals review your child’s situation
in depth and work with you and your child to determine appropriate treatment
or make a referral to specialists for personalized attention to your child’s
specific condition. In addition, you receive guidance and recommendations
for when your child may safely return to school or to exercise, activity
or playing sports.
Your Child’s Expert Sports Medicine Care Team
No matter your age, level of athletic ability or your hometown, you’ll
find exceptional children’s sports medicine care and services from
OU Health providers near you. All sports medicine doctors in Oklahoma
City, Tulsa, Edmond and across the region completed their fellowship training
in sports medicine through OU Health and our academic partner, the University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma’s only academic medical center.
Your child benefits from the experience of OU Health’s extensively
educated sports medicine and rehabilitation professionals who work as
a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers, including
physical therapists, family medicine physicians, internal medicine physicians, orthopedic
surgeons and others to help your child recover from injury as quickly
as possible or establish the exercise, strengthening, conditioning and
training programs that support top athletic performance and overall good health.
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