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August 29, 2023 28 mins

Sports Medicine Doctors are not just for professional, college, and high school athletes. Did you know they even help people with arthritis and occupational injuries? A Sports Medicine Doctor is for ALL joints and all ages! As we age the actual collagen we produce changes. Sports Medicine Doctors can offer a nonsurgical approach to musculoskeletal conditions. Most commonly Dr. Ponti sees…

Younger Athletes: Ankle injuries, ACL, and rotator cuff injuries

Middle-Aged Population: Overuse injury from sports, repetitive motion at work, or caring for a a loved one

Mature Population: Arthritis

Dr. Ponti discusses anti-inflammatory medicine, foods, and injectable therapies. He also suggests staying away from processed foods boxed, bagged, or wrapped to reduce inflammation. Dr. Ponti explains a minimally invasive solution using needling by way of ultrasound to break up scar tissue.

Dr. Ponti is careful to encourage his patients to train for current goals instead of what they used to be able to do.

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