Sports injuries occur during activities such as rugby, football, basketball, netball, hockey, tennis, or while exercising. They often result from accidents, inadequate training, improper equipment use, or insufficient stretching or warm-up. Common injuries affect bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons, particularly around joints like the knees, hips, shoulders, ankles, and feet.
Dr. Peter Schneider specializes in knee and hip conditions, offering personalized treatment plans focused on recovery, mobility, and long-term wellness. For injuries outside his scope, patients are promptly referred to trusted specialists to ensure comprehensive care.
Some of the common types of sports injuries treated by specialists include:
Treatment includes management of bruises, strains and sprains, fractures, dislocations, chronic injuries, torn shoulder ligaments, ACL ligament repair in the knee as well as cartilage and meniscal repairs. Surgical interventions are primarily performed using minimally invasive techniques and healing is expedited by physical therapy and a rehabilitation program to facilitate a safe and efficient return to athletic activity.
The most common non-surgical or conservative treatment recommended for sports injuries include:
Surgical treatment is employed when an individual has sustained serious sports injury by means of a severe fracture, bone displacement, and soft tissue tears not amenable to conservative treatment.
Some of the common surgeries performed include:
