Sports related injuries require specialized care care to promote optimum healing. Whether you are are a weekend jogger or tennis player, a professional soccer player or marathon runner, a child or senior citizen, or even a musician or actress, trauma to the muscles and joints can limit or prevent your participation in these activities. To provide proper diagnosis and prevent future injuries, the Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital have created the Yale Sports Medicine Practice.

The Sports Medicine Practice offers diagnosis and treatment of all athletic injuries plus pre-sports participation exams. Inpatient treatment and surgical procedures are done at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Temple Surgical Center. Arthroscopy, a microsurgical technique, is often employed to repair joints while traditional reconstructive surgery is used for musculoskeletal damage. Other treatments include custom-made orthotics, braces, sports splints and personalized home rehabilitation programs. Staff members also consult with high school and university coaches and offer second opinions. Seminars focusing on prevention and the latest treatment methods are conducted regularly for coaches, trainers, and physicians.

The Yale Sports Medicine Practice operates by appointment only. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. For athletic emergencies during office hours, patients may come to the Practice but must call beforehand. At all other times, emergency cases can be seen in the Emergency Room at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Patients should ask for the orthopaedic resident.

To schedule an appointment please call (203) 737-5656.

The Yale Sports Medicine Practice offices are located at:

• 800 Howard Avenue, New Haven, CT.
• 157 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT
• 20 Commerce Drive, Milford, CT