Sports Medicine

Fearless Athletes Deserve Specialized Treatments
One of the Country's Leading Sports Medicine Programs

One of the Country's Leading Sports Medicine Programs

Our Sports Medicine Program is one of the few programs in the country that is dedicated to the care of young athletes. We treat more adolescent and teen athletes than anybody else in Georgia.

Instead of treating a young athlete’s pain, we fix the problem. Many of those problems are unique to children, adolescents and teens, and require specialized treatments.

  • Young athletes’ bones have growth plates and must be treated carefully to prevent long-term damage.
  • During growth spurts, young athletes are susceptible to unique injuries and conditions that our team is trained to handle.
  • The psychology of a young athlete is different. Our team gets to know each athlete, how he thinks, feels and what motivates him.
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  • Emergency Medical Responder Course: Sidelines Care
    June 14-16, 2013
    This course is targeted towards physical therapists seeking a Specialist Certification in Sports (SCS) or requiring certification for on-field coverage of sporting events. Check out our conference brochure for more information. Register early, space is limited. Registration deadline is May 24, 2013.

     
 
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    Will Utsey ATCWill Utsey’s life is sports. He can be found most days at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga., where he’s a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) in the Sports Medicine Program at Children’s. While he has no children of his own, he considers his kids to be the 350 teen student athletes he works with. 

    Join him for a typical day during football season.

  
     

Video: Sports Medicine By the Numbers

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See facts about our providers who are specialized for young athletes.
 
     
 
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Personalized for Each Athlete

At our 10 neighborhood locations—all of which are open late for convenient scheduling—we help young athletes prevent and recognize injuries through programs that teach proper sports techniques. Each athlete’s treatment is personalized based on his needs, emotional state and the sport he plays to make sure he heals properly. Our staff consists of:

In addition to treating sports injuries, we use special equipment and technology—like video motion analysis—to find and correct techniques and improve performance.