Sports Medicine Staff

Our sports medicine program is led by our 3 physicians, all
highly familiar with the medical needs of active individuals
and athletes.  Each of our physicians were college athletes
and have since continued to compete in various arenas.  

Sports Medicine Services

When medically necessary as deemed by your physician,
the following services are often
reimbursed by your
insurance company:
  • Exercise Prescription
  • Testing for Exercise-Induced Asthma/Bronchospasm
    using treadmill or personal cycle
  • Joint and soft tissue injections including Synvisc
  • Acute and chronic injury evaluation and management
  • Nutritional Counseling (covered in some
    circumstances)
The following services are usually not reimbursed by
insurance, but will be available at a reasonable out-of-
pocket cost:
  • Cycling Fit and Biomechanical Cycling Analysis
  • Videotaped Biomechanical Running Analysis
  • Videotaped Biomechanical Swimming Analysis
  • Lactate Threshold Testing
  • Sport-Specific Anthropometric Testing and Body Fat
    Analysis with recommendations to optimize
    performance
  • Sport-Specific Performance Testing - We can
    perform a host of tests to assess performance in a
    variety of sports - these can be used to predict
    performance and measure training efficacy.  Send
    an email if you have any special needs.
  • Sports and Therapeutic Massage
  • Athletic Training
  • Nutritional Counseling (sometimes not covered)

Sports and Therapeutic Massage

In March of 2006, Cove welcomed Kevin Dickerson, our
massage therapist to the office.  He offers clients both
Sports and Therapeutic Massage
.

For athletes, a few visits with the massage therapist can
help in a variety of settings:

  • Prevent athletic injuries
  • Assist in flexibility
  • Promotes muscle recovery
  • Aids in healing when injury does occur

Therapeutic Massage is an effective adjunct in a variety of
situations.  Below are just a few.  Ask your doctor if
massage may be right for you:

  • Be more effective for chronic back pain than other
    complementary therapies.
  • Promote relaxation and alleviate the perception of
    pain and anxiety in cancer patients.
  • Reduce post-traumatic headaches better than cold
    pack treatments.
  • Lessen pain and muscle spasms in patients who
    have undergone heart bypass surgery when part of
    hospital-based surgery treatment.
  • Stimulate the brain to produce endorphins.
  • Improve confidence by encouraging patients to
    effectively cope with their pain.


Kevin sees clients during the following hours (these are
subject to change):

Monday: 10am-8pm
Wednesday:  10am-8pm
Friday:    10am-6pm

Rates:
30 minute session  $30
60 minute session $55
90 minute session $70

All patients of Cove Family and Sports medicine receive a
$5 discount on all sessions.

Visit Kevin's website for more details and updates:

                 
www.cove.massagetherapy.com



Sports Medicine
Our goal at Cove Family and
Sports Medicine is to help keep
individuals of all ages active and
healthy throughout their lives.  
Whether a weekend warrior or a
college superstar, we have the
knowledge to help keep you on
your game.