Cove Family and Sports Medicine

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, welcomed Kevin Dickerson, our
massage therapist to the office. He offers clients both
Sports and Therapeutic Massage in increments of either
30 minutes or 1 hour.

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.