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Mohammed Emam, MBBCH
- Director, Musculoskeletal Center
Expertise: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
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Eva Seligman, MD
- Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Expertise: Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Our primary care sports medicine physicians assess, diagnose, treat and educate athletes and active people of all ages and experience levels, including teen and collegiate athletes, weekend warriors, recreational athletes and seasoned professionals. Our physicians are trained to diagnose and help you recover from an injury, recognize injury risk factors or improve your athletic performance so that you can participate in your favorite activities for years to come.
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How We Help
A primary care sports medicine doctor is like your family doctor but with special expertise and training in sports medicine. This type of doctor sees athletes as well as active people who have an injury or a condition preventing them from participating in their sport or activity, whether it’s football, running or pickle ball. A primary care sports medicine doctor will create a custom treatment plan, which may include medications, injections, a referral to physical therapy and other treatments.
Our Services
- Ultrasound to diagnose ligament and tendon injuries, muscle tears and nerve issues, including diagnostic injections. We also use other types of tests to diagnose sports-related conditions, including compartment pressure measurement testing.
- Nonsurgical treatments, including platelet-rich plasma injections, prolotherapy, percutanetous needle tenotomy, corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid and other ultrasound-guided injections, as well treatments to relieve pressure on a pinched nerve or drain a cyst.
- Sport- and injury-specific return-to-sport testing to ensure an optimal and safe return to activity, including our specialized program for performing artists and female athletes.
- Consultatations on nutrition, supplements, and safety
- Injury prevention: We offer comprehensive evaluations of body mechanics to screen for movement patterns or muscular imbalances that may increase your risk for injury. We then provide a tailored training program to help you adjust your technique to avoid injury and improve athletic performance.
- Coordiantion of care with your orthopaedic surgeon and physical therapists, which may include pre-surgery strengthening (pre-hab) and a post-surgery rehabilitation plan (rehab).
Conditions We Treat
- Overuse injuries of the ankle, foot, knee, hip, elbow, shoulder and spine.
- Traumatic injuries such as dislocations and ligament tears.
- Sport-specific injuries such as tennis elbow, runner’s knee, golfer’s and baseball elbow and more.
- Arthritis and general pain that cause an unwanted decrease in activity level.
- Pain or numbness resulting from pinched nerves
- Exercise-induced compartment syndrome
- Post-concussion syndrome (prolonged symptoms following a concussion) and return-to-sport conditioning after a concussion.
- We work closely with the sports cardiology team to evaluate and treat heart-related conditions.
Our Primary Care Sports Medicine Physicians
Our primary care sports medicine physicians are current and former athletes with a deep understanding of how sports injuries happen. We also work closely with orthopaedic sports medicine physicians and sports rehabilitation therapists as needed to coordinate your care.
Other Members of the Sports Medicine Care Team
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Orthopaedic Surgery
If surgical treatment is necessary, our orthopaedic surgeons offer expert surgical care for a variety of sports injuries with a focus on helping injured athletes of all ages get back in action.
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Rehabilitation Therapy
We work alongside our sports rehabilitation therapists to provide you with a comprehensive recovery plan that accelerates your return to sport. Through innovative rehabilitation techniques and technologies, our therapists.
Physical Therapy and Hydrodissection for Knee Pain | Alanna's Story
Alanna Craig was determined to make the most of her senior year soccer season at The Johns Hopkins University. But recurring knee pain was keeping her on the sideline. That brought her to the sports medicine experts at Johns Hopkins Rehabilitation Network. After exhausting all non-surgical approaches, her primary care sports medicine physician, Dr. Emam performed a hydrodissection of her knee, which gave her more mobility and more range of motion. Both leading up to and after the procedure, Alanna worked with physical therapists to get back to full strength and back on the field.
Featured Articles
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Olympic Dreams: Johns Hopkins Doc Volunteers at Tokyo Games
Johns Hopkins physical medicine and rehabilitation physician and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Mo Emam answers questions about his time as a volunteer physician at the men's and women's Olympic taekwondo events in Japan.
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Sports Medicine for Athletes -- and Everyone Else
Our team expands on the expertise and approach of the Johns Hopkins Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Program in getting athletes back on the field.
