Active healing for bodies in motion. Fellowship-trained sports medicine.
Dr. Brett DeGooyer
NE Regional Medical Center & ATSU-KCOM Brett DeGooyer, DO Kirksville, MO. Orthopaedics Samaritan Orthopaedics | Phone (509) 793-9789 | 1550 S. Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837 Samaritan Healthcare has the region’s only orthopaedic doctor of osteopathy with fellowship training in sports medicine. SamaritanHealthcare.com
A collaborative service of the Grand Columbia Health Alliance All of us, for each of you, every time. All of us, for each of you, every time. Sports medicine specialists offer physical conditioning, diagnoses, and treatment for people of all ages.
are non-surgical. The Sports Medicine Specialist What is a Sports can maximize non-operative treatment, guide It’s all right here. appropriate referrals to physical and occupational Medicine Specialist? therapies and, if necessary, expedite referral to an Samaritan Orthopaedics It is a physician with significant specialized orthopaedic/sports surgeon. and Sports Medicine. training in both the treatment and prevention of illness and injury. Sports medicine provides Sports Medicine Specialists have received Orthopaedic surgery and treatments and sports physical conditioning, diagnoses, and treatment additional training in the musculoskeletal and medicine are all available right here in Moses Lake, of injuries with solutions for pain in non-surgical non-musculoskeletal aspects of sports medicine. where you can be close to your family, close to methods. The Sports Medicine Specialist helps home, close to healing. patients maximize function and minimize Musculoskeletal problems include: disability and time away from sports, work, or • Acute injuries—ankle sprains, muscle strains, Brett DeGooyer, DO, Leo Chough, MD, and school. You don’t need to be an “athlete” to Dr. Brett DeGooyer, knee and shoulder injuries, and fractures Chris Stone, PA-C, help their patients return to benefit from sports medicine. Whether an injury Sports Medicine Specialist. • Overuse injuries—rotator cuff and other forms their active, everyday lives through non-surgical or medical issue occurs in the workplace or at of tendonitis, stress fractures sports medicine treatments, state-of-the-art home, or during sports or recreation, sports As a doctor of osteopathic medicine and a sports • Medical and injection therapies for osteoarthritis orthopaedic surgery, and related orthopaedic medicine can help patients of all ages and in all medicine physician, Dr. DeGooyer was fellowship clinic services. Their team approach makes it easier areas of life. trained in sports medicine and he has a wide range Non-musculoskeletal problems include: to schedule a sports medicine or orthopaedic of professional experience with active people of • Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) and appointment and increases the level of care A Sports Medicine Specialist is a physician who: all ages. Non-surgical sports medicine services other head injuries provided to their patients. and treatments offered by Dr. DeGooyer include • Is board certified in Family Medicine, • Athletes with chronic or acute illness (such as musculoskeletal or tendon injuries and diseases, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, infectious mononucleosis, asthma, or diabetes) To schedule an appointment with Dr. Brett prevention and treatment of sports injuries, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation, • Nutrition, supplements, ergogenic aids, and DeGooyer, contact Samaritan Healthcare at non-surgical fracture management, concussion or Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. (509) 793-9789 or visit samaritanhealthcare.com. management, musculoskeletal ultrasound, joint performance issues • Has obtained one to two years of additional injections, osteopathic manipulative treatment, • Exercise prescriptions for patients who want to training in Sports Medicine through one of the sports physicals, and more. Dr. DeGooyer is also increase their fitness Injury prevention Physicians in the American Osteopathic Academy accredited Fellowship (subspecialty) fluent in Spanish, which allows him to connect and • “Return to play” decisions in the sick or injured of Sports Medicine (AOASM) and American Programs in Sports Medicine. communicate with patients when English is not athlete Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) are • Has passed a national Sports Medicine their primary language. • Recommendations on safe strength training dedicated to providing comprehensive and quality certification examination allowing them to and conditioning exercises care to the active individual. hold a Certificate of Added Qualification in • Healthy lifestyle promotion Sports Medicine. What is the difference Sports Medicine is a recognized subspecialty by • Further adds to their expertise through the American Board of Medical Subspecialties and participation in continuing medical education between a Sports by Medicare. activities and recertification every ten years. Medicine Specialist and This process distinguishes certified Sports Medicine Specialists from physicians without an Orthopaedic Surgeon? specialized training. Both are well trained in musculoskeletal medicine. • Is a leader of the Sports Medicine team, Sports Medicine Specialists specialize in the which also may include specialty physicians non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical conditions. Orthopedic surgeons are also trained therapists, coaches, other personnel, and in the operative treatment of these conditions. athletes. However, approximately 90% of all sports injuries
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