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Lowcountry Sports Medicine
Sports Injury Specialists
As a specialist in Sports Medicine, I have training including the examination of an athlete, reading x-rays and MRI, physical therapy for sports injuries, sports nutrition, and overseeing treatment plans for sports injuries to ensure a rapid and safe return to sport. Common injuries include golfer’s elbow, tennis elbow, rotator cuff injuries, and spinal injuries. I am board certified in sports medicine and I am the only physician in the Lowcountry advanced to the status of Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine.
Sports Medicine procedures we perform include:
Joint injections (shoulder, hip, and knee)
Arthrograms
Injections for tennis and golfer’s elbow
Viscosupplement injections
Bracing for arthritis
Casting and splinting
Physical therapy and exercises for sports-related injuries
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My Personal Sports Medicine Experience
I have always been an avid athlete, not with a ball or bat, but rather on the water competitively racing and training for windsurfing. I injured my back in college and was side-lined for quite some time. Doctors one after the other were no help.
Then I saw a sports medicine doctor and my recovery started…without surgery! My injury, like 90% of sports-related injuries, needed a diagnosis and proper treatment but did not need surgery. Not only did that physician encounter initiate my recovery, it also inspired me to go to medical school and become a sports physician.
After completing my residency, I completed a 12 month fellowship in sports medicine learning to care for the athlete – both young and old. Whether you are a professional athlete or weekend warrior I will treat you with respect, compassion, and the most current treatment options available.
John P. Batson, MD, FACSM
Conditions We Routinely Treat In Young Athletes:
Concussions
Little leaguer shoulder and elbow
Gymnast’s wrist
Snapping hip
Knee pain and sprains
Foot and ankle pain and sprains
Basic fractures which do not require surgery
Conditions We Routinely Treat In “Less Young” Athletes:
Arthritis of the shoulder, hands, hip, knee and ankle
Bursitis in the shoulder, hip and knee
Rotator cuff tendonitis
Tennis and golfer’s elbow
Hand and wrist tendonitis
Running injuries
Basic fractures which do not require surgery