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

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

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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