Sports Medicine & Athletic Training
Sports and an active lifestyle are part of the culture throughout our community, and when a sports-related injury interrupts your game, you want a specialist to help get you moving again.
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital offers individualized treatment plans from a multidisciplinary team of sports medicine specialists, orthopedic surgeons, and other medical experts who work together to get our local athletes back in the game.
Our Services
From injury prevention to cutting-edge treatment, Lake Cumberland evaluates, treats and rehabilitates a range of conditions resulting from sports and activity. Common sports-related pain and injuries include:
- Back pain and spinal injuries
- Hand and upper extremity injuries
- Foot and ankle injuries
- Knee and lower extremity injuries
Our teams offer a variety of nonsurgical services including:
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Pain management therapies
- Sports injury and prevention and safety
- Sports physicals and athletic training services
Common sports-related surgeries offered include:
- Cartilage reconstruction
- Elbow tendon repair
- Knee ligament repair and reconstruction
- Joint replacement
- Meniscus surgery
- Rotator cuff shoulder repair
Local Teams Score with Lake Cumberland Athletic Trainers
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital offers our local teams and athletes and major resource with certified athletic trainers. Under the direction of Drs. Jesse Pace, orthopedic surgeon, and Patrick Jenkins, Sports and Family Medicine, the athletic training team offers services to Pulaski County High School, Southwestern High School, Somerset Independent Schools, Wayne County High School, and Lindsey Wilson College.
These physicians and medical staff members are specialists in "in-game" acute care providing the following services:
- Injury evaluations
- Protective taping
- Monitoring environmental conditions
- Honoring return-to-play protocols
- Providing proper follow-up care
- Rehabilitation and therapy services
