Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor
Dr. Larry S. Richardson is a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor in Chattanooga, TN
with special training and skill in Sports Medicine and certified in Emergency Medicine.
As a Sports Medicine Emergency Doctor, Larry S. Richardson, MD performs
emergency medical treatment of sports-related injuries. Emergency Sports Medicine is
the prevention and treatment of injuries in athletes that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors include heat illness, concussions, fractures, heart attacks, and ACL tears.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors
include resuscitations, imaging tests, intravenous fluid deliveries, and bone settings.
An emergency physician with special knowledge in sports medicine is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention and management of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician has knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation and epidemiology is essential to the practice of sports medicine.
Sports Medicine Emergency Doctors in Chattanooga, TN
Interventional Pain Doctor
Dr. Larry S. Richardson is an Interventional Pain Doctor in Chattanooga, TN
with special training and skill in relieving, reducing, or managing pain and improving a patient's overall quality of life through minimally invasive techniques.
As an Interventional Pain Doctor, Larry S. Richardson, MD performs
physical exams and scans, assessments, and treatments for short and long term pain. Interventional Pain Medicine is
the study, assessment, diagnosis and treatment or management of chronic pain. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Interventional Pain Doctors include sciatica, herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and whiplash.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Interventional Pain Doctors
include discography, epidural injections, nerve, root, and medial branch blocks, facet joint injections, pulsed radiofrequency neurotomy (PRFN), rhizotomy, spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal pumps, and percutaneous discectomy/nucleoplasty.
Interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment.
Interventional Pain Doctors in Chattanooga, TN
