Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Eric D. Wicks is a Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon in Lakeland, FL
with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating athletic-related injuries.
As a Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon, Eric D. Wicks, MD performs
surgery, medication, and physical rehabilitation to patients suffering sport-related injuries. Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgery is
a medical specialty dealing with injuries and disorders related to athletic activities. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeons include torn ACL, chronic joint and back pain, knee injury, neck injury, muscle sprain, spinal disc pain, disc herniation, hamstring injury, and nerve dysfunction.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeons
include diagnostic imaging like x-ray, MRI, and CT scan, pain and mobility assessment, surgical repair of injured muscles, ligaments, nerves, and joints, physical therapy, inflammation reduction techniques, medical massage, acupuncture, diet and nutrition recommendation, nerve pain block injections, and referral to other specialists as needed.
An orthopaedic surgeon trained in sports medicine provides appropriate care for all structures of the musculoskeletal system directly affected by participation in sporting activity. This specialist is proficient in areas including conditioning, training and fitness, athletic performance and the impact of dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, and nutrition on performance and health, coordination of care within the team setting utilizing other health care professionals, field evaluation and management, soft tissue biomechanics and injury healing and repair. Knowledge and understanding of the principles and techniques of rehabilitation, athletic equipment and orthotic devices enables the specialist to prevent and manage athletic injuries.
Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeons in Lakeland, FL
Chiropractor
Dr. Eric D. Wicks is a Chiropractor in Lakeland, FL
with special training and skill in applying chiropractic healing methods to provide relief for dysfunctions of the neck, spine, musculoskeletal, and nervous system.
As a Chiropractor, Eric D. Wicks, MD performs
spine manipulation (also called chiropractic adjustment) to improve your overall physical health. Chiropractic is
a medical specialty dedicated to practicing non-surgical healing techniques to reduce patient pain while improving mobility. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Chiropractors include lower back pain, neck pain, knee pain, migraines, athletic injuries, muscle strains, torn ACL, osteoarthritis, slipped or herniated spinal discs, and post-surgical recovery.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Chiropractors
include x-ray, MRI, and CT scan diagnostic imaging, reflex testing, range of motion assessment, massage, electric stimulation therapy, nutritional counseling, and physical therapy.
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.
Chiropractors in Lakeland, FL