MyNemours Sign-InAt Nemours, our team of experts understand how pediatric sports medicine injuries can impact your child — and how each child's individual growth should be taken into consideration with their personalized rehabilitation program. So we do whatever it takes to diagnose and rehabilitate sports medicine injuries in children and get them back in the game — safely.
Pediatric Sports Medicine Injuries We Treat
At Nemours' locations offering Sports Medicine, we treat:
- knee: patellar instability, anterior knee pain, anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tears, cartilage damage
- ankle: ligament tears, instability, cartilage damage
- shoulder: dislocations, impingement and tendonitis
- elbow: Little Leaguer’s elbow, tennis elbow, loose bodies
- spine: spondylolisthesis (when one spine bone slips in relation to the one below it), muscle strains/sprains
- hip: dance, ice hockey and ice skating injuries
- head: concussions
Preventing Pediatric Sports Medicine Injuries
We also focus on preventing an injury before it happens:
- customized conditioning ("prehabilitation") regimens that concentrate on core strengths to prevent overuse injuries and develop good body mechanics
- pre-season screenings
- intervention counseling: when and how to rest, how to play
Jacksonville
Florida
HospitalSpecialty CareNemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville
807 Children’s Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207
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For Appointments: (904) 697-3600
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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- photo ID
- medical and pharmacy insurance cards
- preferred pharmacy name and phone number
- names and dosage of all medications, including over-the-counter medication, your child is currently taking
- guardianship and custody papers, if a legal guardian rather than a parent accompanies your child
New Patients
- Patient Registration (PDF)
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Returning Patients
New Patient Forms
- Patient Registration (PDF)
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Returning Patient Forms
- Release of Information (PDF)
English | Spanish - Patient Presents Without Legal Guardian (PDF)
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Note: A parent or legal guardian must be with a child for a first visit.
Resources for Patients & Families
- Insurance We Accept: See accepted insurance, listed by location.
- Pay Your Bill: Use online bill pay or send by mail.
- Financial Assistance: Get help with your child's health care expenses.
- MyNemours: Access your child’s medical record online.
At Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville, we provide comprehensive, personalized care for pediatric sports medicine injuries.
Access to a Full Range of Pediatric Specialists
- radiologists for specialized on-site X-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, and blood
flow studies - cardiologists for pre-participation screening
- pulmonologists to treat for exercise-induced asthma
- neuropsychologists for post-concussion follow-up
- child psychologists
We welcome a young athlete’s referral by a primary care doctor or pediatrician if there is a diagnostic question about the injury, or if the child continues to experience pain or limitation as a result of the injury. Parents may also self-refer their child to our specialized Sports Medicine Program if they are concerned that a sports related injury may have a lasting impact on their child’s performance goals.
More Services from Nemours' Pediatric Sports Medicine Program
Our sports injury assessment for your young athlete includes:
- evaluating the adolescent's skeletal maturity
- testing for overuse syndromes
- diagnosis of growth center overload injuries such as epiphysitis
or apophysitis - understanding the athlete's performance goals, current and future
- customized care plans, including evaluation of sports readiness, strength training, and general conditioning for recreational or competitive sports
At our pediatric partner hospital, Wolfson Children's Hospital, we offer surgical intervention for pediatric sports medicine injuries including:
- ACL reconstruction
- shoulder stabilization
- arthroscopy
- cartilage restoration
- customized conditioning ("prehabilitation") regimens that concentrate on core strengths to prevent overuse injuries and develop good body mechanics
- pre-season screenings
- intervention counseling: when and how to rest, how to play