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Sports Medicine & ACL Reconstruction

Get Back to What You Love.

Stronger, safer, and with confidence. Using advanced arthroscopic techniques, we ensure a safe return to peak performance — with an emphasis on recovery and preservation of the natural joint.

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A painful knee can stop you from running, jumping or playing. A shoulder injury can make it difficult to lift, throw, swim, train — or even sleep comfortably. But an injury does not automatically mean surgery. Two people can have the same MRI finding but need completely different treatments — we look at the injury, the individual and the sport.

One of the most important principles in sports medicine is knowing when not to operate.

Not Every Sports Injury Needs Surgery

Restore Strength,Movement & Confidence.

Many sports injuries can be managed successfully with an appropriately structured non-surgical programme. The objective is not simply to make the pain disappear — it's to restore strength, movement, stability and confidence so you can return to your sport safely.

Rest and modification of sporting activity
Physiotherapy and progressive rehabilitation
Strength and conditioning
Movement and technique correction
Bracing or support in selected injuries
Injection-based treatments in carefully selected patients

Knee Sports Injuries

ACL Reconstruction Surgery

ACL tears are common in sports involving pivoting and sudden deceleration. Not every ACL injury requires reconstruction — treatment depends on the type of tear, knee stability, associated injuries and your sporting goals. When reconstruction is required, the focus is on individualised graft selection, anatomically appropriate reconstruction, preserving the meniscus and cartilage wherever possible, and a structured rehabilitation pathway toward return to competition.

Ligament & Meniscus Injuries

A recreational walker, a young footballer and a professional athlete may have the same scan but very different treatment priorities. We assess the knee as a whole — stability, alignment, strength, movement patterns and future activity demands — before deciding between rehabilitation, meniscus repair, or other minimally invasive techniques.

Cartilage & Patellar Problems

Cartilage injuries matter most in young, active patients — early recognition can help protect the joint. Kneecap pain in runners and cyclists is often related to strength, biomechanics or training load, and a carefully designed rehabilitation programme is often the answer, not surgery.

Shoulder Sports Injuries

Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy

Repeated overhead activity, throwing and lifting stress the rotator cuff. Arthroscopy is not automatically the first option — treatment may begin with rehabilitation, movement correction and load management, with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair considered for significant structural tears or persistent symptoms.

Shoulder Instability & Dislocation

A first dislocation doesn't always mean immediate surgery, but recurrent instability or significant structural damage may require arthroscopic stabilisation through small incisions.

Labral Injuries

Common in throwing and overhead athletes, causing pain, clicking, weakness or instability. Treatment ranges from rehabilitation to arthroscopic repair, depending on the specific injury and sporting requirements.

Return-to-Sport Rehabilitation

Success Means More Than "The Surgery Went Well."

Progression is based on function, not simply the number of weeks since injury — pain and swelling control, movement and joint function, strength and neuromuscular conditioning, running and impact progression, change-of-direction drills, and a gradual return to training and competition.

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Protect

Pain and swelling control immediately after injury or surgery.

02

Rebuild

Restoring movement, strength and neuromuscular control.

03

Train

Running, agility and sport-specific loading progression.

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Return

A safe, durable return to training and competition — not the fastest one.

Common Sports Injury Questions

No. Some patients function well with structured rehabilitation and activity modification. Surgery is considered particularly with persistent instability, high-demand pivoting sports, associated injuries or recurrent giving-way episodes.

Not necessarily — preserving the meniscus is often an important goal. Depending on the type and location, treatment may involve rehabilitation, observation, repair, or selective removal of irreparable tissue.

There is no universal timeline — return should depend on healing, pain, range of motion, strength, stability, sport-specific performance and psychological readiness. The goal is a safe and durable return, not the fastest one.

Stop the activity if it causes significant pain, protect the injured area, avoid unnecessary loading, and seek medical assessment if there is significant pain, swelling, deformity, instability or inability to use the limb. A major injury should never simply be "played through."

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Don't let an injury decide when you stop playing.
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Dr. Abhishek Shenoy Orthopaedic Surgeon, Superhealth Bangalore