MSU SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC
Our Sports Medicine team provides care and physical therapy for people of all ages and activity levels. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing pain or looking to stay active, we’re here to help. Referrals are welcome, and self-referrals are accepted.
Keep Doing What You Love
Whether you’re an MSU student athlete, a weekend warrior, a competitive athlete or simply someone who wants to stay active, sports medicine can help you move well and stay in the activities you enjoy. At the Bozeman Health MSU Sports Medicine Clinic, our team treats sports injuries, joint and muscle pain, concussions and other conditions that can make it harder to stay active.
We offer specialized sports medicine and physical therapy services in one convenient location, with care tailored to your goals, your activity level and your life. And while we’re proud to be the exclusive health care provider for Montana State University Bobcat student athletes, you don’t have to be a Bobcat, or a competitive athlete, to benefit from sports medicine.
Sports Medicine is for Everyone
You don’t have to be a professional athlete to benefit from sports medicine.
Our sports medicine team works with people of all ages and activity levels to help them understand what’s causing their symptoms,
find the right treatment and keep doing the things they enjoy.
How We Can Help
Sports Injuries
A sports injury can happen on the field, on the trail, at the gym or during everyday activities. Whether you’ve sprained an ankle, hurt your shoulder or injured your knee, getting the right diagnosis can help you recover and return to activity safely.
Our team evaluates and treats injuries involving muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones and joints. Depending on your injury, treatment may include physical therapy, an injection, activity changes, exercises or other nonsurgical care.
Your Care Journey
Evaluation
We’ll talk about how your injury happened, what you’re experiencing and what you want to get back to doing. Your provider will perform an examination and determine whether imaging or other testing is needed.
Treatment
We’ll explain what we find and discuss your treatment options. Your plan will be based on your injury, your goals and your activity level.
Recovery
As you heal, we’ll help you safely build back strength and activity. If you’re returning to a sport, your plan may include sport-specific rehabilitation and return-to-sport testing.
Joint, Tendon & Muscle Pain
Pain can make everyday activities harder—and keep you from the activities you love. Arthritis, inflammation, overuse and other conditions can cause pain in your knees, shoulders, hips, ankles and other joints.
Our sports medicine team offers nonsurgical treatment options, including joint, tendon and muscle injections, to help reduce pain and improve function.
An injection may be an option when pain or inflammation is keeping you from doing what you enjoy.
Our providers perform both landmark-guided and image-guided injections. When appropriate, ultrasound guidance allows your provider to see the area being treated in real time and precisely target the area causing your symptoms.
Your provider will discuss whether an injection is right for you and explain which approach is best for your condition.
- Knee
Injections may help manage pain and inflammation related to arthritis, injuries and other conditions affecting the knee. - Shoulder
Injections may help relieve pain and inflammation related to arthritis, tendon problems and other shoulder conditions. - Hip
Injections may help treat certain types of hip joint and surrounding soft-tissue pain, making movement more comfortable. - Elbow
Injections may be an option for certain joint, tendon and inflammatory conditions that cause elbow pain. - Ankle and foot
Targeted injections may help relieve pain and inflammation related to certain joint, tendon and soft-tissue conditions affecting the ankle or foot. - Other areas
Sports medicine providers may also use injections to treat other joints, tendons and soft tissues, depending on your condition and treatment needs.
Evaluation
We’ll talk about where you hurt, when your symptoms started and how they affect your activities. Your provider will examine the area and may recommend imaging or other testing.
Choosing treatment
An injection isn’t right for everyone. Your provider will explain your options, which may include physical therapy, exercises, activity changes, medication or an injection.
After your injection
You’ll receive instructions about activity, exercise and follow-up care. Depending on your condition, physical therapy or other treatment may be recommended to help you regain strength and function.
Keep moving
The goal isn’t simply to reduce pain. It’s to help you move better and get back to the activities that matter to you.
Advanced Treatment Options
When an injury or pain isn’t improving with more traditional treatments, our sports medicine providers may recommend advanced treatment options based on your condition, activity level and goals.
Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, uses a sample of your own blood to create a concentrated preparation of platelets. Platelets contain proteins and growth factors that play a role in the body’s natural healing process. During a PRP treatment, a small amount of your blood is drawn and processed to concentrate the platelets.
The PRP is then injected into the area being treated. Your provider may use ultrasound guidance to help precisely target the treatment area. PRP may be considered for certain tendon, ligament, muscle and joint conditions, particularly when symptoms have not improved with other treatments.
Shockwave therapy uses focused sound waves to deliver energy to an area of pain or injury. The treatment is designed to stimulate a local healing response and may help improve pain and function over time.
Shockwave therapy may be considered for certain chronic tendon and soft-tissue conditions, especially when symptoms have not improved with other treatments.
Your sports medicine provider will evaluate your symptoms and discuss whether PRP, shockwave therapy or another treatment may be appropriate for you.
Concussions
A concussion can happen during sports, recreation or everyday activities. You don’t have to lose consciousness to have a concussion, and symptoms aren’t always obvious right away. Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, balance problems, nausea, sensitivity to light or noise, changes in sleep, difficulty concentrating or unusual fatigue.
Our sports medicine team can evaluate concussion symptoms and help guide your recovery.
Your Care Journey
Evaluation
Your provider will review how the injury happened, talk with you about your symptoms and perform an examination.
Recovery plan
Recovery looks different for everyone. We’ll help you gradually return to your normal activities while monitoring your symptoms.
Return to activity
When appropriate, we’ll guide you through a gradual return to exercise, school, work and sports. Athletes may need additional evaluation before returning to competition.
Overuse Injuries
Not every injury happens all at once. Repetitive activity, changes in training or doing too much too quickly can put stress on muscles, tendons and joints.
Overuse injuries can affect runners, cyclists, skiers, weightlifters, athletes and anyone who enjoys staying active.
Your Care Journey
Find the cause
We’ll look at your symptoms, activity level and movement patterns to understand what’s contributing to your pain.
Build a plan
Treatment may include changes to your activity, targeted exercises, physical therapy, an injection or other nonsurgical care.
Return gradually
We’ll help you understand when and how to increase your activity so you can build back strength while reducing your risk of reinjury.
Injuries That Aren't Getting Better
Sometimes an injury doesn’t heal the way you expected. If you’re still hurting despite rest, home exercises or other treatment, it may be time to take another look.
Our sports medicine team can reevaluate your symptoms, review previous treatment and help determine what may be keeping you from healing.
Your Care Journey
Take another look
We’ll review your symptoms, previous treatment and activity limitations and perform a thorough evaluation.
Find the next step
Additional imaging or testing may help identify the cause of your ongoing symptoms. Your provider will explain what they find and discuss your options.
Create a new plan
Depending on your condition, your next step may include physical therapy, an injection, changes to your activity or referral to another specialist when appropriate.
Recovery After Surgery or Injury
An injury or surgery doesn’t have to mean giving up the activities you love. The right rehabilitation plan can help you rebuild strength, movement and confidence.
Our sports medicine and physical therapy teams work together to help patients recover from injuries and orthopedic surgeries and return to their normal activities.
Returning to your sport is about more than simply feeling better. Your body needs to be ready for the strength, movement, balance and endurance your activity requires.
We’ll help you progress through recovery and, when appropriate, use return-to-sport testing to help determine when you’re ready to safely resume your activity.
Physical therapy can help you improve strength, mobility, movement and function after an injury or surgery.
Treatment may include strengthening exercises, mobility work, hands-on treatment, movement training, dry needling and other techniques.
Build a foundation
We’ll evaluate your strength, movement and function and create a personalized rehabilitation plan.
Build back
As you improve, your exercises and activities will become more challenging and specific to the demands of your sport or daily life.
Keep doing what you love
Our goal is to help you return to the activities that matter to you—and give you the tools to keep moving forward.
Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy Services
Sports Medicine
- Injury evaluation
- Concussion assessment
- Joint, tendon and muscle injections
- Landmark-guided injections
- Ultrasound-guided procedures
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Return-to-sport evaluation/testing
- Other confirmed sports medicine services
Physical Therapy
- Sports injury rehabilitation
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Return-to-sport preparation
- Dry needling
- Other confirmed physical therapy services
What to Expect
Before Your Visit
At Your First Visit
We’ll talk about your symptoms, your activity level and what you’d like to get back to doing. Your provider will perform an examination and explain what they find.
Depending on your needs, you may have imaging or another diagnostic test, or you may begin treatment during your first visit.
After Your Visit
You’ll leave with a clear understanding of your next steps. Your plan may include exercises, physical therapy, an injection, activity changes, follow-up care or additional testing.
We’ll make sure you understand what to do at home and when to follow up.
Meet Your Care Team
Logan Wilz
MD
Bozeman Health
MSU Sports Medicine
Chase Spoon
MD
Bozeman Health
MSU Sports Medicine
Brian Langford
PT, DPT, OCS
Bozeman Health
MSU Sports Medicine
Gretchen Coble
PT, ATC
Bozeman Health
MSU Sports Medicine
A Team That Knows Athletes —and Knows You
Bozeman Health is proud to be the exclusive health care provider for Montana State University Bobcat Student Athletes.
Our sports medicine team understands the demands of collegiate athletics and provides care to help Bobcat athletes stay healthy, recover from injury and return to competition. That same expertise is available to everyone in our community. Whether you’re training for your next competition, recovering from an injury or simply want to keep hiking, skiing, running, lifting or playing with your kids, we’re here to help you stay active.
