WVU in the News: Inside Sports Medicine

While participating in sports or living a generally active lifestyle comes with many health benefits, it also carries an increased risk of bodily injury, sometimes resulting in athletes being forced to stop doing the things they love. Medical professionals specializing in sports medicine work to guide these individuals through recovery, encourage preventative measures to decrease the likelihood of injury or strain and spearhead new techniques that promote more efficient solutions, getting their patients safely back to pursuing their passions as auickly as possible. 

A.J. Monseau, M.D., grew up around sports and witnessed directly the mental and physical demands athletics can have. He now serves as professor of emergency medicine at the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine and chief of both the Division of Sports Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine at WVU J.W. Ruby Memorial Hosptial.