Meet the providers of 3D Sports Medicine, Dr. David Dominguez, Dr. Mark Davis, and PA Casey Runte. 3D Sports Medicine utilizes the most cutting edge rehabilitative and surgical procedures tailored to your specific needs to achieve your goal, whether that entails walking up a flight of stairs without pain, or playing a round of golf comfortably. Treatment for general Orthopaedic problems does not always include surgery. Find out what your options are. The post The Faces of 3D Sports Medicine appeared first on 3D Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center ..read more

Basics of a Broken Collarbone The collarbone – also known by its formal name, the clavicle – is one of the largest bones in the shoulder. It connects the ribcage to the shoulder blade and helps your arms move. As with any bone, it is vulnerable to fractures through trauma. These can include a fall, a collision, or a sports-related injury. These types of injuries are not uncommon. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates that around 5% of all adult fractures are related to a broken collarbone. Read on to learn about the causes, risk factors, and treatment options for a broken colla ..read more

At 3D Sports Medicine, one of our specialties is A2M Therapy. This therapy can help ease joint pain, restore balance, and address various kinds of arthritis. It involves injecting alpha-2 macroglobulin – a naturally-occurring molecule – into the body to eliminate the proteins that cause joint pain. You can read more about A2M injections on our blog post about the topic. But did you know that there’s a related therapy to A2M injections? We also offer PRP injections, a type of therapy that can restore worn-out cartilage and damaged tissue. Like A2M, PRP – or platelet-rich plasma – can be used to ..read more

Knee Pain Basics Knee pain is among the most common types of physical pain, and the most persistent. Usually this kind of pain is minor, but can become more severe if left untreated. According to the Mayo Clinic, knee pain can generally be classified into a few major categories, including injuries and medical conditions. Two of these—a torn meniscus (injury) and arthritis (medical condition)—can present similar symptoms, such as stiffness and joint pain. However, although they may seem similar, the treatment for these afflictions are quite different. It’s important to know the difference betwe ..read more

Youth sports have a number of benefits, from keeping in shape to helping develop social skills and teamwork. However, there are also drawbacks. The more a child plays a sport, the more likely they are to develop an overuse injury. In fact, according to the University of Connecticut, children are actually at a higher risk of overuse injuries because their bodies have not fully developed. If improperly treated or ignored, overuse injuries can continue all throughout adolescence and even into adulthood. Luckily, 3D Sports Medicine offers treatment for a wide variety of injuries related to overuse ..read more

What Foods Should I Add? The Cleveland Clinic and Harvard Health agree that the best foods to fight joint pain and inflammation include fruits, cruciferous vegetables, and fish oil (omega 3 oils). Eat fruits like apples, oranges and anything in the berry family. Cruciferous vegetables are leafy greens like broccoli, brussel sprouts, and collard greens. These foods are high in antioxidants, which can also help diabetes and heart disease in addition to reducing joint pain. Nuts, soybeans, and cold water fish like salmon, contain healthy Omega 3 oils. These oils have numerous health benefits beyo ..read more

Nearly one-third of all adults suffer from joint pain at some point in their lives. Although joint pain most commonly occurs in the knees, shoulders, and hips, it can happen really anywhere in the body. It can affect anyone at any age, whether you’re an athlete who has overexerted themselves or simply someone whose joints have naturally stiffened with age. Joint pain can manifest as tennis elbow, tendonitis, arthritis, and much more, and can often be caused by sprains or strains related to heavy physical activity. While there are medications and physical therapy options to help fight joint pai ..read more

Given the incredibly hot weather we’ve been having lately on the Space Coast, 3D Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center wanted to share some summer exercise tips that work living in a place like Florida.  There’s no getting around it: Florida is hot. It has one of the warmest, most humid climates in the United States, and its average temperatures rarely dip below sixty degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. According to TripSavvy, Central Florida has an average high of 83 degrees for the entire year – and that’s usually much higher during the summer months. Between June and September, th ..read more

Though heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world, nothing prepares us for the shock of a young athlete who experiences a fatal sudden cardiac arrest. It can happen anywhere in the country, to families of any race or income level, and it happens to young athletes across many different sports each year. Many times, those deaths could have been prevented by a heart health screening like an electrocardiogram (ECG). In 2007, a Cocoa Beach High School athlete went into sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and later died of a heart condition that could have been detected with an ECG. As the com ..read more