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For Sports Medicine Physicians

Joint Injection Training for Sports Medicine Physicians

Expand your sports medicine toolkit with hands-on joint injection training. Master shoulder, hip, knee, and extremity injections to treat athletic injuries, accelerate recovery, and provide comprehensive musculoskeletal care for your patients.

1 Day
Course Duration
6.75
CME Credits
$1,299
Starting Price
ACCME
Accredited
Joint Injection Training

Why Sports Medicine Physicians Choose AAOPM for Joint Injection Training

Treat athletic injuries and musculoskeletal conditions in-house. Joint injections are essential for sports medicine physicians managing acute injuries, chronic conditions, and return-to-play decisions.

  • Treat Athletes On-Site: Provide immediate injection therapy for acute injuries and flare-ups without referring to specialists or delaying treatment.
  • CME Credits Included: Earn 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits toward your sports medicine board certification maintenance requirements.
  • Hands-On Training: Practice injection techniques on anatomical models under direct supervision of board-certified physician instructors.
  • Accelerate Recovery: Joint injections reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and help athletes return to activity faster with appropriate treatment protocols.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: Learn injections for the most common sports injuries including shoulder, knee, hip, and overuse conditions like tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis.
Course Curriculum

What You'll Learn in Joint Injection Training

A comprehensive curriculum covering joint injections, trigger points, and specialty procedures for athletic injuries and musculoskeletal conditions.

Large Joint Injections

Master injection techniques for shoulder, hip, knee, and sacroiliac joints. Learn proper needle placement, injection angles, and medication selection for treating athletic injuries including rotator cuff tendinitis, hip impingement, and acute joint inflammation.

Trigger Point Therapy

Identify and treat myofascial trigger points common in athletes. Learn injection techniques for muscle groups affected by overuse, training stress, and repetitive motion injuries.

10+ Injection Sites

Viscosupplementation

Learn hyaluronic acid injection protocols for osteoarthritis and degenerative joint conditions in active patients who want to maintain athletic activity.

Sports Injury Assessment

Perform functional testing, review imaging, and formulate diagnoses for acute injuries, overuse conditions, and chronic musculoskeletal problems in athletes.

Athletic Specialty Injections

Tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, IT band syndrome, runner's knee, and bursitis treatments for active patients.

Billing & Coding

Learn ICD-10 and CPT coding for sports medicine joint injections. Understand documentation requirements and reimbursement optimization.

For Sports Medicine

Joint Injection Scope of Practice for Sports Medicine Physicians

Understanding your capabilities and advantages as a sports medicine physician performing joint injections.

Revenue Potential

Keep procedures in-house rather than referring out. Joint injections create recurring revenue as athletes return for maintenance treatments.

$100K+ potential annual revenue

Sports Medicine Applications

  • Acute injury management
  • Chronic overuse conditions
  • Return-to-play facilitation
  • Pre-competition treatment
  • Sideline medicine support

Team & Event Coverage

Provide comprehensive musculoskeletal care for athletic teams and sporting events. Injection skills enhance your value as a team physician or event medical director.

Quick Return on Investment

Recoup your course investment with just a few injection procedures. Joint injections reimburse $100-300+ per procedure with minimal supply costs.

Foundation for Regenerative Medicine

Joint injection training provides the procedural foundation for advanced regenerative sports medicine techniques including PRP and other biologic therapies. Many sports medicine physicians expand from corticosteroid injections to regenerative treatments that help athletes heal and recover without surgery.

Certification & Credentials

Receive your AAOPM Certificate of Completion with 6.75 CME credits. This training provides the foundation for AAOPM Board Certification in Pain Management and satisfies requirements for malpractice insurance coverage for injection procedures.

Course Calendar

Joint Injection Training Course Dates for Sports Medicine Physicians

Browse upcoming joint injection training courses. All courses include hands-on training with anatomical models.

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2 Courses
Joint / Extremity / Non-Spinal Injection Course
Sat Mar 7
Livestream
Joint / Extremity / Non-Spinal Injection Course
Fri Jul 24
Livestream

Atlanta, GA

1 Course

Dallas, TX

1 Course

Houston, TX

1 Course

Long Island, NY

1 Course

Los Angeles, CA

1 Course

Orlando, FL

1 Course
FAQ

Joint Injection Training FAQ for Sports Medicine Physicians

Common questions about joint injection training for sports medicine physicians.

Joint injections allow sports medicine physicians to provide immediate, in-office treatment for athletic injuries and musculoskeletal conditions. This includes treating acute injuries like joint inflammation and bursitis, managing chronic overuse conditions like tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis, and providing sideline care during athletic events. Adding injection capabilities reduces referrals to specialists, improves patient satisfaction, and accelerates return-to-play timelines.
Joint injections effectively treat a wide range of sports injuries including rotator cuff tendinitis, shoulder impingement, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, runner's knee, patellar tendinitis, IT band syndrome, hip bursitis, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, and acute joint inflammation. These procedures provide rapid pain relief, reduce inflammation, and help athletes return to activity faster with appropriate treatment protocols.
Yes. Sports medicine physicians with injection training can provide field-side care including trigger point injections and joint injections when clinically appropriate and when proper sterile technique can be maintained. This course teaches proper technique and protocols that can be applied in various clinical settings including sideline medicine, training rooms, and outpatient clinics. Always ensure appropriate conditions for any injection procedure.
Yes. AAOPM is accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). This Joint & Extremity Injection Course provides 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, which are recognized by medical boards nationwide and count toward your continuing education requirements for sports medicine board certification maintenance.
This course teaches landmark-guided (palpatory) injection techniques that require minimal equipment and can be performed immediately after training. Many sports medicine physicians start with landmark-guided injections and later add ultrasound guidance for improved accuracy. AAOPM offers an Ultrasound-Guided Injection course as an advanced training option for those interested in image-guided techniques.
Joint injection training provides the procedural foundation for regenerative medicine techniques. The anatomical knowledge, injection skills, and patient assessment protocols you learn are directly applicable to PRP, prolotherapy, and other regenerative therapies. Many sports medicine physicians use this course as a stepping stone to our advanced regenerative medicine training programs.

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