Non-Surgical Treatment

As a non-operative sports medicine physician, Dr. Meirick treats patients without the use of surgery.  Patients are often relieved to discover most orthopedic conditions do not require surgery and are best treated with non-surgical measures.

Orthopedic Conditions

Dr. Meirick specializes in caring for patients of all ages with sports or activity-related injuries as well as chronic medical conditions.

• Muscle Injuries

• Tendon Injuries

• Ligament Injuries

• Fractures of the Bone

• Stress Fractures

• Growth Plate Fractures

• Growth Plate Irritation (Apophysitis)

• Joint Dislocations

• Osteoarthritis

• Degenerative Meniscus Tears

• Degenerative Labrum Tears

• Frozen Shoulder

• Calcific Tendonitis

• Ganglion and Baker's Cysts

• Nerve Entrapment Syndromes

• Trigger Finger

Medical Conditions

Dr. Meirick is board certified in both Sports Medicine and Internal Medicine and therefore has extensive training in treating medical sports conditions:

• Concussions sustained during sport

• Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), formerly called Female Athlete Triad Syndrome

• Heat Illness

• Medical Illness

• Injury Prevention

Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

Dr. Meirick has a special interest in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound to diagnose injuries and aid in image-guided injections.  Injections can be helpful for a variety of conditions and include the following:

• Corticosteroid (cortisone) injections

• Hyaluronic acid ("rooster combs") injections

• Prolotherapy injections

• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections

• Hydrodistension injection for frozen shoulder

• Hydrodissection injections for nerve entrapment