Hand Surgeon for Athletes: A Specialist’s Approach to Your Recovery
Don’t Let an Injury Take You Out of the Game.
As an athlete, your hands are one of your most critical assets. An injury doesn’t just cause pain; it threatens your performance, your season, and your identity. We provide an elite level of specialized care focused on one thing: getting you back to peak performance as quickly and safely as possible.
We Understand What’s at Stake
The athlete’s hand is a specialized tool. The demands placed on a hockey player’s wrist are different from those on a snowboarder’s thumb or a climber’s fingers. We believe every athlete requires a completely individualized, sport-specific treatment and rehabilitation plan. A generic approach is not enough when your career is on the line. Athletes are requested to bring their hand-related sport-specific equipment to the consultation (gloves, stick, and puck for hockey players; tennis racquet and ball for tennis players; gloves and poles for skiers; gaming handset for professional gamers; and yes, even BMX bike racers are asked to bring their biking gloves and bike). A full perspective of the problem hindering the athlete in their sport cannot be understood without Dr. French’s study of the interaction between your hand/wrist and your sport-specific equipment.
The Go-To Specialist for Elite Athletes & Olympic Teams
Dr. Rod French has a significant focus on sports-related injuries and is a sought-after consultant for elite athletes and some of the most prominent sports organizations in the world. His expertise is trusted by professionals at the highest level of competition.
A Winning Strategy for Your Recovery
Sport-Specific Treatment
- Your treatment plan is designed around the unique physical demands of your sport, your position, and your equipment to ensure a recovery that prepares you for the specific forces you’ll face.
Strategic Timing
- We engage in a collaborative discussion about the timing of your treatment, weighing the pros and cons of in-season versus off-season surgical options to best suit your competitive calendar and career goals. For team sports, we respect your role on the team and desire to help your teammates while at the same time protecting your hand and wrist for your life after sport.
A Quick & Safe Return
- Our shared goal is to get you back in the game as quickly as possible, but never at the expense of safety. We focus on durable, meticulously executed repairs that are built to withstand the long-term pressures of your sport.
Expert Treatment for a Range of Athletic Injuries
Fractures
- From jammed fingers to a broken wrist from a hard fall, a fracture in an athlete requires precise surgical fixation to ensure a perfect recovery that can withstand the high-impact forces of your sport. Where relevant, we employ the most minimally invasive techniques to minimize trauma and allow for the earliest return to play that is safely possible. Learn more about our approach to fractures.
Ligament Instability
- A loose or unstable joint can end a career. We specialize in advanced ligament reconstruction, including UCL repair for “Skier’s Thumb” and scapho-lunate ligament reconstructions for contact sports athletes, to restore the rock-solid stability you depend on to compete with confidence. Explore solutions for ligament instability.
Tendon & Soft Tissue Injuries
- We provide meticulous repair for a range of tendon issues, from acute ruptures from a sudden force to chronic tendonitis from overuse, to restore the smooth, powerful motion your performance demands. Read more about our tendon treatments.
