These specialized urgent care centers are a convenient option for treatment of orthopedic injuries.
Orthopedic Injuries in Aging Adults
According to the National Institute of Aging, more than 1 in 4 adults age 65 or older fall each year. These accidental slips and falls are the most common cause of orthopedic injuries in this age group, leading to sprains, fractures, or dislocations that often require immediate attention to avoid further damage and prevent complications.
Orthopedic Urgent Care
Orthopedic urgent care centers offer specialized care for non-life-threatening bone, muscle, and joint injuries, and have the tools to diagnose and treat these conditions right away. Common injuries treated at orthopedic urgent care centers include sprains and strains, broken bones and fractures, dislocations, and torn ligaments or tendons.
Benefits to Patients
Specialized. Orthopedic urgent care clinics provide patients expert evaluation and treatment from the start instead of a referral to an orthopedic specialist later in the treatment process.
Timely. By providing urgent care services specifically for orthopedic needs, urgent care centers can help patients avoid long waits at emergency rooms, getting the specialized care they need faster.
Cost-Effective. Urgent care clinics are typically less expensive than emergency rooms, providing patients with a lower-cost option.
Convenient. Orthopedic urgent care clinics often offer extended hours, including evenings and weekends, making it easier for patients to receive care when it is most convenient for their schedule, including outside of traditional office hours.
Streamlined. If further intervention like surgery or physical therapy is required, the same orthopedic group can handle treatment from start to finish, resulting in fewer referrals, quicker recovery times, and a better overall patient experience.
An Expert Weighs In:
“Our goal is to make high-quality orthopedic care more accessible in our community, whenever people need it most. By offering Saturday hours at our Urgent+Ortho walk-in clinic, we’re giving patients with urgent orthopedic needs the chance to receive expert care without waiting until Monday. This service is especially valuable for active individuals, athletes, and families who can’t always make it to us during regular weekday hours or don’t want to go to the ER. We’re here to help them get back on their feet, pain-free, as quickly as possible.”
Jason Robertson, MD
Non-Operative Specialist and Urgent+Ortho Medical Director, Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics
Meet the Author
Rachel Studebaker, BA, English, Summa Cum Laude
Rachel Studebaker is a graduate of Lee University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in advertising. While attending Lee, Rachel served as editor-in-chief and creative director for the school’s biannual publication Vindagua and was a member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society. Since joining CMC Publications as editor, Rachel has assumed the role of managing editor, where she is responsible for the annual development and completion of seventeen publications involving health, wellness, and lifestyles articles that are published in print and online for HealthScope, CityScope, and Choose Chattanooga magazines – premier publications serving S.E. Tennessee and North Georgia.
