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Women's Sports Medicine

Helping Female Athletes with...
  • Stress Fractures
  • Postpartum Fitness
  • Female Triad: amenorrhea,
    disordered eating & osteoporosis
  • Shoulder & Upper Extremity
    injuries
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Running, Cycling & Triathlon
    injuries
  • Hip & Knee Pain
    • No one takes women’s athletics more seriously than we do. Women athletes suffer sports injuries equal in intensity to their male counterparts. But women also face gender-related issues such as osteoporosis, stress fractures, pregnancy and postpartum issues, and more. We have the expertise to help.

    Our Center has a top Female Physician-- a former College All-American Athlete

    We have one of Virginia’s only fellowship-trained female sports medicine physicians, Dr. Katherine Dec, as well as a number of programs to help women and girls play strong and meet their performance goals — whatever their sport, age, or skill level.

    Dr. Dec has years of international experience as well as experience in treating both female and male athletes and in particular she understands the priorities & needs of female athletes.

    Special Female Athletic Issues Deserve Special Attention

    Women suffer from a decrease in bone loss, stress fractures, pregnancy and postpartum issues as well as what is called, the female athlete triad. The "triad" is a combination or a cycle that includes disordered eating, amenorrhea (the loss of monthly periods) and osteoporosis, which is a weakening of the bones.

    Women's Sports Medicine at CJW has the only certified and experienced physical therapist in Pilates. Lisa Donegan Shoaf, PhD, MSPT has had over 26 years of experience in sports medicine, spine dysfunction and manual therapy. At the Commonwealth site, her expertise and additional polestar certification in Pilates offers our performing artists, athletes and postpartum patients exceptional advantage for addressing their musculoskeletal injuries and strength. In addition to her professional experience, she is a former dancer, teaches part time in the Dance Program at VCU and works with the Richmond Ballet and other professional companies and dance studios. Read our Dance Newsletter.

     

    CJW Sports Medicine: Serving Patients at Six Locations       
    CJW Sports Medicine - Hioaks | Johnston-Willis Office | Commonwealth Center Office | Festival Park Office | Midlothian Office | Colonial Heights Office