Sports Medicine doctors are similar to orthopedists in that they both treat musculoskeletal conditions, but sports medicine practitioners can also focus on areas outside of the musculoskeletal system. Mainly catering to athletes, doctors of sports medicine can perform physical examinations to identify injuries. They diagnose the type of injury the athlete has so that they can create a treatment plan. This allows the doctor to provide a solution to help athletes recover so that they can play sports again. Sports physicians can prescribe corticosteroids for athletes and other forms of pain medication. Sports Medicine doctors can treat serious injuries, such as dislocated joints, broken bones, Achilles tendon injuries, knee injuries, muscle injuries, etc. They can also treat chronic sports injuries, like rotator cuff injuries, stress fractures, and tendonitis. Miami sports injury doctors aim to help South Florida athletes recover as soon as possible so that they can return to their training without further injury. However, for more severe injuries that require more invasive therapy — hand surgery, torn ligaments, torn tendons, etc.— an orthopedic surgeon is necessary.