Sports Injury   

Updated June 2010

If you're injured to the point that R.I.C.E. (Rest, Icing, Compression, Elevation) is not enough, and you need to see a doctor, going to Emergency at the local hospital is not recommended. Doctors at Sports Medicine Clinics have been trained to deal specifically with sports injuries, plus you can get follow-up physiotherapy at the clinic if you need it.

Here is a list of Sports Medicine Clinics in the Ottawa/Nepean/Kanata area. Doctors visits are covered by your Ontario Health Card. No referral is required. Physiotherapy is covered by insurance. Phone to make an appointment.

1. Sports and Spinal Injury Clinic
   • 1335 Carling Ave, suite 602
   • 729-8098
   
   
2. Carleton University Sports Clinic
   • at C.U. Sports Centre (From University Dr off Bronson Ave, turn left into P5. Enter the main builting there.)
   • 520-3510
   
   
3. Nepean Sports Medicine Centre
   • 1701 Woodroffe Ave (at Nepean Sportsplex)
   • 727-5755
   
   
4. Palladium Sport Medicine & Physiotherapy Centre
   • Run by PSI
   • at the Corel Centre - Gate 3
   • 599-0299
   
   
5. University of Ottawa Sports Medicine Centre
   • 801 King Edward Ave, Suite 203 (second floor of athletic centre)
   • 564-3950
   
   

1. Carleton University Sports Clinic
   • at C.U. Sports Centre (From University Dr off Bronson Ave, turn left into P5. Enter the main builting there.)
   • 520-3510
   
   

Ask your physiotherapist. As of 2010, the best store seems to have gone out of business. You can buy on-line, but only if you know what size and style of brace you need. Otherwise, someone who understands your injury and what will support it should recommend a brace for you. There is no point in buying a brace that isn't going to support your injury!