The written and photographic material presented on this world wide web site is provided solely for informational and educational purposes. We feel that accurate medical information is important, as you or a family member recover from any sports-related injury or condition. Knowledge about one's own injury is key to a successful patient treatment plan.

However, please understand that these materials are not intended to be used as a substitute for any specific medical or orthopaedic advice pertaining to a musculoskeletal injury, diagnosis, conservative treatment modality, surgical procedure, or rehabilitation.

One method or form of treatment, surgery, or rehabilitation for one patient, may not be the most appropriate treatment for another patient. The content viewed here is not intended to replace the advise from one's own family doctor or other medical professional.

We encourage you to discuss any course of treatment presented or suggested on this web site with your own family physician. If you have an immediate or urgent concern about an injury, call our office at (317) 575-6515 or contact your family physician.

Thank you.


Steven K. Ahlfeld, M.D.
Ahlfeld Sports Medicine