Sports Medicine

The providers at Paragon Orthopedic Center are highly qualified to treat all of your Sports Medicine needs. Dr. Robert Bents and his team have a strong commitment to treating athletes of all ages. Specialty areas include arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, hip, foot, and ankle. We balance our non-surgical and surgical approaches to allow for the quickest return to activity.

Dr. Bents is certified in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the prestigious Arthroscopy Association of North America. He has published multiple articles about the shoulder, knee and performance enhancing drugs. He is a team physician for several local High Schools in Southern Oregon. Previously he served as the team physician for the Division 1 Air Force Academy Baseball, Boxing and Hockey teams and worked closely with athletes at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Our staff works closely with local physical therapists, trainers, and coaches to provide comprehensive care. Our clinic has digital x-ray capabilities, ultrasound, a casting and bracing department, and treatment rooms for injections. We have safely injected over 1000 patients with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) with tremendous results. Safely getting you back to your active lifestyle or sport as soon as possible is our primary objective.

Paragon Orthopedics has always provided outstanding community outreach. The professionals in our clinic provide educational seminars, on-site field coverage of sporting events, and top-level sponsorship of multiple teams and individual athletes. Our clinic staffs a pre-season physical exam day for our high school athletes. Additionally, Dr. Bents has coached junior high school baseball, girls softball, and AAU basketball teams and currently coaches high school softball. We support our community and believe strongly in giving back to the people who support us.