Comprehensive, advanced, highly skilled sports medicine that helps you play your best

When your team needs you… You need our team.

Multispecialty, full-service care and support for all types of athletes: football, basketball, ice hockey, baseball, soccer, rugby, lacrosse, track and field, cross-country, crew, dance, cycling, gymnastics.

Dedicated to helping athletes recover fully & play their very best.

At Essex Orthopaedics & Optima Sports Medicine, we understand how important it is for athletes to return quickly to optimal competitive performance following an injury or surgery. Whether you’re a top-level athlete or a “weekend warrior,” we take a multifaceted and evidence-based approach to get you back in the game after an injury. We work closely with athletes — and their coaches, teams and parents — to maximize their competitive performance.

Our sports medicine specialsts: 
   Dr. Eric Arvidson
   Dr. Tahsin Ergin
   Dr. Matthew Hawkins

provide comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and therapy for sports injuries including:

• Rotator cuff tears
• Torn ligaments (ACL, MCL, PCL, LCL)
• Meniscal tears
• Shoulder impingement
• Tennis elbow
• Patellofemoral syndrome (“runner’s knee”)
• Ankle sprains
• Groin & hamstring strains
• Shin splints
• Muscle pulls

To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors, please call our office at (603) 898-2244 or use our online Request an Appointment form.