Dr. Sobh is a sports medicine physician who specializes in nonsurgical orthopedic treatment options, regenerative medicine (PRP), and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments.
Dr. Sobh attended the University of California, Riverside where he majored in Biology. He attended medical school at Western University of Health Sciences in Southern California, which is where his discovery of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments sparked his interest in the field of sports medicine.
He continued his rigorous medical training in family medicine at College Medical Center in Long Beach, CA. He then completed a sports medicine fellowship at Cal State Northridge, where he treated Division 1 athletes, and the Southern California Orthopedic Institute, where he gained experience in general orthopedics and cutting-edge procedures like platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections.
What is a DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)? What is Sports Medicine? Read our full FAQ to help answer your questions about SOBH and our services.
A DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) is fully licensed physician and can practice in all 50 states, just like their MD counterparts. A DO goes through the same rigorous medical school and residency training, and can practice any specialty. The main difference between MDs and DOs is that DOs are trained to see the patient as a whole person, in addition to learning a useful skillset called Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
Sports Medicine is an emerging field that encompasses a multidisciplinary approach to the athlete. At the head of the Sports Medicine team is the physician. Sports physicians can practice in many settings, including universities, professional teams, and a clinical setting.
Becoming a sports medicine doctor is a long, but worthwhile path. It involves four years of medical school, at least three years of residency training, and a one-year fellowship in sports medicine. Sports medicine doctors come from many different residency specialties, including orthopedics, emergency, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, internal medicine, and family medicine.
Some sports medicine doctors are orthopedic surgeons too. What makes me different than an orthopedic physician is that I am not trained in surgery. I’m trained in some ways like an orthopedic surgeon, where I can treat specific joint, bone, and muscle/tendon issues. However, being trained first as a DO in family medicine, I also take a big picture approach to see if there are other issues that could be causing your complaint. For example, is your wrist tendonitis actually because your shoulder stabilizer muscles are weak? The best part is that I do everything in my power to keep you away from the operating room.
I treat people of all ages (8 and above), activity levels (from sedentary people to high level athletes), and all types of injuries! I do comprehensive nonsurgical treatments of back and neck pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, ankle pain, and more! I offer same day diagnoses with an in-house high definition ultrasound. I can also regenerate torn and frayed tendons and ligaments by injecting your own platelets with a technique called platelet-rich plasma. Call today for an evaluation and a comprehensive diagnostic plan!
What is a DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)? What is Sports Medicine? Read our full FAQ to help answer your questions about SOBH and our services.
