Orthopedic Urgent Care Q&A

Urgent care centers may or may not be equipped to deal with many of the orthopedic injuries and problems that can arise. Priority Urgent Care is equipped to treat orthopedic problems.

You can go to an urgent care for the following issues:

• A minor wound or cut
• A twisted ankle or foot
• A broken bone
• A minor dislocation
• Sprained knee
• An injured shoulder, wrist, elbow, or hand caused by a fall
• Work-related orthopedic injuries, such as minor cuts, blunt force trauma, sprains, strains, etc.
 
If your injury is critical, it is best to go to an emergency room:

• Injury causing deformity to the knee, elbow, ankle, or shoulder. These injuries will need more effective pain control and services that are available at urgent care.
• Critical injuries from a motor vehicle accident 
• A large blow to the head should be treated at an ER where CT scans are readily available.
• A serious cut or injury should be treated at an ER since these may require in-depth repair and pain management.

The kinds of orthopedic issues we can address include:

• Joint pain
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Strains and strains
• Sports injuries
• Ligament tears
• Meniscal tears
• Injuries from auto accidents
• Arthritis symptoms
• Workplace injuries
• Osteoporosis symptoms

Urgent care clinics that treat orthopedic injuries will have staff trained in orthopedic care and will have the necessary equipment to scan, test, and diagnose orthopedic injuries. They will also be able to provide ongoing care for people who struggle with musculoskeletal diseases, as arthritis.

Whether your injury is from an accident or participating in a physical activity, orthopedic emergencies can happen. When you have an injury that impacts your musculoskeletal health, there are options for immediate medical care. For injuries, seeing a specialist can help you recover more quickly.

Urgent care clinics have many benefits. While you may think that you need to go to an emergency room for these kinds of injuries, an urgent care clinic may be able to treat your injury more quickly than can be done at an ER. Most of the time, an ER or urgent care clinic can treat the immediate issue. They will then refer you to an orthopedic specialist. At an urgent care clinic that is set up to treat urgent orthopedic problems, an orthopedic specialist will be on staff. You will get your needs addressed more quickly and at a lower cost.

Urgent care clinics will have lab testing equipment and imaging equipment on site to help make a diagnosis quickly and accurately. They will also be less expensive than an ER and if you have insurance your copay will probably be the same as a normal doctor’s visit.

Priority Urgent Care provides comprehensive and quality orthopedic urgent care services. For more information, call and schedule an appointment. We serve patients from Ellington CT, Unionville CT, East Haven CT, Cromwell CT, Oxford CT, Newington CT, East Windsor CT, Somers CT, Burlington CT, Canton CT, Branford CT, New Haven CT, Middletown CT, Rocky Hill CT Seymour CT, Middlebury CT, Hartford CT, Addison CT, and BEYOND!