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The Woodlands Sports Medicine Center
The Woodlands, TX
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About
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My Orthopedic practice involves primarily Sports Medicine (primarily injuries of the knee and shoulder) and Adult Reconstruction/Joint Replacement (knee and hip).
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Sports Medicine
Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Licenses
United States: Texas
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
495 Answers
237 Agrees
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
stress fracture: Depends entirely on the location. Some stress fractures will heal almost regardless of treatment and don't even require significant activity modifica... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Neck pain: Everything except for the swollen lymph nodes sounds like cervical myofascial syndrome. This is very commonly aggravated by stress. Sometimes there ar... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Knee injury: Could be a contusion. This can be just a superficial, or deep bruise all the way to the bone. Cartilage can be bruised, scuffed, or even torn. Ligam... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Fracture: Varies depending on severity of fracture, displacement, age of patient, smoking status, etc. In general, most fractures that are minimally displaced ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
MC fx: Not sure why you want to wait. If the fracture needs to be fixed it is best to do so within the first 10 days. After that the surgeon will have to bre... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Effusion: Water on the knee is known as an effusion. This is usually easiest seen proximal to and lateral to the patella. Causes include but are not limited to... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
No twist: Best to get it fixed. However, in the mean time, avoid twisting and pivoting activities as well as high impact. Stationary biking and elliptical would... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
broken wrist: Non invasive options include: proper immobilization, good nutrition including adequate calcium and vitamin d, avoidance of smoking or nicotine produc... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Yes: Yes as tolerated but avoid high impact activities & twisting/pivoting. Best to get the meniscus fixed as soon as possible. It will not heal in its ow... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
High impact: Avoid high impact exercise such as running & jumping. Stick with low impact such as swimming, biking, and elliptical use.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Pulled muscle: Symptoms/signs include pain and tenderness, swelling, tightness or loss of range of motion.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Osteomyelitis: Bone infections do not always cause fever. Some may become chronic or even go dormant for a period of time. Pain and swelling are common symptoms.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Fracture: Pain, swelling, loss of motion or stiffness of the joint, deformity, difficulty bearing weight. This can be difficult to differentiate from a severe s... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Growth arrest: Growth stops. If one side of the bone stops growing then can lead to angular deformity as the other side continues to grow. If the entire growth plate... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Clavicle: If non-displaced and in the middle 1/3, non-surgical treatment includes rest in a sling. If displaced or broken in the distal 1/3, then surgical stab... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Trauma: Most commonly from direct blunt trauma.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Isometrics : There are basically two components of what stabilizes a joint: static & dynamic. Static issues that you can't really strengthen include ligaments/cart... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Maybe: The stronger the muscles are that surround an arthritic joint, the more support the joint has and thus may experience less pain. However, improper or... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Varies: Minor and superficial bruises are much better within a few weeks. More severe and deeper bruises can take several months to completely recover.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Surgery : Most hip fractures require surgery to stabilize the injury. Either internal fixation with plate/screws or rod device, or hip replacement. This depends... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Any age: You can start weight lifting at any age. Generally, puberty is the most common time to start. It was long thought that weight training before pubert... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Shoulder dislocation: There are basically two components of what stabilizes a joint: static & dynamic. Static issues that you can't really strengthen include ligaments/cart... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Fracture: If you are asking about most common fracture about the elbow, then the radial head is the answer. Simple bone contusions are more common than fractur... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
YES: Tendinitis is an inflammatory issue rather than damage to a tendon. Tendinosis however is inflammation combined with degeneration and sometimes teari... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
tylenol (acetaminophen): Just increased milligrams of Acetaminophen with tylenol (acetaminophen) arthritis (650) compared to regular tylenol (acetaminophen) (500).
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Yes: Generally yes. Neither a torn meniscus nor an acl tear will heal itself. Surgical trim or repair of the meniscus will likely improve your pain. Acl... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Chondromalacia: As long as your symptoms are manageable, then football camp and other sports are fine. Best managed with exercise to strengthen your quads to improve... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Rotator cuff: I would agree that rotator cuff injuries involve inflammation of the rotator cuff and bursa. These problems can be effectively treated with oral and i... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
While : While most broken toes are treated conservatively with buddy taping, shoe wear protection, or splinting, you should still have xrays to determine the ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
This : This is usually an absorbable stitch that has not yet dissolved and is making its way out of your knee. I tell my patients to pull as much out as pos... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Without : Without an xray and examination, it is very difficult to know for sure what you have done to your knee/leg. The most common possibilities include a f... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Rib: Most rib injuries are treated conservatively. Certainly if you're having hard time breathing or if your pain is not well controlled with over-the-coun... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
It : It is very possible that you ruptured (partially or completely) your achilles tendon. If you now have weakness or difficulty pushing off or standing ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
This : This is referred to as "crepitus". As long as there is no pain, there is really nothing specific to be done about it. If there is associated pain, i... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
If : If you haven't had one yet, you need an mri. Popping and cracking can result from multiple causes, including arthritis and degenerative disc disease.... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
There : There is overlap in the "domain" for orthopedic spine specialists and neurosurgeons. Some doctors feel more comfortable with certain levels of the sp... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Back: While both can cause pain in your back slipped discs very commonly also cause nerve pinch type symptoms with pain radiating down the leg. Ultimately, ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
If : If the pain is minor, your foot is likely bruised or sprained. Not all bruises reveal discoloration on the skin. Sometimes the cartilage, tendon, li... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Ac separation : Weights should be fine by now. Lift as tolerated. If still symptomatic then see ortho doc.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Hip and knee: There are many potential running related causes for pain in your hip and knee. This can vary from inflammatory issues such as tendinitis/bursitis to ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Surgery : Surgery is most likely needed to resolve your problem. Meniscus tears simply do not heal on their own, regardless of conservative treatment (includi... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Patella Tendinitis: Options include nsaids (oral or topical), ice, brace use (chopat patellar tendon strap), and exercise modification. Specifically, eccentric or negati... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
stress fracture: Yes, it is very normal for stress fractures to occur without visible swelling.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Hip pain: You need further evaluation. Healed stress fracture 6 years ago should not still hurt. An MRI may be of benefit to rule out other issues such as avasc... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Meniscus: Multiple tears vs single tear should not impact recovery time. If tears are trimmed/cleaned up, recovery is very rapid since bad tissue is removed and... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Meniscus tear: Additional activities, especially high impact or ones that involve twisting and pivoting, can cause meniscus to tear further. If/when you have this f... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
What is the best prescription for hi grade partial undersurface tear of distal supraspinatus tendon?
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Rotator cuff: High grade tears generally will not heal by themselves...And will often eventually lead to full thickness tears. Surgical treatment is likely to be e... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Unlikely: It is unlikely that the hip is slipping out of joint. A snapping hip could be causing your symptoms where muscle or tendon or other soft tissue is "sl... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Ankle sprain: Ankle sprains come in severities like most injuries. The more severe ankle sprains take up to several months to recover ; swelling may be the last sym... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brian Chimentianswered
Sports Medicine 29 years experience
Cracked vertebra : At your younger age you may be talking about spondylolysis of the pars. Not all of these "injuries" heal completely & may lead to spondylolisthesis. S... Read More
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HealthTap member
Dec 16, 2012
Went to another doctor close to home with severe knee pain. After cortizone shot was not any better, they would not order an MRI to find out if it was a torn meniscus & said it was just arthritis. Aft...Read More
HealthTap member
Dec 16, 2012
I cannot sing praises loudly enough about Dr Chimenti. He has helped my family, myself, and numerous friends of ours over the years. He is truly outstanding.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Chimenti is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I have visited my Dr. And felt like it was nothing to worry about but did do an MRI and it was a muscle striation. Thank you for responding.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Nice! That's the answer I was hoping for. Thanks for your response Doctor, it is much appreciated. I wish you a pleasant rest of the day.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thx, cortisone injections did nothing, night splints, orthotics, stretching, ice, laser therapy, physical therapy all have failed so far.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Graduated 1994MD
Medical/Graduate school
Baylor College of Medicine
Graduated 1994MD
Residency
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Residency
University of Colorado Affiliated Hospitals
Awards
Compassionate Doctor Award, American Registry
Patients' Choice Award, Patients' Choice Organization
2006 Best Doctors, Texas Monthly Magazine
Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
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