Dr. Shawn Brooke Hocker MD
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
3787 Shipyard Boulevard Wilmington NC, 28403About
Dr. Shawn Hocker is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Wilmington, NC. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Hocker is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 2000
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Treatments
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Frozen Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Abnormal Gait
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