• Charleston Sports Med

Charleston Sports Medicine is a nonsurgical orthopedic center on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina, focused on helping patients reduce pain and return to the activities they enjoy. Its approach prioritizes evidence-based, minimally invasive care and personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s body, activity level, and goals. The practice aims to improve function and support recovery while helping patients avoid or delay surgery, without relying on medication or requiring surgical downtime.

Services include core orthopedic care and recovery, physical therapy, sports physicals, regenerative and advanced therapies, and performance and supportive treatments. The center’s regenerative medicine offerings are intended to help reduce pain and inflammation, restore mobility and function, and support tissue healing. Patients can arrange a consultation to discuss treatment options with the clinical team.

The team includes founding physician Dr. Bright McConnell, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports and regenerative medicine, with a focus on knee and shoulder care, and Dr. Eric Friedman, a board-certified sports medicine physician who provides nonsurgical treatment to help patients return to active lives.