Dr. Sylvanus Ly, DO
Family Medicine - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Locations
The Orthopaedic Clinic
7925 Youree Drive
Suite 200
Shreveport
, LA 71105
About Me
Sylvanus Ly, DO, is a family practitioner who specializes in sports medicine for young teens up through senior adults. He has extensive training and experience working with sports teams, including concussion management. An expert in diagnostics, Dr. Ly’s primary role is to assess and diagnose both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. His team mindset comes into play as he shares treatment options with patients and allows them the freedom to choose what works best for them. His skillset involves conservative interventions like injections to help with pain. When surgery may be needed to correct an orthopedic injury, Dr. Ly provides referral to expert surgeons. Dr. Ly approaches every encounter listening to understand and moving patients toward their goal(s): less pain, improved function, weight loss, improved sport performance, being able to play with grandchildren or walking their dog.
A native of Houston, Dr. Ly feels at home in our Louisiana Sportsman’s Paradise where he personally enjoys walks, cycling, camping, hiking and rock climbing. He also enjoys cooking, making and drinking coffee, listening to and playing music, and listening to podcasts and audiobooks.
Dr. Ly earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Baylor University in Waco, with two minors in chemistry and film and digital media. At Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, he earned a Master of Arts degree in biomedical science and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). Dr. Ly completed the family medicine residency program and was cofounder of the sports medicine track at the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center. This was followed with specialty training through the nation’s largest primary care sports medicine fellowship program at John Peter Smith Health Network in Fort Worth. Dr. Ly is board certified in both family medicine and sports medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), American Medical Association (AMA) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Education
Fellowship:
John Peter Smith Hospital
Residency:
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Osteopathy School:
Midwestern University (AZCOM)
Board Certifications
Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
Insurances Accepted
- United Healthcare Dual Complete
- AARP Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Advantra Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Medicare Dual Preferred
- Aetna Medicare Freedom PPO
- Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana
- Beech Street (Multiplan)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO Preferred Care
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Employees
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - HMO Louisiana
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - Medicare Advantage
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield OGB
- Cigna HealthCare
- Coventry Health Care (Aetna)
- First Health
- GEHA (Government Employees Health Association)
- Gilsbar
- Health Plus of Louisiana
- Healthy Blue
- Humana
- Humana Choice PPO
- IMA of Louisiana
- Louisiana Healthcare Connections
- Louisiana Medicaid
- Louisiana Medicaid CHIP
- Mail Handler's Benefit Plan (Aetna)
- Medicare Railroad
- Medicare Traditional Part B
- Multiplan
- Mutual of Omaha Supplemental Plans
- Novasys Health
- Peoples Health
- PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems / Multiplan)
- PPO Plus
- Tricare for Life
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare Select / Standard
- UMR (United Healthcare)
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- Vantage Health Plans – Commercial & Medicare Advantage
- Workers Compensation
Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendon Injuries
- Anatomy of the Hand
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (ACL Tear)
- Biceps Tendon Tear (at the Shoulder)
- Biceps Tendonitis
- Biceps Tendonitis (at the Elbow)
- Bursitis of the Knee (Pes Anserine Bursitis)
- Bursitis of the Shoulder (Subacromial Bursitis)
- Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder (Degenerative Calcification)
- Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder (Reactive Calcification)
- Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
- Costochondritis
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
- Distal Radius Fracture (Broken Wrist)
- Elbow Bursitis
- Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
- Finger Dislocation
- Fracture of the Greater Tuberosity
- Fractures of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)
- Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
- Ganglion Cysts of the Hand
- Glenoid Labrum Tear
- Growth Plate Injuries of the Elbow
- Haglund's Deformity (Retrocalcaneal Bursitis)
- High Ankle Sprain (Syndesmosis Ligament Injury)
- Hyperextension Injury of the Elbow
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)
- Joint Pain
- Jones Fracture
- Kienbock's Disease
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tear of the Hip (Acetabular Labrum Tear)
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Medial Apophysitis (Little Leaguer's Elbow)
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Meniscus Tear
- Morton's Neuroma
- Mucous Cyst of the Finger (Digital Mucous Cyst)
- Navicular Stress Fracture
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Osteoarthritis of the Hand
- Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder
- Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow
- Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee
- Patellar Tendinitis
- Patellar Tracking Disorder
- Peroneal Tendinosis
- Peroneal Tendon Tear
- Peroneal Tendonitis (Peroneal Tendinitis)
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD)
- Prepatellar Bursitis (Kneecap Bursitis)
- Proximal Humerus Fracture (Broken Shoulder)
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sesamoiditis
- Sever's Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis)
- Shoulder Instability
- Snapping Scapula Syndrome
- Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (Posterior Tibial Neuralgia)
- Throwing Injuries of the Elbow
- Thumb Arthritis
- Thumb Sprain (UCL Injury of the Thumb)
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Tears
- Triceps Tendonitis
- Trigger Digit
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
- Weightlifter's Shoulder (Distal Clavicular Osteolysis)
- Winged Scapula
Procedures Performed
- Aspiration of the Prepatellar Bursa
- Diagnostic Arthroscopy (Shoulder)
- Hip Joint Injection (Ultrasound or Fluoroscopic Method)
- PRP Therapy (Overview)
- PRP Therapy for Achilles Tendon Pain
- PRP Therapy for Peroneal Tendonitis
- PRP Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis
- Subacromial Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Injection for Knee Pain
- Ultrasound-Guided Injection for Shoulder Pain
- Viscosupplementation for Arthritis of the Knee