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title: Leading Sports Medicine Physician Attracts More Patients, Improves Clinical Outcomes
description: In response to an increasing number of patients who were inquiring about alternatives to surgery, leading sports medicine physician Dr. Robert Conenello was looking to invest in industry-leading technology. Here’s how he was able to improve clinical outcomes with EPAT.
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# [Leading Sports Medicine Physician Attracts More Patients, Improves Clinical Outcomes](https://www.curamedix.com/blog/leading-sports-medicine-physician-attracts-more-patients-improves-clinical-outcomes)

 Written by [Elise Hamann](https://www.curamedix.com/blog/author/elise-hamann) | September 5, 2018

#### The Challenge

<https://www.curamedix.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Conenello_Practice_Profile.pdf>Dr. Conenello was seeing a noticeable shift in patient care: an increasing number of his patients were inquiring about alternatives to surgery so they could get back on their feet sooner and feel better faster. **Traditional treatment options, many of which involved sidelining patients for six weeks in a boot, required a wait-and-see approach that felt dated.** Dr. Conenello wanted to offer his patients an innovative approach that reflected their needs and was both evidence-based and clinically proven.

Dr. Conenello recognized that to meet these needs, and to be at the forefront of sports medicine, he may need to invest in industry-leading technology. However, he wondered about the added expense of purchasing a new medical device.

[Read the full Practice Profile here.](https://www.curamedix.com/hubfs/Documents/Conenello%20Practice%20Profile_072418.pdf)

 

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