Winona State University, 2013
Bachelor of Science - Cell and Molecular Biology

Med School: University of Minnesota Medical School, 2019

Residency: Halifax Health Family Medicine Program, 2022

Fellowship:
Wake Forest School of Medicine Primary Care Sports Medicine, 2023

Professional Societies:

• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Board Certifications:

• American Board of Family Medicine
• Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification

Sports Coverage:

• Memphis Redbirds
• University of Memphis football
• Christian Brothers University
• Rhodes College
• Center Hill High School

Dr. Joshua Brandon is a board certified, fellowship trained primary care sports medicine physician specializing in the evaluation and management of non-surgical musculoskeletal issues and sports medicine.

Areas of interest:

• Sports concussion
• Ultrasound-guided procedures
• Orthobiologics

Conditions Treated:

Head:
Sports Concussion

Neck:
Spine Basics
Burners and Stingers
Cervical Radiculopathy (pinched nerve)
Cervical Spondylosis (arthritis of the neck)
Neck pain
Neck Sprain

Back:
Spondylolishesis in the Low Back
Herniated Disk in the Lower Back
Low Back Pain
Scapular (shoulder blade) disorders
Sciatica
Spondoylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Shoulder:
Common shoulder injuries
Arthritis of the shoulder
Biceps Tendinitis
Biceps Tendon tear at the shoulder
Chronic shoulder instability
Clavicle (broken collarbone) Fracture
Dislocated shoulder
Frozen shoulder
Rotator Cuff tears
Shoulder impingement
Shoulder injuries in the throwing athlete
Shoulder joint tear
Shoulder separation
SLAP tears

Elbow:
Adult forearm fractures
Biceps tendon tear at the elbow
Elbow Bursitis
Elbow Dislocation
Elbow injuries in the throwing athlete
Radial head fractures of the elbow
Tennis elbow
Throwing injuries in the elbow in children
Ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow

Hand and Wrist:
Arthritis of the hand
Arthritis of the thumb
Arthritis of the wrist
Carpal Tunnel syndrome
De Quervian’s Tendinosis
Distal radius fractures
Dupuytren’s disease
Finger fractures
Flexor tendon injuries
Ganglion cyst of the wrist and hand
Mallet (baseball) Finger
Scaphoid fracture
Trigger Finger
Wrist sprains

Hip and thigh:
Femoroacetabular (hip joint) impingement
Hamstring muscle injuries
Hip bursitis
Hip strains
Muscle strains in the thigh
Osteoarthritis of the hip
Snapping hip
Sports Hernia

Knee and lower leg:
Common knee injuries
Adolescent anterior knee pain
ACL injuries
Arthritis of the knee
Baker’s Cyst
Collateral ligament injuries
Meniscus Tears
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Patellar dislocation and instability (unstable kneecap) in children
Patellar tendon tear
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Pes Anserine (knee tendon) bursitis
Prepatellar (kneecap) bursitis
Shin splints

Foot and ankle:
Achilles tendinitis
Achilles’ tendon rupture
Adult acquired flatfoot
Ankle sprains
Arthritis of the foot and ankle
Lisfranc (midfoot) injury
Morton’s neuroma
Plantar fasciitis and bone spurs
Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
Sever’s disease
Sprained ankle
Turf toe