Physician Care When Minutes Matter Most
Urgent In-Office Evaluation for Acute Sports Injuries
South Orange County's active lifestyle brings inevitable moments when an ankle turns on a trail run, a tennis serve strains a shoulder, or a weekend project results in an unexpected fall. Coastal Concierge Primary Care provides prompt physician evaluation for acute injuries, with same-day appointments available when determined appropriate by Dr. Poormehr. This allows you to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits and receive an accurate diagnosis from a physician with many years of urgent care experience before transitioning to concierge medicine. You can call or text Dr. Poormehr directly to discuss your injury, and he will determine the most appropriate timing for your evaluation based on your medical needs.
This service addresses injuries to the hands, arms, elbows, knees, legs, and thighs through a comprehensive in-office evaluation to determine whether you need imaging, immobilization, referral, or a personalized treatment plan. When X-rays or an MRI are necessary, Dr. Poormehr provides imaging referrals during your visit, helping streamline the diagnostic process and reduce the need for multiple appointments. His recommendations are guided by more than 35 years of experience in family and urgent care medicine, where timely and accurate assessments were essential to achieving the best possible outcomes.
Contact Coastal Concierge Primary Care to discuss your injury with Dr. Poormehr. If he determines that a same-day appointment is medically appropriate, every effort will be made to evaluate you as soon as possible.
How Physician-Led Injury Evaluation Works
When you contact Dr. Poormehr directly about an acute injury, he evaluates the mechanism of injury, your symptoms, and your activity level to determine the appropriate next steps. This isn't a nurse-led triage protocol or a rotating roster of providers—it's the same physician who knows your health history, your goals, and your specific injury.
After the evaluation, you'll know whether the injury requires imaging to rule out fracture or ligament damage, whether immobilization or modified activity is needed, and what timeline to expect for return to normal function. Coastal Concierge Primary Care will order the specific imaging to aid in accurate diagnosis of your condition. You receive a clear diagnosis and a specific plan, not generic advice to rest and ice.
This approach eliminates the guesswork and delays that often follow an injury in a traditional primary care setting, where urgent access is uncommon and after-hours injuries frequently lead to urgent care or emergency room visits. Each evaluation is thorough enough to identify what matters most while providing timely care based on the urgency of your needs.
Active adults in South Orange County often have questions about how acute injury care works outside the emergency room setting, especially when they're accustomed to waiting days for a primary care appointment or spending hours in an ER for non-life-threatening injuries.
What types of injuries can be evaluated in-office?
Dr. Poormehr evaluates injuries to hands, arms, elbows, knees, legs, and thighs, determining whether imaging is needed and coordinating referrals when X-rays or MRI are appropriate to rule out fractures or soft tissue damage.
How quickly can I be seen after an injury occurs?
Members contact Dr. Poormehr directly via phone or text and are typically seen within 1-2 days, eliminating the hours-long wait common in emergency rooms for injuries that don't require immediate surgical intervention.
What happens if imaging reveals a fracture or ligament tear?
Dr. Poormehr reviews the imaging results with you and coordinates referral to the appropriate specialist, whether orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, or physical therapy, based on the specific injury and your activity goals.
How does this differ from urgent care evaluation?
Unlike urgent care facilities staffed by rotating providers unfamiliar with your health history, you're evaluated by the same physician who manages your overall care and understands how this injury affects your broader health and lifestyle.
Why does urgent care experience matter for injury evaluation?
Dr. Poormehr performed acute injury evaluations routinely throughout his urgent care career, developing the diagnostic speed and clinical judgment necessary to distinguish minor strains from injuries requiring immediate imaging or specialist referral.
What Patients Ask About Injury Evaluation
Coastal Concierge Primary Care brings the accessibility and skill of urgent care medicine into a concierge model where you're never waiting in line for care. Contact Dr. Poormehr directly to arrange an evaluation tailored to your specific injury and health needs.