Sports Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment of All Non-Operative Sports Injuries
Exeter, NH
4.9
418 Ratings
198 Comments
Dr. Chelsea B. Backer is a Board-Certified Sports Medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all non-operative sports injuries. Dr. Backer’s areas of expertise include therapeutic ultrasound for joint and tendon injections, nerve hydro dissection, platelet-rich plasma therapy, concussion management, non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, and osteoporosis management.
Dr. Chelsea B. Backer is a Board-Certified Sports Medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all non-operative sports injuries. Dr. Backer’s areas of expertise include therapeutic ultrasound for joint and tendon injections, nerve hydro dissection, platelet-rich plasma therapy, concussion management, non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, and osteoporosis management.
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Dr Backer is wonderful & incredibly knowledgeable. She has been steadily guiding me through a tough set of injuries to a path of wellness.
Apr-2025
Excellent and very helpful.
Apr-2025
She was very friendly and professional.
Apr-2025
She is an amazing doctor. She addressed my knee pain with the Ulteasound at Exeter hospital. I hope to get my bakers cyst removed tomorrow with Dr Backer.
Mar-2025
She explained everything and was very knowledgeable. She was patient with my questions and talked me through each step of the procedure. Great bedside manner!
Mar-2025
Gave me different ideas to try and help the pain
Mar-2025
As always she's engaged and ready to help... Always answering questions and preventing patients from feeiling rushed
Mar-2025
Dr. Backer is very knowledgeable and thorough!
Feb-2025
Dr Backer is amazing! She is so intelligent and has taken great care of my son.
Jan-2025
Dr. Backer explains things as thoroughly as you are willing to understand, and is unwavering in her low-pressure, but wise medical advice delivered with a profoundly professional, yet casual approach.
Dr. Chelsea B. Backer is a Board-Certified Sports Medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all non-operative sports injuries. Dr. Backer’s areas of expertise include therapeutic ultrasound for joint and tendon injections, nerve hydro dissection, percutaneous needle tenotomy and barbotage, platelet-rich plasma therapy, shockwave/extracorporeal pulse activation technology (EPAT), concussion management, non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, and osteoporosis management.
Dr. Backer is a member of the American Academy of Family Medicine and the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Backer graduated with her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She went on to complete her residency at MedStar Franklin Square Family Health Center, where she served as Chief Resident and received multiple awards, including the W Reichel MD and Lee Rome Awards for Family medicine. After her residency, Dr. Backer trained as a Sports Medicine Fellow at Christiana Care Health System. During her fellowship, Dr. Backer was also a team physician at the University of Delaware and various high schools in the Delaware area. She oversees the Athletic Training program at Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics, and is the Director of the Concussion Management and Osteoporosis Program.
Dr. Backer served as a research technician and lab manager for several years at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. She has authored and co-authored a vast assortment of published medical articles throughout her career.
Dr. Backer was a collegiate swimmer and enjoys outdoor activities such as biking, hiking and skiing.
Dr Backer is wonderful & incredibly knowledgeable. She has been steadily guiding me through a tough set of injuries to a path of wellness.
Excellent and very helpful.
She was very friendly and professional.
She is an amazing doctor. She addressed my knee pain with the Ulteasound at Exeter hospital. I hope to get my bakers cyst removed tomorrow with Dr Backer.
She explained everything and was very knowledgeable. She was patient with my questions and talked me through each step of the procedure. Great bedside manner!
Gave me different ideas to try and help the pain
As always she's engaged and ready to help... Always answering questions and preventing patients from feeiling rushed
Dr. Backer is very knowledgeable and thorough!
Dr Backer is amazing! She is so intelligent and has taken great care of my son.
Dr. Backer explains things as thoroughly as you are willing to understand, and is unwavering in her low-pressure, but wise medical advice delivered with a profoundly professional, yet casual approach.