Skip to main content
Aaron J. Provance
( out of 92 reviews )

Aaron J. Provance, CAQSM, FAAP, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital - Lehi

Lehi

South Jordan Health Center

South Jordan
801-213-4500

University of Utah Hospital

University Pediatric Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-581-2205

University of Utah Hospital

University Pediatric Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-581-2205
  • Dr. Provance specializes in pediatric sports medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at West Virginia University and his pediatric sports medicine fellowship at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining the University of Utah, he served as the medical director of the Sports Medicine Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado for 12 years where he built one of the nation’s leading pediatric sports medicine programs. He now serves as the pediatric sports medicine director within the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. His practice includes management of all pediatric and adolescent sports injuries/fractures. He has a special interest in adventure and extreme sports injuries including mountain biking, rock climbing and skiing/snowboarding injuries.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Sports Medicine) (ABP)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 92 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    June 27, 2024
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Provance was great. He had a great protocol for getting my kid back to gymnastics safely.

    June 25, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    He was great at explaining what care my child would need and was understanding about the situation. I was grateful that he didn't seem to be taking extreme measures just so he could get paid more, he found an easy solution that would be better for my child and me as a parent.

    June 21, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    El doctor es muy bueno en la atención con niños , tiene un trato amable , es cuidadoso en todo momento y siempre nos explicó cada detalle , es muy atento y cuidadoso en lo que hace es un gran medico

    June 13, 2024
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Provance is great. He is working to get my daughter back to her sport.

    June 08, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    We love Dr Provance! He has been extremely helpful and very knowledgeable about helping my daughter get through her injuries. He always takes the time to talk us through what is going on and what our options are. He understands how important it is for her to get back to her sport as soon and as safely as possible.

    May 30, 2024
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

    Great doctor. Took great care of our kids needs and helped the kids understand what was going on.

    May 27, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Provance is a gem - kind, smart and compassionate. Highly recommend.

    May 25, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Gracias al doctor Aaron me quedé más tranquila con la fractura de mi hijo , respondió a todas mis preguntas . Siempre fue muy atento, respetuoso y muy amable , tiene un gran trato con los niños es un excelente médico

    April 25, 2024
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Provance is knowledgeable and a great physician.

  • Dr. Provance specializes in pediatric sports medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at West Virginia University and his pediatric sports medicine fellowship at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining the University of Utah, he served as the medical director of the Sports Medicine Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado for 12 years where he built one of the nation’s leading pediatric sports medicine programs. He now serves as the pediatric sports medicine director within the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. His practice includes management of all pediatric and adolescent sports injuries/fractures. He has a special interest in adventure and extreme sports injuries including mountain biking, rock climbing and skiing/snowboarding injuries.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Emergency Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Sports Medicine) (ABP)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Sports Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital Colorado Fellow
    Pediatrics - West Virginia University Hospitals Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - West Virginia University School of Medicine M.D.
    Chemistry - West Virginia University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Seehusen CN, Howell DR, Potter MN, Walker GA, Provance AJ (2023). Athlete Burnout Is Associated With Perceived Likelihood of Future Injury Among Healthy Adolescent Athletes. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 99228231159085. (Read full article)
    2. Chesler KC, Howell DR, Khodaee M, Pierpoint LA, Comstock RD, Provance AJ (2023). Are Different Aged Youth Skiers and Snowboarders Experiencing Different Injury Characteristics? Wilderness Environ Med, 34(1), 45-54. (Read full article)
    3. Wingerson MJ, Baugh CM, Provance AJ, Armento A, Walker GA, Howell DR (2023). Change in quality of life, sleep, and physical activity during COVID-19: A longitudinal study of adolescent athletes. J Athl Train. (Read full article)
    4. Chen DL, Meyers RN, Provance AJ, Zynda AJ, Wagner KJ 3rd, Siegel SR, Howell DR, Miller SM (2022). Early Sport Specialization and Past Injury in Competitive Youth Rock Climbers. Wilderness Environ Med, 33(2), 179-186. (Read full article)
    5. Howell DR, Potter MN, Provance AJ, Wilson PE, Kirkwood MW, Wilson JC (2019). Sleep Problems and Melatonin Prescription After Concussion Among Youth Athletes. Clin J Sport Med, 31(6), 475-480. (Read full article)
    6. Wilson JC, Levek C, Daoud AK, Brewer M, Brooks K, Sochanska A, Randall M, Provance AJ (2018). Web-Based Exercise Program Increases Cervical Strength in Adolescent Athletes. J Strength Cond Res, 35(4), 1149-1155. (Read full article)
    7. Sweeney EA, Howell DR, Potter MN, Gagliardi AG, Albright JC, Provance AJ (2020). Comparison of pediatric sports fracture outcomes based on provider type. Phys Sportsmed, 49(1), 31-36. (Read full article)
    8. Engelman G, Carry P, Sochanska A, Daoud AK, Wilson J, Provance A (2018). Isometric Cervical Muscular Strength in Pediatric Athletes With Multiple Concussions. Clin J Sport Med, 31(1), 36-41. (Read full article)
    9. Walker GA, Seehusen CN, Armento A, Provance AJ, Wilson JC, Howell DR (2020). Family Affluence Relationship to Sports Specialization in Youth Athletes. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 60(1), 50-55. (Read full article)
    10. Walker GA, Wilson JC, Potter MN, Provance AJ, Kirkwood M, Howell DR (2021). Age is associated with postural control performance following youth concussion. J Pediatr Rehabil Med, 14(3), 443-450. (Read full article)
    11. Meyers RN, Howell DR, Provance AJ (2020). The Association of Finger Growth Plate Injury History and Speed Climbing in Youth Competition Climbers. Wilderness Environ Med, 31(4), 394-399. (Read full article)
    12. Meyers RN, Schffl VR, Mei-Dan O, Provance AJ (2020). Returning to Climb after Epiphyseal Finger Stress Fracture. Curr Sports Med Rep, 19(11), 457-462. (Read full article)
    13. Patsimas T, Howell DR, Potter MN, Provance AJ, Kirkwood MW, Wilson JC (2020). Concussion-Symptom Rating Correlation Between Pediatric Patients and Their Parents. J Athl Train, 55(10), 1020-1026. (Read full article)
    14. Gagliardi AG, Walker GA, Dahab KS, Seehusen CN, Provance AJ, Albright JC, Howell DR (2020). Sports participation volume and psychosocial outcomes among healthy high school athletes. J Clin Transl Res, 6(2), 54-60. (Read full article)
    15. Provance AJ, Howell DR, Potter MN, Wilson PE, DLauro AM, Wilson JC (2020). Presence of Neck or Shoulder Pain Following Sport-Related Concussion Negatively Influences Recovery. J Child Neurol, 35(7), 456-462. (Read full article)
    16. Wilson JC, Kirkwood MW, Potter MN, Wilson PE, Provance AJ, Howell DR (2020). Early physical activity and clinical outcomes following pediatric sport-related concussion. J Clin Transl Res, 5(4), 161-168. (Read full article)
    17. Gray M, Wilson JC, Potter M, Provance AJ, Howell DR (2020). Female adolescents demonstrate greater oculomotor and vestibular dysfunction than male adolescents following concussion. Phys Ther Sport, 42, 68-74. (Read full article)
    18. Potter MN, Howell DR, Dahab KS, Sweeney EA, Albright JC, Provance AJ (2019). Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Healthy High School Athletes. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 59(2), 170-177. (Read full article)
    19. Dahab K, Potter MN, Provance A, Albright J, Howell DR (2019). Sport Specialization, Club Sport Participation, Quality of Life, and Injury History Among High School Athletes. J Athl Train, 54(10), 1061-1066. (Read full article)
    20. Howell DR, Potter MN, Kirkwood MW, Wilson PE, Provance AJ, Wilson JC (2018). Clinical predictors of symptom resolution for children and adolescents with sport-related concussion. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 24(1), 54-61. (Read full article)
    21. Provance AJ, Daoud AK, Tagawa A, Rhodes J (2018). Pediatric and adolescent injury in skiing. Res Sports Med, 26(sup1), 150-165. (Read full article)
    22. Caine DJ, Provance AJ (2018). Pediatric and adolescent injury in adventure and extreme sports. Res Sports Med, 26(sup1), 5-19. (Read full article)
    23. Carry PM, Gala R, Worster K, Kanai S, Miller NH, James D, Provance AJ, Carollo JJ (2017). POSTURAL STABILITY AND KINETIC CHANGE IN SUBJECTS WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN AFTER A NINE-WEEK HIP AND CORE STRENGTHENING INTERVENTION. Int J Sports Phys Ther, 12(3), 314-323. (Read full article)
    24. Magrini D, Khodaee M, San-Milln I, Hew-Butler T, Provance AJ (2017). Serum creatine kinase elevations in ultramarathon runners at high altitude. Phys Sportsmed, 45(2), 129-133. (Read full article)
    25. Engelman G, Koutures C, Provance A (2016). The Current State of Pediatric Sports Medicine: A Workforce Analysis. Phys Sportsmed, 44(2), 112-8. (Read full article)
    26. Provance AJ, Terhune EB, Cooley C, Carry PM, Connery AK, Engelman GH, Kirkwood MW (2014). The relationship between initial physical examination findings and failure on objective validity testing during neuropsychological evaluation after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury. Sports Health, 6(5), 410-5. (Read full article)
    27. Provance AJ, Engelman GH, Carry PM (2012). Implications of parental influence on child/adolescent helmet use in snow sports. Clin J Sport Med, 22(3), 240-3. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Sweeney EA, Howell DR, James DA, Potter MN, Provance AJ (2018). Returning to Sport After Gymnastics Injuries. [Review]. Curr Sports Med Rep, 17(11), 376-390. (Read full article)
    2. Howell DR, Kirkwood MW, Provance A, Iverson GL, Meehan WP 3rd (2018). Using concurrent gait and cognitive assessments to identify impairments after concussion: a narrative review. [Review]. Concussion, 3(1), CNC54. (Read full article)
    3. Caine DJ, Young K, Provance AJ (2018). Pediatric and adolescent injury in mountain biking. [Review]. Res Sports Med, 26(sup1), 71-90. (Read full article)
    4. Provance AJ, Engelman GH, Terhune EB, Coel RA (2015). Management of Sport-Related Concussion in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population. [Review]. Orthopedics, 39(1), 24-30. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Novais EN, Riederer MF, Provance AJ (2017). Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Deformity as a Cause for Extra-articular Hip Impingement in Young Athletes After an Avulsion Fracture: A Case Report. Sports Health, 10(3), 272-276. (Read full article)
    2. Khodaee M, Volkmer B, Provance A (2016). Distal Clavicular Torus Fracture in a 15-Year-Old Snowboarder. J Pediatr, 180, 288-288.e1. (Read full article)
    3. Provance AJ, Polousky JD (2010). Isolated avulsion fracture of the subscapularis tendon with medial dislocation and tear of biceps tendon in a skeletally immature athlete: a case report. Curr Opin Pediatr, 22(3), 366-8. (Read full article)
    4. Provance A (2006). Chronic cough. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 45(9), 871. (Read full article)