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Sports Medicine
A How-To for Orthopedic Surgeons When Concussion is Suspected
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Who better to detect any affective changes in an athlete than a team orthopedic surgeon?…
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Too much, too soon: Doctors say young athletes are being worn out
Elijah Torrez had pitched throughout the school year and Cal Ripken season, and the Mendota seventh-grader wanted to play…
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‘Concussion’ Drawing Head Injury Attention
DANVILLE — A movie coming out this week is drawing even more attention to concerns about head injuries in football,…
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Clinical Study Shows Impressive and Sustainable Results for Tennis Elbow Patients Treated With Tenex Health TX
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A 3-year prospective medical study conducted in collaboration between Singapore General Hospital and the Mayo…
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New Best Practices for Team Physicians Published
Newswise — INDIANAPOLIS –The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and five other professional organizations released a new team physician consensus statement…
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After Concussions, Athletes Are More Injury-Prone
By Ann Lukits College athletes were nearly twice as likely to suffer a serious knee, ankle or lower limb injury…
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Insufficient shoulder external rotation increases shoulder injury, surgery in pitchers
By Casey Tingle The likelihood of shoulder injury and shoulder surgery was increased when professional baseball players had insufficient shoulder…
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Dr. William Meyers gets right to the core of athletes’ injuries
By Sam Gardner If William Meyers could get one message across to the sports world at large it would be…
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BLOG: Injuries in youth basketball players can be prevented with proper training
Basketball has been a favorite sport ever since James Naismith first nailed a peach basket to the wall of the…
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DJO Surgical Launches the EMPOWR 3D Knee™, Featuring Natural Motion Technology That Recreates Healthy, Natural Knee Motion
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DJO Global, Inc., a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain…
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Case of the month: Medical malpractice liability in a DVT case
In previous articles, we have discussed the complex issue of assessing malpractice liability for physician judgment. Courts have traditionally been…
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Young Female Athletes at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Overuse Injuries
According to an article from Chillicothe Gazette on August 19, 2015, high school aged female athletes, particularly in the area of track…
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Hip and groin injuries in the athlete
By Gene Hong, MD Hip and groin pain affecting athletes has received a lot of attention in the media the…
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David Wright’s spinal stenosis has changed his game prep
By Jeremy Binckes In a lengthy New York Times profile, Tim Rohan describes Mets captain David Wright’s daily struggles with spinal…
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Cleveland Clinic designs sideline app to better manage athletic injuries
Cleveland Clinic has announced that it has developed an app to help sports medicine professionals accurately address injuries on the…
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