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Sports Medicine

Josh SandbergAugust 20, 2015
1,207

High school physicals aim to identify athletes at risk

By Liv Osby GREENVILLE, SC The death of a high school athlete is mercifully rare. But when such a tragedy…
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Sports Medicine

Josh SandbergAugust 17, 2015
1,196

Pro Athlete Physician Joins Peak Orthopedics and Spine

DENVER, Aug. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Peak Orthopedics and Spine is pleased to announce that sports medicine physician Margarita Sevilla, MD will be…
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Sports Medicine

Josh SandbergAugust 6, 2015
1,145

Pitchers’ blood flow decreased in provocative shoulder position

By Casey Tingle After one competitive baseball season, the blood flow of pitchers significantly decreased when in a provocative shoulder…
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Sports Medicine

Josh SandbergJuly 15, 2015
903

Pre-college surgery, type of sport are indicators for orthopedic surgery in NCAA athletes

By Monica Jaramillo ORLANDO, Fla. — Research presented here indicated NCAA athletes who underwent lower extremity surgery prior to college…
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Spine

Josh SandbergJune 16, 2015
1,534

Running Doc: Explaining spinal stenosis, which has Mets captain David Wright on the disabled list

By Lewis Maharam, M.D. I am a New York Mets fan. I just read that David Wright has spinal stenosis…
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Extremities

Josh SandbergMay 6, 2015
2,145

MANNY PACQUIAO NEEDS SURGERY TO FIX ‘SIGNIFICANT TEAR’ IN RIGHT SHOULDER

By Dan Rafael Manny Pacquiao will undergo right shoulder surgery later this week to repair a “significant tear” in his…
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Uncategorized

Josh SandbergMay 5, 2015
1,525

Done it! Jamie’s Everest trek to thank surgeons

Motorbike racer Jamie Cartwright – who broke seven vertebrae in a crash at the Isle of Man TT races –…
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Spine

Josh SandbergApril 30, 2015
1,436

Cory Hahn serving as ambassador for spinal cord research

Former Arizona State baseball player Cory Hahn is continuing his mission to aid spinal cord research by participating for a second…
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Spine

Josh SandbergApril 24, 2015
1,168

Jockey Davy Condon forced to retire with spinal injury

Davy Condon has been forced to retire from the saddle due to a spinal injury. Condon was riding Portrait King in…
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Extremities

Josh SandbergApril 13, 2015
1,500

Wolves’ Ricky Rubio to have ankle surgery

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio will have exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome left ankle…
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Spine

Josh SandbergApril 10, 2015
1,724

Motocross star Pauly Plewa to run for 1st time since spinal cord injury

By Sunnie Huang Soon after his motocross accident, Pauly Plewa was given a brochure and asked to pick the colour…
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Sports Medicine

Josh SandbergApril 7, 2015
1,281

Sports Medicine Leader Coordinated Health (CH) Raises Its Support Of Athletes To Unprecedented Level

ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Trumpeting those who help dedicated athletes achieve, specialized hospital network Coordinated Health (CH)—the sports medicine…
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Spine

Josh SandbergApril 7, 2015
1,955

Olympian Van Dyken-Rouen With Severed Spine Walks

By Cody Brooks Six time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who severed her spine in June 2014, posted a video…
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Spine

Josh SandbergApril 2, 2015
1,974

Gymnast undergoes surgery, overcomes paralysis

Gurgaon: A 18-year old gymnast, who sustained a severe cervical spine injury causing paralysis, successfully underwent a surgery here, doctors said on…
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Spine

Josh SandbergMarch 30, 2015
1,098

Girl (14) undergoes groundbreaking spinal treatment to fulfil sporting dream

By Grimsby Telegraph A GROUNDBREAKING spine treatment has revived the shattered ambitions of a hockey fanatic who had dreamed of…
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