Trauma & Injuries

Whether you are a major league catcher or a green-thumbed gardener, you will likely be feeling the effects of an active summer season in your knees. Over time, excessive bending and stretching can wear down the cartilage in your knees, leaving them susceptible to inflammation and arthritic pain. Certain hobbies and habits are more likely …

Knees Feeling the Effects of a Long Summer? Consider Knee Cartilage Reconstruction Read More »

Do you have back injury?  Often, there is no obvious reason for the pain. It may flare up for no reason— ‘I just bent over to pick up my pencil, Doctor, and I couldn’t straighten up!’— and lasts for days or weeks. According to the government website, Healthline, there are 33 possible reasons for low …

Back Pain: Solving the Mystery Read More »

Doctors who study sports injuries in young athletes are concerned about our seeming unconcern. Kids get hurt, right? It’s been part of the get-tough attitude that Americans have adopted since the first teams took the field. Now experts, parents, and coaches (and maybe even a few kids) are wondering how much of an epidemic is …

How to Prevent Sports Injuries in Young Athletes Read More »

It may not be the most serious injury an athlete can sustain but a fractured rib stabs you where it hurts— each time you take a breath. Most of the time when we see a patient with a fractured rib, he or she has come in contact with a fast-moving or immovable object— like the …

Athlete’s Pain Could Be Fractured Rib Read More »

One question we hear frequently in the orthopedic clinic concerns the timing of hip replacement surgery. The answer is simple— and complicated— because it depends on the individual. There is no absolute age limit for hip replacement. While we are now performing surgery on many older patients, the procedure is also appropriate for younger patients …

When’s the Right Time For Hip Replacement or Surgery? Read More »

Questions about fitness training pop up almost every day in our clinic. Patients need to know: Are they training too hard? Too little? How do they find their limits? And— most urgently— how soon and how hard can they resume training after an injury? Like all good questions, there is one reliable answer: That depends. …

Training Tips for the Serious or Casual Athlete Read More »

Basketball players are as eager to be back on the floor as participants in most sports.

A pulled groin muscle can happen suddenly and can’t be ignored. Doctors call them sports hernias. The media calls them groin pulls. Whatever name it goes by, it’s a familiar item on the injured list in sports that involve abrupt twisting movements or changes of direction, like soccer, football and ice hockey. In fact, a …

Groin Is Common Site of Sports Injuries Read More »

In our orthopedic clinic, we see a great many patients with acute or chronic back or neck pain. The acute group includes people who’ve recently suffered a work-related injury. The chronic group are those people whose pain lingers, sometimes for years. For those who are injured at work, there is the extra stress of being …

Work-Related Injuries Hit the Back Read More »

There’s nothing more frustrating for an athlete than a stress fracture in the foot or ankle. He or she needs to train, to work harder, to raise his level of play . . . but the harder he works, the more likely he is to need time off. Stress fractures are different from acute injuries. …

Stress Fractures Can Be a Serious Setback for an Athlete Read More »

With all of the emphasis on fitness, few Americans realize that sports injuries have risen dramatically in school-age children. While bumps, bruises and even broken bones have been with us forever, today athletes between the ages of 12 and 15 suffer 47% of all concussions. Most of these are preventable and predictable, according to an …

Sports Injuries in Youth Rising in U.S. Read More »

What can you do when your son (or daughter) announces he’s made the football team and all you’ve been hearing is risk, risk, risky business? First, know and understand the risks. The evidence is growing and growing more serious about the longterm effects of football and head injuries. Players who’ve taken a hit to the …

Pressure Mounts to Separate Kids & Football Read More »