Sports Medicine - Page 12

October 27, 2015

More patients opt to replace ankle joints instead of fusion

Replacing hips and knees has become a common affair. Now, people are increasingly swapping out weakened or injured ankles to get back on their feet.

October 27, 2015

Half of athletes at top of game after repeat knee surgery

Many athletes can continue to play sports after multiple surgeries to fix a damaged knee ligament, but only about half of them perform as well as they did before their injury, an analysis of previous research suggests.

October 27, 2015

Injury prevention programs unpopular with high school coaches

Although injury prevention programs have been shown to help reduce leg and foot injuries in sports, less than ten percent of high school coaches implement the programs as designed, according to a new survey.

October 26, 2015

Study: Steroid injections and physical therapy equal for treating shoulder pain

Physical therapy and steroid injections work equally well for shoulder pain, according to a new study

October 26, 2015

Injured wrestler inspires team to South Dakota state title

Austin Bertram was terrified that he had lost the use of his legs.

October 26, 2015

For college athletes, leg and foot injuries may double after concussion

In the year following a concussion, college athletes are almost twice as likely to suffer serious lower body injuries like ankle sprains compared to the year before their head injury, according to a new study.

October 26, 2015

Former college wrestler aims to boost concussion prevention with clip-on device

A former collegiate wrestler is looking to pin a dangerous opponent familiar to young athletes everywhere: concussions.

October 26, 2015

Safety Board Proposes Ban on Cell Use While Driving

U.S. safety investigators called on Tuesday for a nationwide ban on texting and cell phone use while driving, a prohibition that would include certain applications of hands-free technology becoming more common in new cars

October 26, 2015

Less sports training tied to groin injury

Groin injuries are common in sports requiring quick direction changes, acceleration and deceleration – and they’re even more common when athletes have less sport-specific training or weaker inner thigh muscles, researchers say.

October 26, 2015

Georgia girl's ankle, foot reattached backward to create new knee after cancer diagnosis

A Georgia sixth-grader who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and elected to undergo a radical procedure that would require her ankle and foot to be reattached backward is determined to run again.