ACL Injuries in Kids: What A Parent Needs to Know
Robert S Wolf MD Sports participation by children and adolescents has become increasingly intense and focused over the past three decades. Associated with this elevated level of sports specificity and training potency has been an increased frequency of injuries previously seen primarily in adult athletes. Stress fractures, ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries of the elbow, […]
ACL Reconstruction : What A Patient Needs To Know
ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction is performed on approximately 100,000 people each year in the United States. It is one of the more common knee injuries sustained in athletic competition requiring surgical treatment. What should a patient know when they are forced to make decisions on such an injury? Ligaments are the soft tissue structures […]
Preparing for Baseball
If you are a parent or grandparent of someone competing in youth baseball, you will be involved in the preseason preparation ritual that is now occurring. How do you get your future MLB star ready to play without overdoing it? What physical complaints are serious enough to require down time or medical evaluation, and which […]
New Year’s Resolutions
It’s 2021… Hallelujah! Congratulations! … if you’re reading this article that means you made it through 2020. What a year. It has been a rough one for almost everybody. The hardships of this year have forced us as a nation to re-evaluate priorities and adapt to challenges we have rarely faced. I am hopeful that […]
Weight Training Injuries to the Shoulder
Weight training has become increasingly popular in the recreational athlete population over the past 10-15 years. Some sources claim that 4 million people participate in crossfit workouts, and many others utilize upper body weight lifting to increase strength, burn calories, and improve function. Consequently, the incidence of shoulder injuries associated with these activities has also […]
Sports Shoulder Trauma
Shoulder Sports Trauma : Appropriate Treatment of Sprains, Separations, and Dislocations Vince Lombardi once said “Football is not a contact sport. Dancing is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport.” He was right. And when you or your family members are involved in collision sports like football (or soccer/wrestling/basketball/mountainbiking/etc) your shoulders may pay the […]
Treatment of Rotator Cuff Injuries
Treatment of Rotator Cuff Injuries The most common shoulder injury for which adults require orthopaedic evaluation involves the rotator cuff. What exactly are “rotator cuff” injuries and what are the best interventions available for that diagnosis? The rotator cuff encompasses four muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis) which cover both sides of the scapula […]
Hip or back? Shoulder or neck? Where is this pain coming from?
Happy New Year! With the new year comes new resolutions, new workout routines, and usually some associated new pain. How do I determine the source of my pain, and who should I see when I need medical advice? New workout routines involve increased impact and load to the upper and lower body. The resultant pain […]
Hip Replacement Surgery: What A Patient Needs To Know
Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in people over the age of 65, and the hip is one of the most commonly affected sites of injury. When conservative treatment options fail to alleviate pain and dysfunction, hip replacement surgery or total hip arthroplasty (THA) can cure these symptoms. There is an abundance of […]
Achilles Tendon Injuries
Mobile, Alabama native Demarcus Cousins was trying to rebound his missed free throw last January, came down hard on his heel, felt severe pain, and collapsed on the court. The New Orleans Pelicans star had just ruptured his Achilles’ tendon, and underwent surgical repair 5 days later. Now ten months into his rehab, Cousins is […]
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