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Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online On a Friday night, the local high school stadium is filled to the brim with students, parents, and teachers watching a football game. Just when the referee blows the whistle, the players head back to the sidelines to take a break. As the jocks trickle in from the field, a group of girls dressed in short skirts and waving pom poms run to the field, shouting out cheers, completing back flips, and even being tossed in the air. The moves,...
High schools with athletic trainers have lower overall injury rates, according to a new study, "A Comparative Analysis of Injury Rates and Patterns Among Girls' Soccer and Basketball Players," presented Oct. 22 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. In addition, athletes at schools with athletic trainers are more likely to be diagnosed with a concussion. Researchers reviewed national sports injury data on girls' high school soccer and...
National Healthcare Quality Week is Oct. 14-20 PLEASANT GAP, Pa., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acting Secretary of Health Michael Wolf today presented the HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital in Pleasant Gap, Centre County, with the state's first award for "Excellence in Health Care Compliance." This hospital was one of seven of the state's 244 health care facilities, and the only one in the region, to receive this award during National Healthcare Quality...
GULF BREEZE, Fla., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Baptist Medical Group are proud to announce that orthopaedic surgeon, Juliet DeCampos, M.D., joins their team of specialists. Previously president of Emerald Coast Orthopaedics & STAR Sports Medicine, Dr. DeCampos brings with her more than 14 years of experience in the Pensacola area. She and her entire medical staff will remain at the Andrews Institute's...
Sports medicine expert Dr. Scott Levin on preseason conditioning to prevent injuries on the slopes this coming season. Carmel, NY (PRWEB) October 15, 2012 When the leaves start to turn, skiers’ minds turn to upcoming powder. But autumn is also the time to get their bodies prepped for winter so they won’t have to nurse an injury that could have been avoided, says Dr. Scott Levin, orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine expert with New York-based Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports...
RAYNHAM, Mass., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As an official sports medicine sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup(TM), DePuy Mitek has launched a national Sports Injury Prevention Program, which includes FIFA's 11+, to educate parents, coaches and young athletes about the importance of preventing sports-related injuries. Soccer stars Cobi Jones, three-time FIFA World Cup(TM) participant, former Olympian and former player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, and Alex Morgan, member of the 2012...
WINNIPEG, Oct. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada today announced on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, investments in two projects to reduce the number of sports and recreation-related injuries among Canadian children and youth. "In Canada, forty percent of all children and youth injuries are sports and recreation-related," said Minister Nicholson. "Our...
Wearing a knee brace following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery has no effect on a person’s recovery. However, strength, range-of- motion, and functionality exercises provide significant benefits, and other new therapies may show promise. In a new literature review recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), a team of orthopedic surgeons reviewed 29 studies regarding treatment following reconstructive ACL surgery. They found that physical therapy, begun...
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wearing a knee brace following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery has no effect on a person's recovery. However, strength, range-of-motion, and functionality exercises provide significant benefits, and other new therapies may show promise. In a new literature review recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), a team of orthopaedic surgeons reviewed 29 studies regarding treatment following...
SportsMED Orthopaedic Surgery and Spine Center announces the addition of Dr. Kristina Janssen Donovan. A physiatrist, Dr. Donovan specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Huntsville, AL (PRWEB) October 07, 2012 SportsMED Orthopaedic Surgery and Spine Center announces the addition of Dr. Kristina Janssen Donovan. A physiatrist, Dr. Donovan specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation. She focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic conditions utilizing a...
