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Orthopaedic surgeons share tips to help athletes stay clear of sports injuries this fall ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Summer is coming to an end, and it won't be long before athletes and sports enthusiasts take to the field to play soccer, football, volleyball or some other fall sport. Staying active is ideal for building strong bones and weight-bearing activities such as running and playing sports helps to achieve that. That is why the American...
8-10 a.m. each Saturday, Aug. 25-Nov. 10 GULF BREEZE, Fla., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Student athletes concerned about an injury will now have access to free injury evaluations by an orthopaedic physician on Saturdays at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. The "Student-Athlete Injury Clinic" will be available each Saturday morning from 8-10 a.m., Aug. 25-Nov. 10. No appointment is necessary. The clinic is open to student athletes, ages...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) today announced it will participate in the following investor conferences in September 2012: Sept. 6, 2012, HealthSouth President and Chief Executive Officer, Jay Grinney, will be speaking at 10:10 a.m. ET at the Baird 2012 Healthcare Conference held at The New York Palace in New York City. Sept. 11, 2012, HealthSouth President and Chief Executive Officer, Jay Grinney, will be speaking at 9:10 a.m....
Using sports analytics film breakdown, doctors to research causes of various injuries to better educate coaches, athletes and trainers New York, NY (PRWEB) August 14, 2012 Krossover, the innovator in providing affordable, easy-to-use data analytics for high school and college sports programs nationwide, today announced a partnership with nationally recognized sports medicine doctors Dr. Joel Boyd and Dr. Robby Sikka from the TRIA Orthopaedic Center to help understand sport injury causes...
GULF BREEZE, Fla., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine offers a new advanced treatment that quickly and safely removes the source of tendon pain. As one of the first doctors in the country trained to perform the revolutionary Focused Aspiration of Scar Tissue (FAST(TM)) procedure, Josh Hackel, M.D., helps patients suffering from tendon and soft tissue injuries such as tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, jumper's knee,...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) today announced it has amended the credit agreement governing its senior secured credit facility. The amendment increases the size of its revolver from $500 million to $600 million, eliminates the former $100 million term loan ($95 million outstanding), extends the revolver maturity to August 2017, and lowers the interest rate spread by 50 basis points to an initial rate of LIBOR plus 1.75...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kansas City Chiefs and The University of Kansas Hospital have announced a 10-year partnership that brings a comprehensive healthcare program to the team, encompassing its players, staff, and fans. Soon, it will include sports medicine access for the entire community, making it one of the first of its kind in the National Football League. As the Official Healthcare Provider of the Chiefs, The University of Kansas Hospital will...
Risk only apparent for outward bound journeys, so unlikely to be air travel say authors Elite athletes who cross more than five time zones to compete are around two to three times as likely to get ill as when they compete on their home turf, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The researchers tracked the daily health of 259 elite rugby players competing in the 2010 Super 14 Rugby Tournament. In this annual tournament, 14 teams from Australia,...
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) today joined National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell in distributing new football helmets to a youth football league in Akron as part of the Youth Football Safety Helmet Replacement Partnership's pilot program. The initiative is spearheaded by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and is comprised of various sport entities and sporting...
Comprehensive, Easy-to-Use Resource for School Districts to Meet State Concussion Guidelines effective Sept. 1, 2012 Austin, Texas (PRWEB) August 03, 2012 Austin startup, Concussion Health, is collaborating with Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas to establish an easy-to-use web-based resource that makes complying with state concussion legislation straightforward and more efficient for school administrators. Appropriately named, Concussion Compliance, the web site...
