It used to be that when people had knee replacement surgery, they were looking to rid themselves from constant pain and continue into their senior years with a relatively sedentary lifestyle.…
Articles for Patients
Our team of experienced physicians has written some helpful articles for patients. Click the links below for the full PDF version of each article.
Knee injuries in female athletes are on the rise, and ACL injuries are one of the most common severe knee injuries in sports. They affect the lives of more than 250,000 people in the United…
There are an increasing number of middle-aged and older athletes who remain active and regularly participate in sports. While remaining physically fit and maintaining athletic capacity into…
Achilles was the hero in Homer's Iliad, but he had one weakness — calf pain! Similarly, many endurance athletes suffer from disabling calf pain that limits their ability to train and race…
Endurance sports have become an increasingly popular part of modern day exercise and training programs. Currently, triathlon is one of the most rapidly growing recreational sports in the nation…
Sports and exercise are healthy activities for young girls and women of all ages. But a female athlete who focuses on being thin or lightweight may eat too little and/or exercise too much.…
“Its from overuse...” If you’re a runner, you’ve probably heard this phrase before! Unfortunately, this doesn’t really explain the cause of your running related injury. What specifically about…
The Skeletal System is an amazing feat of biologic engineering! Unfortunately, like many other structures, it is also prone to breakdown and mechanical failure. Stress fractures are an…