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Mississippi Sports Medicine to open new surgical facility — 4 insights
Jackson-based Mississippi Sports Medicine is set to open a 60,000-square-foot surgical facility in Flowood, Miss., the Northside Sun reports. 2/8/19- -
Exercise may help treat sport-related concussions better than rest, study shows
Young athletes who participate in aerobic exercise after sustaining a concussion may experience a faster recovery, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. 2/8/19- -
Akron Children's Hospital to launch cooling-therapy concussion clinical trial for young athletes
Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital is seeking youth athletes to participate in a clinical trial analyzing the effectiveness of brain cooling therapy after a concussion, according to The Vindicator. 2/7/19-
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Kentucky orthopedic center launches data-analysis injury prevention program for athletes: 4 notes
The Orthopaedic Institute at St. Elizabeth in Edgewood, Ky., unveiled its injury prevention program, one of the region's first data-driven records collection of high school athletes' sport injuries. 2/6/19- -
Dr. Robert Anderson to perform ankle surgery on Wizards' John Wall: 4 details
Robert Anderson, MD, will repair Washington Wizards point guard John Wall's ruptured left Achilles tendon, NBA reports. 2/6/19- -
Access to data from fitness wearables motivates better individual health, study finds
Fitness wearables that show an individual's daily tracked activity, such as number of steps taken, lead to an increased number of active hours per day, according to a study performed by Atlantic Health System in Morristown, N.J. 2/6/19- -
8 surgeons treating professional athletes — January
Here are eight orthopedic surgeons that treated professional athletes in January. 2/6/19-
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'Tightrope' high ankle sprain procedure cutting recovery times drastically — 5 insights
High ankle sprains used to sideline athletes for up to eight weeks if not longer, but the Arhtrex's Knotless Syndesmosis TightRope is revolutionizing recovery times, Sports Illustrated reports. 2/6/19- -
United States Sports Academy award Dr. Bill Holcomb the 2018 Dr. Ernst Jokl Sports Medicine Award — 5 insights
Bill Holcomb, PhD, received Daphne, Ala.-based United States Sports Academy's 2018 Dr. Ernst Jokl Sports Medicine Award. 2/6/19- -
Dr. Robin West joins Persona's medical advisory board: 3 takeaways
Board-certified orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon Robin West, MD, joined Persona Nutrition's medical advisory board. 2/5/19- -
Dr. Leigh Ann Curl judges NFL's '1st & Future' health, safety event: 5 details
Orthopedic surgeon Leigh Ann Curl, MD, served as one of five judges of the NFL's fourth annual "1st and Future" event Feb. 2 at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, NFL reports. 2/4/19-
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Andrews Institute performs 600 joint replacements annually, 15% are outpatient
Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is among the hospitals, health systems and private practices transitioning care to the outpatient setting, according to the Pensacola News Journal. 2/4/19- -
6 things to know about Dr. Neal ElAttrache, Rams head physician & Patriots' Tom Brady's former surgeon
Neal ElAttrache, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and co-chair of medical affairs at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. 2/1/19- -
Hospital for Special Surgery leads U.S. sports safety efforts: 3 things to know
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery expanded its collaboration with the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society Program through 2025. 1/31/19- -
Hospital for Special Surgery's Dr. Michelle Carlson performs surgery on Brooklyn Nets guard
Michelle Carlson, MD, performed ligament repair surgery on Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie's right thumb, the NBA reports. 1/29/19- -
MetroHealth opens sports medicine office: 3 things to know
Cleveland-based MetroHealth opened a new sports medicine and physical therapy office in Brecksville, Ohio. 1/29/19- -
Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group appoints sports medicine development director
Long Island, N.Y.-based Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group welcomed Raymond J. Nelson as the director of sports medicine development. 1/29/19- -
Medical Sales College sports med program visits ASC
Long Tree, Colo.-based Medical Sales College’s sports medicine class in San Diego visited Ontario, Calif.-based Mills Surgery Center to learn how to scope a knee and shoulder as well as perform evaluations of each joint. 1/28/19- -
Sports medicine surgeon establishes scholarship at Marshall University: 4 details
Larry W. Watson, MD, and his wife Bridget Watson, started an endowed scholarship fund for future medical students at Huntington, W.Va.-based Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, according to Huntington News. 1/28/19- -
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center welcomes sports medicine physician: 4 insights
Board-certified sports medicine physician Ivette Guttmann, MD, joined Bennington-based Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, according to the Bennington Banner. 1/25/19-