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Frank Farmer, MD, Florida's Surgeon General, signed a final order last Friday that allows for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to move forward with implementation, according to a release from the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers.

Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair can have good long term outcomes, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Jeffrey Rosenberg, MD, a sports medicine physician, recently joined Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, N.J., according to a Benzinga news report.

Inova Health Systems in Falls Church, Va., has entered into a partnership with the Washington Mystic professional women's basketball team, according to a WNBA report.

Robert Olivieri, DC, with the help of a physical therapist, has devised a spinal decompression disc recovery program, aimed at alleviating chronic back pain, according to a Cape May County Herald news report.

Becoming a team physician for professional athletics may seem like an outstanding opportunity, but there are many challenges that go along with the responsibility. "The most challenging part of treating professional athletes is that the expectations are so high," says…

Riviera Beach, Fla.'s city council has approved a two-year moratorium on the establishment of pain-management facilities in the city, according to a Palm Beach Post news report.

Cautiously interpret the significance of MRI findings in asymptomatic hockey players because these findings could predict future disabilities, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has joined the Texas Medical Association's Million-Signature Campaign to Stop Medicare Meltdown, according to an AAOS news release.

Shaun L. Traub, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, was recently named to a new panel of the U.S.A Track and Field Georgia Association and will provide care for competing athletes, according to a practice news release.