Congress is considering implementing guidelines to instruct school districts in handling student athletes recovering from concussions, according to a report from The Washington Post.
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New neuromuscular aligned mouth guards may decrease the impact of concussion and increase spine alignment for athletes, according to several sources.
This past year, William Maloney, MD, was placed on the AAHKS President's Honor Roll, gold level, by the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and received the Achievement Award for his contributions as a volunteer in orthopedics from the…
Orthopedic practices around the country are adding sports medicine to the list of services they provide, sometimes even including the phrase in their practice name. However, not all of these new practices provide the services necessary to become a truly…
Microsoft has announced that as of Oct. 22, it would no longer sell Windows XP installed on notebooks. This is a milestone event. Initially released in late 2001, Windows XP is undoubtedly the most popular operating system ever, with over…
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Jeremy R. Mathis, DO, an orthopedic and sports medicine physician, joined OrthoNeuro in Columbus, Ohio, according to a practice news release.
Physicians should use near-infrared spectroscopy, or another method of objective measurement, for arthroscopic cartilage grading instead of relying on subjective grading for the best results, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Rajesh Makim, MD, FAAOS, a sports medicine specialist at Orthopedic Associates in Port Huron, Mich., was named team physician for the American Youth Soccer Organization Region 161, according to a Times Herald news report.
The use of platelet rich plasma for treating orthopedic conditions is one of the latest trends in orthopedics. Alan Rosen, MD, president of KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, is taking the lead by being one of the first physicians in…
Korsh Jafarnia, MD, Travis Hanson, MD, Bruce Moseley, MD, and Plinio Caldera, MD, joined the Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston to provide care in orthopedics and sports medicine, according to a hospital news release.