Sports Medicine Info
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SHOULD ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERY CEASE?
Degenerative knee disease is a very common problem. It is the term given to changes in the knee joint that…
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COLD WATER IMMERSION FOR MUSCLE SORENESS
Years ago, when Peyton Manning was still the star quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, I recall a TV commercial showing…
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HAVE YOU HEARD OF THESE DISEASES?
A couple of things are certain in the realm of human diseases: their names contain many letters and are hard…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #18
GLP-1 agents for weight loss tied to pancreatitis: The medical “rage” these days is the use of once…
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PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA
Orthopedic trauma, i.e. fractures of bones, is very painful. Opioids like hydrocodone and oxycodone have been used for pain control…
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MALLET FINGER
Almost everyone has 8 fingers and 2 thumbs. Thumbs are important but not for this blog. There are 4 fingers…
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MASSAGE THERAPY: A SIMPLE PLEASURE
Who doesn’t like a massage? I certainly do! But there are a lot of people who don’t. They say it…
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WHITE TEETH
Many people today have a significant focus on personal appearance. You might not think so from the way segments of…
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FOOTBALL CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
Every week during the football season, players from every team, college or professional, sustain head injuries that prevent them from…
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DEMENTIA PUGILISTICA
After I published the recent blog correlating football-related concussions with cognitive decline in old age, one loyal reader asked if…
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