Nic Meister’s Story: Beginning in January of 2018 I began experiencing pain in the AC Joint of my left shoulder. I felt the pain the most when hitting forehands in tennis as well as performing activities with a straight arm. I first attempted to rehab my shoulder through two weeks of physical therapy, however when…
When Tiger Woods thrust his arms into the air at Augusta National in April, he not only celebrated his fifth Masters championship, but he also conquered a 43-year-old body that many feared had gotten the best of him. The win was Woods’ first triumph at a major since the 2008 U.S. Open a stretch in…
Golfers who play on a regular basis are bound to experience injuries from time to time. One common condition among golfers is medial epicondylitis, a form of tendonitis commonly referred to as golfer’s elbow. Symptoms include tenderness and occasional sharp pains on the inside of the elbow, caused by inflammation or tiny tears in tendons…
If you’ve been told you need spine surgery, it’s smart to get a second opinion.?Here are questions to ask any surgeon to help decide where to be treated. Q: Do they have spine surgery specialists? A: “For any problem, you want a team that specializes in that surgery, because more experience leads?to better success rates,”…
Jamari’s diagnosis Jamari Sanders’ mother, Sharenne Shumate, didn’t worry when Jamari returned with complaints of leg pain after a day of playing basketball at his uncle’s house. The eight-year-old said he had fallen, but Sharenne didn’t see any bones that appeared to be broken. Just to be sure, she took him to the nearest emergency…
Matthew Lee, 22, of Oak Park, discovered his passion for playing lacrosse at a young age. Although he also excelled in baseball and tennis, it was the “brotherhood” of lacrosse that drew him into the sport. “Playing lacrosse gave him a supportive foundation throughout his years at Oak Park River Forest High School and when…
When asked how important having a pain-free elbow is, professional furniture refinisher Bill Belmonte, 48 of Westmont, IL replied, “on a scale from 1 to 10, it’s 100.” Four years ago when Belmonte started having elbow pain, he feared what it might mean for his future. He worried that his affected elbow would sideline him…
Megan Chiu, now 19, was a stand-out at the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center and impressed at the Chicago High School for the Arts. When she left for Point Park University in Pittsburgh to pursue a ballet dance major, she was determined to excel. Yet, an ambiguous injury during her junior year of high school left…
Dr. Kern Singh,?co-founder of the?Minimally Invasive Spine Institute?at Rush in Chicago, recently penned an article on the safety of outpatient spine surgery for?Vertebral Columns, a publication of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. The article responds to a?USA Today?and?Kaiser Health News?article highlighting the risk of cervical hematoma after outpatient spine surgery, among…
Experts discuss stem cell treatments for cancer, neurosurgery, orthopedics, pediatrics: The use of stem cells in medical treatments already is yielding exciting results and may yield greater medical advances in the future. At a recent event hosted by Rush University Medical Center, experts at Rush discussed the role of stem cells in neurosurgery, orthopedics, pediatrics…
As a four-time national masters weightlifting champion, Chicagoan Gwen Chamberlin is an athlete whose success in the sport came later in life. After starting Crossfit, Gwen slowly gravitated toward weightlifting at the age of 45. One decade later, she’s developed an impressive resume in the world of competitive weightlifting — even after overcoming a few…
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)?is a painful hip condition that is most often diagnosed in younger patients who perform activities that require hip flexibility, like yoga.?In patients with FAI, extra bone develops along the acetabulum (socket of the hip) or on the femoral head (ball of the hip). This bony overgrowth damages the soft tissues of the…