Prevention

2016 Podcasts | 2017 Podcasts | Aging | Basketball | Dr. Brian Cole | Injury | Interviews | Midwest Orthopaedics | Performance | Prevention | Sports | Tennis | Videos

The Growth of Platform Tennis; Review of the NBA Research Committee
BySports Medicine Weekly May 16, 2017October 18, 2026

Episode 17.05?with Hosts Steve Kashul and Dr. Brian Cole. Broadcasting on ESPN Chicago?1000 WMVP-AM Radio, Saturdays from?8:30 to 9:00 AM/c. Segment One (01:20): Dr. Jeremy Alland from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush talks?about the definition and growth of Platform Tennis, unusually high rate of related?injuries and the importance of warming up prior to play.?Dr. Alland graduated…

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Dr. Brian Cole | Injury | Knee | Prevention | Treatment | Videos | Youth

Preventing ACL injuries: Brian Cole, MD, on Fox TV Chicago
BySports Medicine Weekly May 11, 2017October 18, 2026

Dr. Brian Cole, sports medicine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, talks with FOX-TV Chicago’s Sylvia Perez about the increase in ACL injuries among youth athletes and how they can help prevent them with plyometric and strengthening exercises. Dr. Cole also suggests athletes visit http://www.kneesforlife.org for more injury prevention tips. (Athlete demo by Ava Cole)

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ACSM | Blog | Fitness | Performance | Prevention | Training

What Is Periodization?
BySports Medicine Weekly May 10, 2017October 18, 2026

Periodization is a programming tool where individuals, typically athletes, implement training cycles that take several things into consideration including when peak performance is needed. Periodization is an organized and purposeful approach to training that considers both the physical and physiological adaptations that need to occur while reducing the risk of overtraining. Any individual training for…

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2016 Podcasts | 2017 Podcasts | Aging | Athletico Physical Therapy | Dr. Brian Cole | Fitness | Injury | Interviews | Nutrition | Performance | Prevention | Therapy | Training | Treatment

Successful Weight Loss; In sports, who’s really “old?”; The 3 Phases of Muscle Healing
BySports Medicine Weekly May 9, 2017October 18, 2026

Episode 17.04 with Hosts Steve Kashul and Dr. Brian Cole. Broadcasting on ESPN Chicago 1000 WMVP-AM Radio, Saturdays from 8:30 to 9:00 AM/c. Segment One (01:38): Steven Mauk from Revolution Physical Therapy & Weight Loss talks about the definition of successful weight loss, sustaining weight loss, fitness vs. fatness and how to start with exercise…

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Blog | Injury | Knee | Prevention | Treatment

Weight loss can slow down knee joint degeneration
BySports Medicine Weekly May 8, 2017October 18, 2026

MRIs of the right knee obtained with the coronal proton density-weighted fast spin-echo fat-suppression sequence at, A, C, baseline and, B, D, after 48 months. Patients were an obese 65-year-old woman with stable weight and mild knee pain (A and B) and an obese 64-year-old woman with weight loss over 48 months and mild knee…

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2016 Podcasts | 2017 Podcasts | Athletico Physical Therapy | Baseball | Football | Head | Hockey | Injury | Interviews | Karen Malkin | Nutrition | Prevention | Skiing | Sports | Youth

Bio-individual nutrition rules the day; Helmet Safety
BySports Medicine Weekly May 3, 2017October 18, 2026

Episode 17.03 with Hosts Steve Kashul and Dr. Brian Cole. Broadcasting on ESPN Chicago 1000 WMVP-AM Radio, Saturdays from 8:30 to 9:00 AM/c. Segment One:”Karen Malkin from Karen Malkin Health Counseling discusses the benefits of Bio-individual Nutrition and a creating a food plan to fit your physiology and biology. It’s easy to get seduced by…

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Ankle | Basketball | Blog | Injury | Performance | Prevention | Training | Youth

3 ANKLE MOBILITY EXERCISES FOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS
BySports Medicine Weekly April 26, 2017October 18, 2026

Your ankles keep you nimble and agile on the basketball court, so taking care of them is critical to how well you play. Not to mention, weak ankles put undue stress on your knees, according to Danny McLarty, CSCS, of USAB.com. Luckily, there are a number of simple exercises that help improve ankle mobility while…

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2016 Podcasts | 2017 Podcasts | ATI Physical Therapy | Baseball | Dr. Brian Cole | Elbow | Injury | Interviews | Performance | Prevention | Science | Sports | Therapy | Training | Treatment | Youth

Do High Schools Need Athletic Trainers?; Understanding Elbow Injury; Advancements in Regenerative Medicine
BySports Medicine Weekly April 18, 2017October 18, 2026

Episode 17.02 with Hosts Steve Kashul and Dr. Brian Cole. Broadcasting on ESPN Chicago 1000 WMVP-AM Radio, Saturdays from 8:30 to 9:00 AM/c. Segment One: Katie Varnado from ATI Physical Therapy talks about the responsibilities and qualifications for Athletic Trainers, the difference between pro & non-pro team trainers, the importance of having High School Trainers…

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Ankle | Basketball | Blog | Injury | MidwestOrtho | Prevention | Sports | Therapy | Treatment | Youth

Chicago recreational basketball player recovers after Achilles rupture
BySports Medicine Weekly April 13, 2017October 18, 2026

“I heard a “bang” and then felt as if someone stomped on the back of my left calf, slamming me down to the court. But, when I looked up, both the basketball and the other players were all several feet away staring at me. That’s when I knew I likely had a serious problem.” This…

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ATI PhysicalTherapy | Blog | Foot | Injury | Prevention | Therapy | Treatment

Featured Body Part: Foot
BySports Medicine Weekly April 12, 2017October 18, 2026

By ATIPT Our foot and ankle complex needs to be both dynamic and stable to allow for us to walk without stressing other areas in the body. The ankle may seem like a simple joint, but there are actually four bones that combine to provide the stability and motion necessary — tibia, fibular, talus, and…

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Blog | Injury | MidwestOrtho | Prevention | Training | Yoga

Exercise Caution
BySports Medicine Weekly April 5, 2017October 18, 2026

How to stay safe while keeping fit Exercise is essential to good health. But if you don’t use common sense while working out, you’re putting yourself at risk for injury. As a primary care and sports medicine specialist at Rush University Medical Center, as well as a team doctor for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago…

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Injury | Prevention | Therapy | Treatment

Compression Therapy that aids in the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
BySports Medicine Weekly April 3, 2017October 18, 2026

Recovery+ Features and Specifications The Recovery+ thermal compression system provides high performance cool and heat therapy, with or without pneumatic compression therapy. The Recovery+ also accepts the installation of the DVTherapy pneumatic compression system.? With the DVTherapy docked into the Recovery+, the system provides compression therapy that aids in the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis…

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