While playing in a football game in the fall of 2017, Fieldcrest High School athlete Micah Hurd tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral
Category: Football
Podcast on LSU ACL study aiming to advance sports medicine into new era: ‘This is a big deal’
BY BROOKS KUBENA?for The Advocate Tight end Jamal Pettigrew stepped through footwork drills, blocked dummies, pivoted and cut through routes in the LSU indoor practice
Podcast on Recent Injuries to Professional Athletes
Dr. Brian Cole and Steve Kashul discuss recent professional sports injuries: Mitchell Trubisky’s shoulder injury, Redskins QB leg injuries and Markelle Fultz of the 76’ers
A Season of Football Head Impacts Does Not Affect Balance
There is considerable public concern about the effects of repetitive football head impacts on a player?s brain health. Many studies suggest a link between head
Podcast on Proven Strategies for Concussion Safety and Prevention
Dr. Nik Verma? from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush discusses proven strategies for safety and prevention of concussion. Dr. Verma specializes in treatment of the shoulder,
Why study the brains of sports players?
The Drake Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation committed to improving understanding of concussion injuries in sport, based on scientific research and collaboration. Launched in 2014,
Podcast on The Future of Football Head Protection and Equipment Technologies
Dr. Brian Cole and Steve Kashul talk with Thad Ide, Senior VP of Research and Product Development for Riddell, about recent innovations in the future
Injury Assessment and Updates on MLB, MBA and NFL Players: Podcast
Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush talks with Steve Kashul about his years as team physician for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago
A Yale football player quits to save his brain
Andrew Grinde was not just another football player. As a running back at C.M. Russell High School in Great Falls, Mont., he rushed for 2,180
Former College Athlete Gives Unique Perspective on Knee Cartilage Injury
It was a typical winter afternoon in?southern California?playing with his son?at?the?park. He stepped in a small hole, not unlike a?hundred times?before?in?the past?without?incident,?so he brushed it
Lake Zurich’s Panico produces the ultimate football comeback: Podcast
The hosts of Sports Medicine Weekly discuss the comeback and remarkable medical transformation of Vinnie Panico, a senior at Lake Zurich and voted Wintrust player
Podcast with Mike Adamle about his Rise Above Project, a joint initiative with the Concussion Legacy Foundation
Dr. Cole and Steve Kashul talk with Mike Adamle about his Rise Above Project, a joint initiative with the Concussion Legacy Foundation and their mission
