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At Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, we love ski and snowboard season, but professionally, it can be a very busy time. We treat many snow sport-related injuries such as shoulder dislocation, rotator cuff tear, collarbone fracture, ACL, MCL, and meniscal tears, wrist fracture, back injury, and concussion. Typically, our patients are able to return to their…
In this week’s episode of the Sports Medicine Weekly podcast, Dr. Brian Cole is joined by a Rush physical therapist to discuss the best ways to manage and treat patellar tendonitis, more commonly known as jumper’s knee. The patellar tendon connects the patella (knee cap) to the tibia (shin bone) and assists in the extension…
By Paul Kohler For Athletico Physical Therapy The American Sports Medicine Institute’s Annual Conference on sports injuries was held on January 29-31st of this year. In its 34th year, this particular conference focused primarily on the health, safety and treatment of overhead throwing athletes, with emphasis on baseball pitchers. ?The ASMI, located in Birmingham, AL,…
Splint Removal and Exercises for Mallet Finger Injury; Cheer Leader Injuries and Return for Next Season. This regular segment of ?Ask the Doctor? addresses questions submitted by Sports Medicine Weekly followers.?Dr. Brian Cole from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush will be discussing the above topics: Sports Medicine Weekly on 670 The Score If you have a…
The first-ever national study of platform (paddle) tennis injuries revealed 66 percent of paddle tennis players say they sustained an injury from playing the game. The study also found that of the platform tennis players reporting an injury, more than half sustained two or more. The most common conditions reported were injuries to the shin/calf…