Episode 16.25?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:?Dr. Vishal Mehta, an orthopedic surgeon who was on our show?last year sharing his experience with ProChondrix, a fresh cartilage allograft from AlloSource. Dr. Mehta is back with us one year later?to talk about the results he is seeing with the product and how his patients are doing. Dr. Mehta is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine.?ProChondrix? is a new treatment option for patients suffering from?debilitating cartilage defects who do not want to give up their active lifestyle.
Segment Two: Steve and Dr. Cole discuss the causes, symtoms and treatment for rotator cuff tendonitis.?Rotator cuff tendinitis, or tendonitis, affects the tendons and muscles that help move the shoulder joint. If you have tendinitis, it means that your tendons are inflamed or irritated. Rotator cuff tendinitis is also called impingement syndrome.
- Rotator cuff tendinitis, or tendonitis, occurs when the tendons and muscles that
help move the shoulder joint are inflamed or irritated. - It commonly occurs in people who play sports that frequently require extending the arm over the head.
- Most people with rotator cuff tendinitis can regain full function of the shoulder without any pain after treatment.
http://sports.local2016/09/05/what-is-rotator-cuff-tendinitis/
Segment Three:?Yoga and Why you Should Do It by Alicia Molloy from ATI Physical 
Therapy.??Yoga means different things to different people, but I think everyone that practices yoga has a story about how it has been beneficial to their health in at least one way. Flexibility and stress management/reduction are two benefits that people readily agree upon. However, both through my personal experiences as well as those of my students, I have seen yoga help people sleep better, eat better, and reduce their risk of injuries from other activities. I?ve had students alleviate back pain and reduce the frequency of their migraines. Yoga definitely isn?t <a panacea> to fix all ills and prevent diseases, but it does way more for your health than giving you Gumby-like flexibility.?
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