By: Ilan Danan, M.D. September 2024 Guardian Caps: A Promising New Frontier in Football Safety When it comes to contact sports, the prevention and management of sports-related concussions remains of high interest, and rightfully so. In recent years, and with head injury concerns for American football players top-of-mind, there has been a growing emphasis on…
By M. Ramin Modabber, M.D. As a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and hand surgeon, I frequently encounter patients struggling with radial-sided (thumb) wrist pain. A common culprit behind the pain is an ailment known as De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. This inflammatory condition can significantly impact hand grip and, as a result, many activities of daily living.…
By: Brian Lee, MD Shoulder pain from a rotator cuff injury can significantly disrupt your daily activities or favorite sports. This common condition, especially among athletes and older adults, can cause significant discomfort and limit mobility. This article will answer ten frequently asked questions about rotator cuff injuries, exploring everything from causes and diagnosis to…
June 1, 2024 Tommy John 2.0 – Building on Excellence in UCL Reconstruction Surgery By: Carlos Uquillas, MD. Cedars Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute. For 50 years, Tommy John Surgery, the official term being ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, has been the gold standard for treating torn UCLs in athletes. Traditionally involving tendon graft…
March 1, 2024 By Jeffrey Zarin, MD, Joint Replacement Specialist Like any other pain in the body, joint pain signals that something may not be working correctly in the musculoskeletal system. A “joint” is generally defined as an intersection between bones in our body and includes all our body parts that allow the joint to move…
February 7, 2024 Dr. Frank Jobe’s Innovative and Pioneering Approach that Continues to Save MLB Careers By: Cedars Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute. From “Dead Arm” to Comeback Kid: The Story of Tommy John Surgery In baseball today, “Tommy John surgery” is likely as familiar to baseball fans as peanuts and Cracker Jack. With…
December 1, 2023 The most common pickleball injuries arise out of repetitive use By: Kenton H. Fibel, M.D. Pickleball is a popular recreational “racket sport” that combines elements of tennis, ping pong, and badminton into one game that many people of varying ages and stages of athletic ability enjoy. In fact, it appears first on…
By: Joshua Scott, M.D. Primary Care Sports Medicine We all know that sports can have a positive effect on our kids. In a time when obesity is on the rise in the pediatric population, it is heartening to note the statistic that 45 million children currently play organized sports in the United States. Seventy-five percent…
Race Day Hydration and Nutrition Prep for the Endurance Runner By: Joshua Scott, M.D. While plenty of seasoned endurance runners know that proper warm-up and cool-down exercises have a protective benefit for their muscles and joints, some forget to focus on the hydration and nutrition parts of the equation regarding endurance running – especially…
July 3, 2023 By Tracy Zaslow, MD, Primary Care Sport Medicine Physician With the recent advent of creative and colorfully labeled bottles and popular-on-social-media exposure, today’s energy drink market is more dizzying than ever. Making an explosive entrance onto the drink market scene in the early 2000s, energy drink brands sold in the United States…