Virtually all sports have some element of injury risk to them, a fact that is often made painfully obvious during football and hockey games. You can also add motor sports to this list; it’s certainly not hard to envision injuries ...
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The Important Role of the Achilles Tendon
Whether or not you’re a student of history, you’ve got to admire the story-telling abilities of the ancient Greeks. Hellenistic civilization created some of the most compelling literary characters in history, including Achilles, a legendary warrior possessing unrivaled strength and ...
Read More »Anchoring the Elbow: The Role of the UCL
All in all, being employed as a professional baseball player is a pretty good gig. While hardly every baseball player is famous, even the team bench warmers are richly compensated for their services. In 2012, the average salary for a ...
Read More »Altering the Future: A Look at Life-Changing Surgeries
It’s safe to say that few people look forward to undergoing surgical procedures. Many surgeries take several hours to perform, and require months of tedious rehabilitation afterwards. Though surgical appointments are often a dreaded experience, they are usually necessary to ...
Read More »Not Always Warranted: The Risks of Unnecessary Surgery
Surgery – the word alone is enough to provoke feelings of dread. There are few things more disheartening than hearing your doctor recommend a surgical procedure. Such operations can easily take hours to complete, and require rehabilitation periods that can ...
Read More »Seven Steps for Recovering from Surgery
Few things can alter and disrupt your daily routine quite like surgery. From pre-surgery preparations to the surgical procedure itself, the entire ordeal can be a challenging test of your physical and emotional wellbeing. Unfortunately, the battle doesn’t end when ...
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