Wrestlers spend the off-season trying to build muscle and get stronger. The muscle-building process involves adding some body fat. Wrestlers often want to lose that extra body fat to…
Summer is perfect for outside sports at home, in the park or on the water, or at leagues and camps. Unfortunately, summer is also primetime for sports injuries. With…
Medial epicondyle apophysitis, more commonly known as Little League elbow, is an overuse injury usually seen in baseball pitchers younger than 16. Dr. Laurel Rudolph, sports medicine physician at…
Each year an estimated 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), ranging from concussion to severe brain injuries associated with significant disability. Interdisciplinary specialty care teams offer…
An increase in pitching-related injuries is an issue for all levels of play within the game of baseball. Athletic directors, coaches, parents and players in school and club sport…
Dental injuries are common in sports. Wearing a mouth guard reduces an athlete’s risk of chipped teeth, lip or tongue injuries, jaw injuries and damaged braces. “Dental trauma can…
What’s causing your vertigo? It may start in your ears
With summer youth sports league and camp sign-ups in full swing, your child may need a sports physical (pre-participation medical history and evaluation) prior to the start of the…
Did you fall on your outstretched hand and now have pain at the base of your thumb? You may be experiencing the painful symptoms of a wrist fracture, commonly…