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 April 11, 2006
The last column discussed what sports injuries are and how to assess their severity. This column will tell you what to do when you have an acute sports injury. The three main goals... read more
 April 11, 2006
Acute Sports Injuries are traumatic in nature. Some are very dramatic such as when Mike Foligno broke his leg at centre ice the season before last. Although his was a bone injury m... read more
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Preventing Throwing Injuries | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

It is this time of the year that I start to see a lot of throwing athletes, mainly baseball players and tennis players with shoulder an elbow pain. Now while many of these problems are new ,the majority had some history. These are athletes who had pain in the last season which was ignored and not treated and low and behold has come back. The old p...

Getting Rid Of Those Extra Pounds | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The summer time is the time of the year where we think more about our weight. We are wearing less clothes and with more of our bodies visible we concentrate more on losing weight. We all want to look better on the beach. With all the talk about new diet drugs it is important to talk about the basic principles of weight loss . The principle is quite...

Children In Competitive Sports | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

I spent a large part of my childhood playing structured and non structured sports. Some of my fondest memories of my childhood are being part of a team. Although winning was always fun it was not the predominant factor of my enjoyment and education being involved in these sports. It taught me many lessons in life and a large part of my education. ...

Figure Skating | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The most popular winter Olympic sport for many years has been figure skating. The combination of the artistic elements combined with strong athletic moves makes this sport attractive to a large audience. Skating demands the highest priced tickets and the most popular prime television times. Eve in a non Olympic year various skating competitions and...

Skating Injuries: Emergency Action Plan | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Alan McCauley is hit hard into the end boards. He goes down quickly and does not get up. Evceryone in the stands holds their breath as they wait fpor Alan to move. Immediatley the referee signals the Maple Leaf therapists to come on to the ice. I realize that this is a serious injury run on to the ice soon after. When the therapist get on to the ic...

Maintaining Old Joints | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

While all during the day I work on injuries and try and preserve joints, it is becoming increasingly obvious that there are alot of old joints in active people who are coming tro me with difficulty maintaining their participation in their sport of choice. I will always remember a comment from one of my teachers years ago when he said to this young ...

Injury Comeback | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

I recently heard a report on the recovery from a serious injury sustained by Doug Weight. The reporter was compaining vigoursly about the lack of output from this one time star of the Edmonton Oilers. The reporters went on to say that even though Doug Weight underwent reconstructive knee sugery he should be close to his niumbers from last year. The...

Keeping Primed For The Playoffs | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Although the teams play all year, the real intensity of hockey begins with the playoffs. Teams play almost every other night unless they are good and luckey enough to finnish a round before their next opponent is ready. Not only are the players playing that more often, the intensity at which they have to play is almost much higher. This is particu...

Psychology Of Healing | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

I am a Sport Medicine Physician. My job entails seeing people all day with various ailments. While most of these are self limiting some injuries are more dramatic and can be quit devastating to the athlete. While I have to rarely diagnose life threatening problems such as cancer which are masquerading as sport injuries, most of the psychological p...

Tobagganing Injuries | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The snow has fallen and the kids are eager to get out and try the new toboggan. Everyone has fond memories of their childhood of flying down the hill. Unfortunately many of us also have memories of severe or potentially severe injuries while out there having fun. I encourage you to go out and test those hill but I recommend that you follow these f...

New Years Column 1997 | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

As has been my tradition I am writing my New Years Column. Many events have occurred over the last year, but perhaps the most significant is the release of a report by the Surgeon General of the United States. This is the same group who released the report that smoking is indeed hazardous to your health in 1964. This has been the single most import...

Diabetes In Athletes | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The site of Bobby Clarke's toothless grin is etched on many of our minds. This great player had just led his Flyers to the Stanley Cup. What many of us did not know was what Bobby had to endure as an athlete. Bobby Clarke was a diabetic. Diabetes is a disease which in its worst state starts in late childhood or early adolescence. The bodies abilit...

Infections | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The Sports Headlines last week reported that Jeff Brown almost died. This was not the front page news headlines, this was the Sports headlines. if it was not for the quick work of our Toronto Maple Leaf training staff it might have been the end of Jeff Brown. I had received a call in the morning stating that Jeff Brown had a deep cut on his leg a c...

Olympic Psych | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The winter Olympics are starting this week. Athletes have trained hard over the last four years in preperation for this event. This is the marquee event in sport that will make or break an athletes career. There are many great athletes competing over the next two weeks but it is the athlete that can rise above the rest in the Olympics that will rea...

Gut Check | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

We have all heard of the proverbial ""GUT CHECK"" in sports. The big game is on the line and the winner is the one that is most composed, but the real gut check is problems that athletes have in the stomach that may affect their performance or enjoyment of their activity. Although regular exercise is one of the best things for improving digestion, ...

Wendyl's Slapshot | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Wendyl Clark is perhaps the most popular player to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the past couple of decades. The prototype player that could play a physical game while scoring goals at the same time. For years he was the bright spot in many under performing teams in Toronto. When the Leafs played in the conference final in 1994 Wendyl was one...

In-Line Skating | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Perhaps the fastest growing sport in Canada for the summer months is in-line skating. The stores are full of the fastest sleekest skates made today. There are several manufacturers who depend mainly on this market for their sales. A representative of one of the major skate companies recently told me that they did not care if they sold any regular b...

Foot Odor | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

As someone who examines feet for a living all day long I can tell you that foot odor is definitely a problem for many people. While most people can maintain dry odorless feet others can not. Fortunately many of the factors that lead to bad foot odor can be controlled by simple measures while others may need a physician's care. The problem can be q...

The Uncommon Ankle Sprain | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

How many people have not injured their ankle at some point in their life? Even though it may not have been severe almost every one has injured their ankle at some time. This would make the ankle the most injured joint. The ankle is so commonly injured due to the structures on the outside of the ankle that are easily damaged. These structures can s...

Achilles Tendinitis | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

""THE ACHILLES HEEL"" The most famous tendon in the body has the bad rap as the bodies weakest. Everyones worst trait is said to be their ""achilles heel. The fact of the matter is that although it is the most prominent and visible tendon in the body, it is not the weakest. Nonetheless it is commonly injured and can cause a lot of problems. My co...
 
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