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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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Plantar Fasciitis | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Plantar fasciitis is the major problem leading to the painful heal. It occurs commonly to any athlete who involves landing on their feet to participate in their sport. Boris Becker is perhaps the most famous athlete where this infliction has been a career limiting injury. The pain usually starts as a dull intermittent ache in the heel which may p...

Common Foot Problems | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

What part of the body takes the most abuse in most sports? Considering that most sports are weight bearing, the answer has to be the foot. It is the part of the body that hits the ground first and the body moves in the direction that the feet take it. Therefore it is the foot that takes the most abuse. Many consider the foot the ugliest part of the...

Foot Orthotics | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The fitness boom in the last number of decades has led people to lead much more active lives. With this increase in activity there has been some injuries which has led to the field of Sport Medicine. We are always looking at what may be causing the injuries. This allows us to be able to treat the injury as well as in many cases prevent injuries. On...

Athletes Foot | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

One of the most common problems facing athletes is the so called ""Athletes Foot"" Now, while there have been very few people that have been unable to be active because of this problem it sure can be a nuisance. It has been stated that up to 40-80% of active people will suffer from athletes feet. The most common complaint when you have athletes f...

Strug's Ankle | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

While most Canadians may remember the Olympic moment of Donovan Bailey's face just after winning the 100 meter race, the thought that most people the world wide especially the Americans will be little Keri Strug vaulting the Americans to Gold with a severely sprained ankle. How painful was that ankle and what did Keri Strug go through to complete...

Jumper's Knee | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The Toronto Raptors are now quickly getting ready to play next season in the NBA. This summer they will participate in the NBA draft and by this time next year will be half way through their inaugural season. At the present time high school basketball is gearing up for the play offs. It only makes sense to write about the most common basketball inj...

Bracing The Unstable Knee | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The knee is the most unstable joint in the body. It is subject to the most stress and the most often injured joint in the body. In our sports clinic almost one third of all injuries seen are to the knee. In order for the knee to perform all the twisting/pivoting functions it must carry on, it leaves itself open to injury. Once the knee has been in...

Craig Wolanin's Knee | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Not only was the loss to the Montreal Canadians last weekend painful, but the Leafs also have to endure the injury suffered by Craig Wolanin. Those of you who watched the game I am sure cringed when they saw what happened to Wolanins knee. He obviously did not finish the game and we examined him back in Toronto the next day. The news was not good....

ACL Surgery | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

There is always a lot of media coverage of knee injuries in sport. The one knee injury that receives the most attention is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. This is one of the four main ligaments of the knee. It is perhaps the most important as it provides both anterior and rotational stability to the knee. This week, Popeye Jones another Toronto pr...

The Torn Medial Collateral Ligament | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Fall 1991-Wendyl Clark picks up speed as he crosses center ice towards the opponents net. As he crosses the blue line he veers to his right to avoid the defencemen. Unfortunately he is hit and as his skate gets caught in a rut his knee is forced inward. He feels immediate pain and has to be helped off the ice. I examine him in the dressing room a...

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The anterior cruciate is the most popular sports injury today. Rarely a week goes by where we do not read in the sports pages of another athlete who has torn their anterior cruciate ligament. Pat Lafontaine just had his knee operated on for this injury. Drake Berehowsky injured his just before the playoffs last season. Steve Podborsky tore his ante...

The Torn Anterior Cruciate: Surgery | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Repairing the torn anterior cruciate is now probably the most common surgery for a sports surgeon. It is only in the last couple of decades that we have developed good procedures to repair these knees. A lot of the early work was actually done in Toronto. The procedures have now become more refined with shorter recovery times. Drake Berehowsky in ...

Rehabilitation of The Injured Knee | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

In Sports Medicine the most important people are perhaps the therapists who work diligently with the athletes on a daily basis to heal their injury and get them back on to the field as soon as possible. The therapy for the athlete after an injury is the most important component of the treatment. Their job is to restore the athletes body to their pr...

Damon's Knee | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Perhaps the brightest spot in Toronto this year has been the surprise play of the Toronto Raptors rookie Damon Stoudimire. The criticism on draft day has turned into this rookie a top choice for rookie of the year in the NBA. The Raptors have a much better chance of winning with Damon in the line up. But Damon has now come down with an injury that...

Saving Knees | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The sight of Bobby Orr hobbling around makes us all cringe. Bobby Orr has a bad knee. Not only did it shorten a great career of perhaps the greatest hockey player that ever played defence, but it has affected his whole quality of life. He certainly can not enjoy the simple pleasures of sport, let alone getting around through the day without pain an...

The Iliotibial Band Syndrome | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

You are 20 miles into your first marathon. The training was perfect without any problems. Suddenly, you start to develop a twinge on the outside of your knee and before you know it you can barely run. You have to finish with a peg straight leg gait and barely manage to cross the finish line. What went wrong? One of the most common knee injuries ...

The Iliotibial Band Syndrome | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Perhaps the most common injury I see as runners prepare for a marathon is the Ilio Tibia Band Syndrome. Inevitably, the runner will be increasing their mileage for a longer race or a marathon. It may come on over time or be brought on by one longer or hillier run. Often it will first manifest itself only during the race itself. The pain will start ...

Osgoode Schlatters Disease | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The nemesis of many a teenage male athlete is Osgoode Schlatters Disease. It occurs almost always in males and only rarely in females. The name is really a misnomer as it is not truly a disease. The problem occurs in the knee. It starts as the adolescent starts their growth spurt. Therefore I usually see it young males between 11 and 13. The pain ...

The Athletes Knee | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Often I am asked what the most common injury there is in sports. There is no doubt that the knee is the most common injured joint. There are very few activities that the knee is not asked to take the brunt of the work. You will often hear about famous athletes or your friends having major traumatic injuries to their knees where they will tear ligam...

The Athletes Knee Part II | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Last weeks column disclosed the most common of all sports injuries, something which most of us have experienced sometime it our active lives. The Patello Femoral Syndrome causes a dull aching in the knee which comes from an irritation on the back of the patella of knee cap. While this problem does not usually make the person stop all activities it ...
 
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