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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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Shin Splints | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

""Shin Splints"" is nothing more than a lyman's term for any pain between between the knee and the ankle. I have seen patients with everything from patellar tendinitis to having tumors of the lower leg who came in to see me telling me that they had shin splints. Nonetheless there is a distinct entity that we refer to as shin splints. In the medical...

Pavel's Conkneedrum | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

A couple of weeks ago it was announced that yet another star player was through for the season. Pavel Bure joined the growing list of NHL stars that are side lined. Although it looked fairly harmless as Bure circled behind the opponents net, if you watch the replay in slow motion you can see the bottom part of his leg shifting sideways at the knee....

The Torn Anterior Cruciate Part II | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The torn anterior cruciate ligament. For any athlete this diagnosis is a nightmare. A s this injury can be so devastating and has received so much media attention it is the most dreaded of all sport injuries. Every professional sport can name numerous stars that have suffered this injury. Not only that is prevalent in amateur sports and the weekend...

To Cut Or Not To Cut | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Pavel Bure has torn his anterior cruciate ligament. The physician for the Vancouver Canucks has discussed the various options with him. The ultimate decision is that he had surgery on his knee. Surgery for the anterior cruciate ligament is the most common procedure done by a sports surgeon. It has only been in the last couple of decades that we hav...

Leafs Knees Woes | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The Leafs are heading into a crucial part of their schedule.The two weeks leading into the All-Star break finds the Leafs on an extended road trip against the Eastern division rivals against whom they have not fared that well thus far this season. At the same time this has been the busiest I have been this season. I am sure Pat Quinn is dreading se...

Knees Need Movement | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

As a Sports Medicine Physician I am constantly analyzing the injuries that I see. I am always looking for trends to see what we can do to prevent injuries. The most common injured part of the body is the knee( just ask the Leafs). The most common knee ligamentous injury is to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Anyone who is involved in sport has had ...

Back Program | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The back preventative program is designed to correct posture, improve flexibility and build strength in the suporting structures of the back. Always check with your physician if the pain is persistent or you fall into one of the categories previously mentioned in the brochure. Aerobic fitness which includes things like walking, cycling, and swimmi...

The Back | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

What do Mario Lemieux, Joe Montana, Randy Johnson, Fred Couples, Wendyl Clark, You, and 95% of the population have in common. Back Pain!!!! The most common ailment in the body to be affected. Every year more than 1,500,000 Canadians seek help from a medical person for back pain. And if that number seems high it is reported that only 15-20% of peopl...

Back Pain Anatomy | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

In the last column I reported how common back pain is. This column will get into the meat of what causes back pain. To understand what causes back pain, the first thing is to learn a little bit of the anatomy of the spine. Once you understand the anatomy of the spine, you can begin to understand why the back is co complex and what can go wrong. Th...

Back Pain The Causes | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Yesterday you were feeling great. You wake up in the morning all envigorated to go. You go out to do some gardening that has been waiting for a few weeks. Everything is going great until you lift a heavy bag of grass and you fee a sharp pain in your back. You go lie down and the back pain just gets worse over the next few hours. What happened? The...

Treatment Of Low Back Pain | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The back is a very complex structure. While we can often be very specific about what exactly is causing your back discomfort, more often than not we can not. After taking a careful history of your problem and a thorough examination we usually have a good idea about your back problem but NOT a definitive diagnosis. The cause of your back pain is usu...

Groin Injuries | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The famous GROIN has reared its ugly head again in the NHL. Several years ago there were a plethora of p[layers that had groin injuries that kept them out of the line up for an extended period of time. Players like Tom Fergus, Mike Mcphee, Basil Mcrae and Tod Gill all had groin injuries and some even needed surgery. Now we have such star players a...

Shoulder Separation | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The summer is over and fall sports have started. Gone are the summer sports of swimming and baseball, and the contact sports of hockey and football have started. It sure is a different atmosphere at ?the Sport Medicine Specialists? in the fall. I have already seen several separated shoulders this week when I will see only a few all summer long. Th...

The Rotator Cuff | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Spring training has now started and although there are only replacement players we are all getting in the baseball mood. We dream about hitting the ball, running the bases, sliding into home, and sore shoulders. Yes, the most common injury in baseball especially the pitchers, the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff has since become a household word. I...

The Shoulder | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

A couple of months ago I wrote several columns about knee injuries. The first of the series discussed the anatomy of the knee. I will do the same thing here and discuss the anatomy of the shoulder. Future articles will discuss the major injuries to the shoulder. The shoulder complex is actually made up of four separate joints. They are the glen-...

The Shoulder Dislocation | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

January 8, 1993. The Vancouver Canucks are in Toronto to meet the Leafs. Midway through the second period as the game becomes a little more intense, Cliff Ronning makes his way out of his own end. Just before the blue line he passes the puck up to his teammate. Just as he passes the puck he is hit by a fore checking Leaf. His left shoulder is jamme...

The Shoulder Separation | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The shoulder is the second most common joint injured in hockey. The shoulder is very vulnerable when used to hit a opponent or more commonly being hit by an opponent and the shoulder is smashed against the boards. There has been a rare player in the N.H.L. who has not had at least one shoulder separation in their career. If you read the daily inju...

Little League Elbow | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

The long winter is over. The warm spring has arrived and what do we think of as summer approaches? The boys of summer are back to play baseball. We dig out our gloves, bats and balls and head to the park to play. In Canada baseball is one of the fastest growing organized sport. As the sport becomes more structured there are always increased demands...

Tennis Elbow | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

As the snow melts and the weather becomes warmer we turn our attention to the spring and summer sports. One of the most popular of these is tennis. People flock to the courts to aggressively pound that little ball over the net and land it onto the opponents side of the court. A relatively simple sport when you think about it. The traditional spring...

Head Injury Concussion | Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Concussion is the most common form of head injury. We use this term regularly, but what does it really mean and what are the cosequences of a concussion or repetitive concussions. It is most common obviously in contact sports. In North America it would be most common in football but in Canada, hockey would be the most common sport where we see the...
 
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