Raised in a small town of about 1,600 people in the Canadian province of Quebec, Teena Murray is making a big influence on student athletes at the University of Louisville (U of L). As the Director of Sports Performance, Teena is in charge of the athletic performance for students involved in 21 sports programs at… Read more »
Posts Categorized: General Orthopedics
A Bone Doctor Offers A Review of Bone
A Review of Bone from a Bone Doctor What cells make up bone? Bones are made up of the following types of cells: osteoclasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes Where do osteoclasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes originate? Osteoclasts, which are bone resorbing cells, come from the fusion of monocytes. Osteoblasts, which are bone forming cells, come from bone… Read more »
Orthopaedic Specialists’ Medical Resident Dr. Tiffany Simpson Provides Medical Care in Haiti
Orthopaedic Specialists is excited to introduce medical resident Tiffany Simpson M.D. Dr. Simpson is a graduate of Bellarmine University and University of Louisville’s School of Medicine. She is in her second year as a medical resident specializing in Family Medicine. With a long time interest in global health issues, Dr. Simpson heard about an opportunity… Read more »
Pediatric Sports Injuries: An Epidemic
As a sports medicine specialist and an orthopedic surgeon that treats youth sports injuries we are faced with two serious problems. They tend to be on opposite sides of the spectrum: The rise of childhood obesity and the parallel rise in pediatric sports injuries. I would like to quote Dr. Lyle Micheli who is one… Read more »
Triathlon Training and Swimming Injuries – Learn more from Sports Medicine Doctor
Triathlon Training? Be Aware of Overuse Injuries and Swimming Injuries including Shoulder Injury during Triathlon Training. Researchers Bales and Bales (2012) looked at swimming injuries caused by overuse among those engaged in triathlon training. Their research on swimming injuries caused by overuse was published in the Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. Noting that many researchers… Read more »
Louisville Orthopedic Doctor Stacie Grossfeld MD Receives Special Honor from University of Louisville
Louisville orthopedic doctor Stacie Grossfeld MD received a special Departmental Award from the University of Louisville School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine. Each year U of L’s Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine chooses one faculty member to receive this special Departmental Award. The Departmental Award is meant to honor a physician who exhibits dedication and… Read more »
Orthopaedic Specialists earns A+ Ranking from Louisville Better Business Bureau BBB
Orthopaedic Specialists Receives Top Better Business Bureau Rating Orthopaedic Specialists in Louisville Kentucky is pleased to announce that we received an A+ Rating from the Better Business Bureau. The BBB provides letter grades for companies based on information received about the business. Letter grades are assigned to companies ranging from an F which is the… Read more »
Kentucky orthopedic Dr. Stacie Grossfeld discusses Osteoporosis Prevention
Kentucky orthopedic gives info about Osteoporosis Prevention May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Around 9 million U.S. adults have osteoporosis and about 48 million are suffering from low bone mass, based on the latest research presented at the National Osteoporosis Foundation’s Annual Meeting in Chicago. Kentucky orthopedic Dr. Stacie Grossfeld notes that suggestions to lower your risk… Read more »
Exercise has Positive Effect on Diabetes – Louisville Orthopedic Explains
Benefits of Exercise for Diabetes from Louisville Orthopedic Exercise has been repeatedly shown to have a positive effect on regulating diabetes mellitus, as noted by Louisville orthopedic Dr. Stacie Grossfeld. One of the major reasons why exercise is good for people with diabetes is that physical activity helps the regulation of blood glucose. Exercise also improves… Read more »
Orthopedic Injuries in Musicians and Dancers – Learn more from Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon
Research on orthopedic injuries in musicians and dancers reveals that certain orthopedic injuries are particularly common among these types of artists. Research by orthopedic surgeon Dr. A.B.M. Rietveld published in Clinical Rheumatology (2013) specializes in treating orthopedic injuries in musicians and dancers and identifies some of the most common types of orthopedic injuries. During medical assessment… Read more »
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