Posts Tagged: kentucky sports medicine

Vitamin D Deficiency in Athletes – More from Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Stacie Grossfeld

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under ACL Surgery, Dance Injuries, General Orthopedics, Injury Prevention, Knee Injuries and Knee Surgery.

It is estimated that over 1 billion people are Vitamin D deficient or insufficient. This is not just found in patients with medical problems but otherwise healthy elite athletes. Dr. Angeline et al. from the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City, New York, published an outstanding article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine… Read more »

Attention Contact Flag Football Players! Researchers Suggest Ways to Prevent Injury

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Football Injuries, Injury Prevention.

Kaplan and colleagues (2012) recently published suggestions in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine to reduce the number of moderate to severe injuries among contact flag football players. Recommendations include the following: 1) Enforce the no-pocket rule on players’ pants to avoid injuries to hands and fingers.