Posts Tagged: sports injuries

Basketball Injuries Among Women – More Info from Sports Medicine Physician in Louisville, KY

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under ACL Surgery, Basketball Injuries, Concussions, Foot and Ankle Injuries, Hand, Wrist, Arm and Elbow Injuries, Knee Injuries and Knee Surgery, Meniscal Tear.

Basketball players, especially females, often suffer from knee injuries like anterior cruciate ligament tears or ACL tears and meniscus injuries. Dr. Moira McCarthy and colleagues (2013) conducted an epidemiological study looking at the demographic data of female college basketball players. Research results showed that about 48% of the athletes suffered from an ankle sprain. 

How Many Pitches Should My Child Throw?

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Baseball and Softball, Injury Prevention, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

Stacie L. Grossfeld, M.D. Board Certified Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 4001 Kresge Way Suite 330, Orthopaedic Specialists,  PLLC Last year there were 3.5 million visits to the emergency room for sports related injuries that occurred in children under the age of 14. That is a 5 time increase in the number if sports related injuries compared… Read more »