Posts Tagged: sports medicine doctor

Fatalities and Football – Researchers Identify Reasons including Football Injuries

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Football Injuries, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

Fatalities Linked to Football – According to research led by Boden and colleagues (2013) and published in the American Journal of Sports  Medicine, football related injuries are rare but they do occur with around 12 per year or 1 in 100,000  participating players. Studying data from 1990 to 2010, these researchers reviewed the cases of… Read more »

What is Bursitis? Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Explains Bursitis including Prevention and Treatment Options

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under General Orthopedics, Tendinitis.

Bursitis is a painful condition that involves the inflammation of bursa. A bursa is a small sac filled with synovial fluid. There are 160 bursae in the human body. When these sacs become inflamed, it leads to bursitis. The symptoms of bursitis include muscle and joint stiffness, pain and discomfort. The pain from bursitis is… Read more »