Archive for July, 2010
Measure the Odds of Suffering an ACL Injury
Calling Dr. McGyver…
According to a new study, all an orthopedist needs to determine your chances of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are a measuring tape, a scale and a camcorder.
Measuring the tibia, or shin bone, with a standard measuring tape, knowing the patient’s weight then recording the motions of their knee when landing [...]
Finding the Perfect OB/GYN Doctor
It’s Official, You’re Pregnant!
Planning out the next 21 years of your life with a new child, might feel like a nightmare; when you first find out that you are pregnant, but most Doctors, Practitioners & Physicians will tell you, once you pass the urine & blood Pregnancy Test for the “It’s Official, you’re pregnant diagnosis;” [...]
Do You Have an Athlete’s Body or just the Athletic Injuries?
The Passage of Time and its Cruel Judgment On Us All!
Did you know that more than 30 million youth try out for organized sporting events every year in the U.S. and at least one in ten ends up with an athletic injury in a Family Doctor’s office?
I personally wonder just how many adults join a [...]