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Following pitch count guidelines may help young baseball players prevent injuries
Source: Science Daily
Young pitchers who exceed pitch count limits are more prone to elbow injuries. Season statistics of players were compared relative to pitch count limits.
What you need to know about shoulder pain and shoulder surgery
Source: Chicago Tribune
The part of the body we call the shoulder consists of several joints that work with tendons and muscles to allow the arm to move in many directions. We can bowl a perfect game or reach the top shelf thanks to this system of joints, muscles and tendons. However, it is possible to overextend the shoulder and end up with pain. When your shoulder is painful, everyday life activities become difficult.
Prolonged opioid use before knee or hip replacement surgery increases risk of poor outcomes
Source: Science Daily
Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly higher risk of being readmitted to the hospital and of undergoing repeat joint-replacement surgery, compared to patients with no preoperative opioid use, reports a study in the July 18 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Maximal running shoes may increase injury risk to some runners
Source: Science Daily
Lower leg pain and injuries have long been a problem for runners, but research at Oregon State University-Cascades has shown maximal running shoes may increase such risks for some runners..
When Can I Return to Play After an Orthopedic Sports Injury?
Source: Health News
AS AN ORTHOPEDIC surgeon specializing in sports medicine, the timing of when a player can "return to sport" is one of the most frequently asked questions of me – from the patients themselves, their parents (if they're minors) and from the media, especially if I'm being interviewed about a professional athlete.
How Successful is Stem Cell Therapy for Knees?
Source: Healthline
Stem cell therapy for knees is minimally invasive. It’s a procedure that can decrease inflammation, slow and repair all these forms of damage from arthritis, and delay or prevent knee replacement surgery.
Deltoid pain: Types and treatment
Source: Medical News Today
The deltoid is a large muscle responsible for lifting the arm and giving the shoulder its range of motion.
Depressive symptoms associated with disease severity in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Source: Healio
Depression is a more frequently occurring comorbidity among patients with OA, and meta-analysis evidence indicates the prevalence of depressive symptoms in this population to be approximately 20% — more than double the general population estimates,” Alan M. Rathbun, PhD, MPH, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore, said during a press conference. “Depression in knee OA is associated with lower quality of life, greater health care utilization expenditures, and higher mortality rate.”
No One-Size-Fits-All for Hydrating During Sports
Source: Consumer Healthday
Drinking only to thirst typically leads to significant dehydration, which is associated with exercise performance impairment," said study author Stavros Kavouras, a professor and director of the Hydration Science Lab at the University of Arkansas.
Delayed rotator cuff repair yielded superior functional outcomes vs immediate repair
Source: Healio
Despite improvements in clinical outcomes and a low incidence of retears among patients who underwent either immediate or delayed surgical repair of a partial-thickness rotator cuff tear, results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine showed delayed surgery yielded superior functional outcomes at 6 months postoperatively.
