Avoiding Shoulder Injuries on the Links is Critical for Golfers of all Ages
While golf can certainly be a relaxing way to achieve physical fitness and enjoy a social outing, it is also a sport that places heavy demands on all of the joints in the body – but particularly on...
View ArticleU.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Doctor: 'Preventing Ski and...
Sports orthopedist Dr. Kevin Plancher prescribes weeks of pre-season strength, flexibility training for skiers and snowboarders. Today the most prevalent injuries involve tendons, ligaments and...
View ArticleDon't Let Early Ski & Snowboard Injuries Keep You Off the...
U.S. Ski & Snowboard team doctor Kevin Plancher discusses common injuries and treatments to speed healing. The most relied-upon ligaments – and the most prone to injury – in skiing and...
View ArticleKnee Injuries are the Most Common Problem on the Slopes Each Year
Sports orthopaedist Kevin Plancher, MD says recognizing and treating injury is key to recovery. It is estimated that each year more than a half a million people will suffer a ski-related injury on the...
View ArticleShoulder Surgery Helps Mature Tennis Players Stay on Court This Winter
According to sports medicine expert Dr. Kevin Plancher, tennis players should not overlook a sore shoulder. Pain could be the sign of a more serious injury, such as a torn rotator cuff. The good news...
View ArticleAs Tennis Elbow Plagues Players, Treatment and Prevention Prevails; Leading...
The most common upper extremity complaint among recreational tennis players is tennis elbow, accounting for 75 percent to 85 percent of elbow injuries. Tennis elbow should not be overlooked just...
View ArticleFounder of Orthopedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles Provides Tips on...
As spring welcomes the outdoor season, tennis enthusiasts potentially face unwelcome injuries if they do too much too soon and fail to take proper precautions to transition from indoor to outdoor...
View ArticleCyclists can reduce risk of hip pain and injury with preseason preparation:...
More than 40 million Americans will prepare for another season of cycling for pleasure and for transportation. Cyclists who experience severe hip pain are usually suffering from a repetitive stress...
View ArticleSurgical Repair of Broken Collarbone Gets Cyclists Back on the Road Faster:...
According to Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading sports orthopaedist in the New York metropolitan area, "A broken clavicle, popularly known as the collarbone, is one of the most common fractures of...
View ArticleShoulder Pain in Overhead Athletes Now Cured with New Arthroscopic Technique
According to Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading sports orthopaedist and shoulder injury expert in NY and CT: "Serious athletes and active adults who participate in "overhead"...
View ArticlePlancher Orthopaedics Welcomes New Team Doctor to Its Group
Jessy Sekhon, MD to help patients with sports injuries.(PRWeb September 28, 2007)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556717.htm
View ArticleElite Athletic Trainer Joins Plancher Orthopaedics
Hunter Greene, MS, ATC/L, OTC, brings extensive knowledge in orthopaedic and sports medicine specialties(PRWeb October 01, 2007)Read the full story at...
View ArticleRunners Can Leave Knee Pain Behind: Leading Sports Orthopaedist Discusses...
According to Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading sports orthopaedist in the New York metropolitan area, "With close to 40 million Americans calling themselves runners, sports orthopaedists see...
View ArticleNew Research Confirms Youth Athletes Face Significant Injury Risks
According to Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading sports orthopaedist in the New York metropolitan area, "America's youth athletes have far more to worry about than just their performance or...
View ArticleSports Orthopaedic Expert Discusses fast, Minimally Invasive Microfracture...
According to Dr. Kevin Plancher, leading sports orthopaedist, "Microfracture has become more prevalent over the past several years, because it offers patients a speedy, minimally invasive...
View ArticlePlancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Greenwich CT Now Performs New...
According to Dr. Michael A. Schwartz, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Plancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Greenwich CT, "A new ACL repair procedure makes it possible for young, active...
View ArticleSecret to Successful Knee Replacement: Top Sports Orthopaedist Stresses...
According to Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading sports orthopaedist in the New York metropolitan area and an official orthopaedic surgeon for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard teams, "Everybody...
View ArticlePreparing For Ski Season Takes More Than Readying Equipment & Buying...
Sports orthopedist Dr. Kevin Plancher: Strength, flexibility, endurance training can prevent injury.(PRWeb January 28, 2008)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb656444.htm
View ArticleStaying Safe at the Gym: Top Sports Orthopaedist on Keeping Shoulder...
Most people never think about their shoulders - until, of course, they start to hurt. But the shoulder joint is a wonder, allowing you to push, pull, lift and twist your arms in every direction....
View ArticleKeeping Wrists and Ankles Safe at the Gym: Top Sports Orthopaedist on How to...
Avid gym-goers can be setting themselves up for injury. And wrist and ankle injuries, both the sudden and the chronic kind, can be especially problematic.(PRWeb July 12, 2008)Read the full story at...
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