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Why treating shoulder pain in baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes is so difficult

Despite increasing medical knowledge, treating shoulder pain in baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes remains one of the most challenging tasks in sports medicine. “The […]

Factors affected variability in PF instability injuries among high school athletes

Understanding that patterns of patellofemoral instability injuries among high school athletes may vary by sport, sex and type of exposure, which investigators in this study […]

Researchers call for consideration of pre-injury status in ACL reconstruction evaluations

Researchers call for consideration of pre-injury status in ACL reconstruction evaluations. Function scores improved postoperatively at 1 year in comparison to preoperative post injury scores. […]

What constitutes good treatment of tennis elbow?

The two most common treatments for tennis elbow are physiotherapy and cortisone injections. It is unclear which of these gives the best result, and diagnosis […]

Stiff shoulders less likely to re-tear after rotator cuff repair vs non-stiff shoulders

Patients who had preoperative shoulder stiffness and those who developed stiffness at 6 weeks and 12 weeks postoperatively after rotator cuff repair were less likely […]

Bats and balls, not base runners, cause worst injuries to major league catchers

Contrary to popular belief, the worst injuries baseball catchers face on the field come from errant bats and foul balls, not home-plate collisions with base […]