What should you do for a soft tissue injury, such as an injury to one or more of your muscles, tendons, or ligaments? You might remember the “RICE” acronym,...
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It’s one of those big, audacious goals that people sometimes dream of achieving: running a marathon. It’s easy to envision crossing the finish line and raising your arms in...
Summit upper extremity surgeon J.P. Delaney, M.D., explains the difference between acute and chronic sports injuries. You may have heard the terms acute sports injury and chronic sports injury....
Summit upper extremity surgeon J.P. Delaney, M.D., discusses how to avoid the most common baseball injuries. Baseball, the American pastime, is synonymous with summer for many people. And the...
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We asked Summit Orthopedics hand surgeon and collegiate swimming athlete Lauren Smith, M.D, to share the most common upper body swimming injuries and how to avoid them. Summit Orthopedics...
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Summit Orthopedics hand surgeon Lauren Smith, M.D., shares some of the most common upper body snowboarding injuries she sees, and what to do if it happens to you. It has...
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Summit Orthopedics physical therapist and former high school basketball athlete Josh Feeney, DPT, OCS, CGFI, discusses conditioning exercises to get ready for basketball season. There’s a lot to love...
Most hockey injuries are caused by outside forces or a single traumatic event. For example, a sudden shift in direction can tear a knee ligament or pull a groin...
Excelling on the ice is not a matter of what happens on the ice — it’s a matter of what training and preparation an athlete has engaged in before...
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Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Sam Olson, PT, DPT, OCS, explains the hidden pitfalls of specializing in one sport and playing it year round. “Sports specialization stems from the incorrect...
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