The Boston Red Sox announced that the team’s medical staff and management will review its policy toward the use of Toradol as pitchers Jon Lester and Jonathan Papelbon claim to have used it frequently in recent years.
+Continue ReadingA study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association questions the use of corticosteroid injections for tennis elbow.
+Continue ReadingA new study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine looks at whether platelet-rich plasma can increase growth factors within the body and possibly have performance-enhancing effect.
+Continue ReadingA new study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine finds another negative consequence of cigarette smoking.
+Continue ReadingIn a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics addressing cheerleading injuries and prevention recommendations, its Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness argues that cheerleading should be designated as a sport.
+Continue ReadingRegardless of the effects of replacement referees on game outcomes or fan interest, The NFL should fix its officiating situation before a player gets seriously hurt.
+Continue ReadingA study presented Thursday at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting suggests that concussions are increasing in college football. What effect do new NCAA guidelines play in the incidence of concussions?
+Continue ReadingA new study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine provides important information about graft choices in ACL reconstruction.
+Continue ReadingA new study presents data regarding concussions in high school sports. Some of the findings are surprising…and troubling.
+Continue ReadingOnly months after an ACL tear that ended his stellar college career, Oklahoma Sooners’ star wide receiver Ryan Broyles was selected in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night.
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C. David Geier Jr., M.D.
