A study presented last week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed that professional football players with lower back herniated discs have good results with epidural steroid injections. What does this mean for all football players, other athletes, and the general population?
+Continue ReadingA new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that athletes whose helmets fit properly had less severe concussions. What does this study mean for athletes, parents, and coaches?
+Continue ReadingTony Gwynn underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a tumor from his salivary gland. The Hall of Fame outfielder blames his long history of smokeless tobacco use for his condition. In my column for The Post and Courier, I discuss the risks of smokeless tobacco and argue that we must keep youth baseball players from ever starting to use it.
+Continue ReadingIn this Ask Dr. Geier column, I discuss ACL and meniscus surgery and the possibility of returning to pain-free running.
+Continue ReadingThe sports world was stunned by the death of freestyle skiing star Sarah Burke, but it is important to remember that these injuries can happen to many athletes.
+Continue ReadingA recent television special and an internet article have me worried that concussions could harm the NFL – by harming youth players aiming to get there.
+Continue ReadingDespite media attention, cardiac arrest during marathons and half-marathons is uncommon, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine. What recommendations should runners consider to avoid this catastrophic event?
+Continue ReadingA new study in The American Journal of Sports Medicine suggests that head injuries can occur among beginner and expert snowboarders alike. What can snowboarders do to avoid these sometimes fatal injuries?
+Continue ReadingSarah Burke’s death after a fall while training in halfpipe skiing shocked the sports world, but what should we learn from her? Dr. Geier also discusses the injuries of tennis star Andrea Petkovic, Minnesota Twins pitcher Joel Zumaya, and Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose. Plus he answers your sports medicine questions.
+Continue ReadingFreestyle skiing champion Sarah Burke died Thursday after injuring her vertebral artery after a fall training in Park City, Utah last week.
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