Ask Dr. Geier – Partial ACL Tears
A reader in Bangalore asks whether a partial ACL tear he suffered playing football will heal without surgery. I discuss the concept of a partial ACL tear and how it can be a misleading term.
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Episode 5: Cheerleaders as Athletes and Much More
Is cheerleading a sport? Are they athletes? And is it dangerous? Also, Dr. Geier discusses Tony Romo’s punctured lung and the calls for an investigation of the Dallas Cowboys’ doctors as well as Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and his groin surgery. Also, he answers your sports injury questions.
+Continue ReadingBlunt trauma and sudden death in young athletes
A new study in the July 2011 issue of Pediatrics looks at 30 years of data about deaths from blunt trauma in youth sports.
+Continue Reading“If you had ten minutes…”
Recently I did an interview for ESPN’s new women’s sports website about ways to prevent injuries in female athletes in 10 minutes. In this post, I discuss one of my recommendations.
+Continue ReadingStrategies to decrease cheerleading injuries
While its injury rate might be low compared to contact and collision sports, such as football, cheerleading does have its share of injuries. Fortunately, there are some recommendations that can help to keep cheerleading safe for females of all ages.
+Continue ReadingCatastrophic injuries in cheerleading
In recent months, there has been some debate as to whether or not cheerleading is a sport. I’m not going to get into the debate about cheerleading as a sport, which is a legal one, but I will argue that cheerleaders are athletes.
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C. David Geier Jr., M.D.
