What is it about a woman’s body that makes her more prone to knee injury? Dr. Limpisvasti explains that while many theories exist among sports medicine specialists regarding this difference, one leading thought is that there are differences in neuromuscular control and landing patterns between male and female athletes...
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Common Sports Injuries: Hamstring Pull
In this week’s Common Sports Injuries, Dr. Luga Podesta teaches us everything we need to know about hamstring pull.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: Ankle Sprains
In this week's Common Sports Injuries, ATLX consulted Dr. Kenneth Jung of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic to learn more about causes, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: Plantar Fasciitis
In this week's common sports injuries, Dr. Kenneth Jung walks us through plantar fasciitis.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: Rotator Cuff
In our new series Common Sports Injuries, ATLX spoke with Dr. Neal ElAttrache from the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic to learn more about common injuries that occur in everyday athletes and weekend warriors.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: Impingement
In this week's Common Sports Injuries, Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic discusses Impingment Syndome, a common sports injury for overhead athletes.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: ACL Injuries
In this week's Common Sports Injuries, Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic helps us learn more ACL injuries; A common injury plagueing both elite and everyday athletes.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: Meniscal Tears
In this week's common sports injuries, ATLX spoke with Dr. Gambardella of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic to learn more about meniscal tears.
Read More »Common Sports Injuries: Stress Fractures
In this week's Common Sports Injuries, Dr. Luga Podesta helps us understand stress fractures and how we can prevent and treat them.
Read More »Doc Talk: Stress Fractures
One of the most common injuries sports docs see is stress fractures in an athlete’s foot. ATLX consulted top sports doc, Dr. Kenneth Jung, of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic to find out exactly what is a stress fracture and how can we prevent them.
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