Attending Women’s Sports Events with My Daughters
At a playoff game for the New York Liberty with my daughter. Women’s sports events are awesome and best enjoyed with one’s daughter!
Bizarre Sports Injuries
I both love and hate these kind of stories. Being a professional athlete does not prevent you from random and unlucky accidents. I see patients every day who are injured while participating in “safe activities.” I have seen torn ACLs from losing one’s balance “scorching around a booth” at a club, torn muscles sustained while […]
Kids and Sports Injuries
I suggest all of you with kids who participate in sports read this excellent blog by Jimmy Andrews, MD. He is one of the fathers of modern sports medicine, and has taken care of innumerable athletes at every level throughout his career. This excerpt summarizes his blog: “Some people may consider young athletes not to […]
Silkworms and Synthetic Substitutes for Cartilage, Ligaments, and Tendons
I am not sure how likely it is that we will be using implants made by silkworms; however, this is an interesting idea. Scientists and surgeons have been looking for a synthetic substitute for cartilage, ligaments, and tendons for at least 40 years – and so far there is little evidence that any of these […]
Fitness and Fun
We can create shorter workouts that people like and can stick to. It also showed that we don’t necessarily need to exercise longer in order to improve our fitness.
Family Fun and Fitness in Colorado
I’m having a terrific time with my friends and family in Crested Butte, CO and staying active riding my ‘townie’ bike.
Wounded Warriors and Physical Fitness
Sports and physical activity can contribute in a positive way to many people’s lives. However, I worry that competition has negatively impacted sports for many kids. Tryouts for kids are held four or more months in advance of the season for kids as young as nine or 10. Burnout for these kids happens in middle […]
Working and Motherhood
Aha! This article reduces my guilt. I’m lucky to have a great job and great daughters. Working Mothers Raise More Successful Daughters and Empathetic Sons | Inc.com Thanks to a new Harvard study, you can stop beating yourself up and feeling guilty about working outside the home, Mom. Source: www.inc.com/larry-kim/working-mothers-raise-more-successful-daughters-amp-empathetic-sons-harvard-stud.html?cid=sf01002