Shoulder Replacement – Bar Hangs 3 Months Post Surgery
Coming off of a full left shoulder replacement, Steve is out here doing chin ups with Dr. John! This is awesome! Amazing progress and recovery! Check out his story on Instagram.
NFL Injuries After COVID Stopped Professional Sports
This study looked at 1370 NFL injuries in the the year after COVID stopped professional sports. This is just further proof that getting in shape for your sport is important no matter who you are.
Research on potential cures for arthritis — green tea & gallnuts
When reading research on potential cures for arthritis, you have to take into account the many complexities of how supplements and medication can actually work in the human body.
Great to See Miami Marathon Runners Back in Action
I walked alongside runners this morning who are about 10 miles into the Miami marathon. As you can see they got some great weather. It’s great to see runners back to racing marathons.
Predicting the Super Bowl Based on Injury Score?
If it was easy to predict a Super Bowl win based on the injury score of a team, doctors would be betting on the game outcome and winning.
Orthopedic Surgery Patients Become Long Term Opioid Users?
According to a study in the orthopaedic journal, JBJS, 5.3% of patients who underwent orthopedic surgery were still taking narcotics one year after surgery. These are patients who were not chronic opiate users before surgery. The highest rates were found after revision spine surgery.
COVID-19 Update
It looks like we are starting a very limited clinic the week of May 4th and surgery for cases considered urgent on May 11th. We will start by seeing new patients, follow-up patients who have a new injury, and patients who have been waiting for injections. Please e-mail stricklandoffice@hss.edu or call if you have been […]
Girls Take Longer Than Boys to Recover From Concussions?
Sex differences between men and women continue to mystify me, but this article explains why there may be differences in recovery between girls and boys who get concussions.According to this article, “Master said it could be that [girls] have less access to on-site athletic trainer expertise when the injury occurs. That’s because the sports girls […]