THE TOP 20 SPORTS MEDICINE HITS

Although there are thousands of injuries or ailments that can occur, there are some that seem to happen much more commonly than others. In my Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery practice, and in top Sports Medicine Centers around the country, 90% of the patients present with one or more of the following conditions:


1) Rotator Cuff Problems

2) Elbow Tendinitis (tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow)

3) Repetitive Strains such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

4) Knee joint arthritis

5) Hip joint arthritis

6) Hip bursitis

7) Knee cartilage tear

8) Patellar pain syndrome

9) Infrapatellar tendinitis (jumper’s knee)

10) “ACL” tear (“trick knee’)

11) “ITB” friction syndrome

  • ITB Tendinitis (The Band)

12) Muscle pulls

13) Tennis Leg



14) Shin Splints

15) Achilles tendinitis

16) Ankle Sprains (“weak ankles”)

17) Heel pain (planter fasciitis and heel spur syndrome)

18) Stress Fractures

19) Low back pain (strain, herniated disc, sciatica, etc.)

20) Neck degenerative disease

Click on any above links to learn more about the diagnosis, causes, treatment, and prevention of these common culprits. Get them before they get you. Much of this information is provided through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and their "Your Orthopaedic Connection" consumer website.

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