Tag Archives: Sports Medicine

How to Tear Up the Slopes Without Tearing Up Your knees

January 12th, 2012 - 12:36 pm

Journalists:  See bottom of this post for access to audio and video assets Whether you’re a black-diamond skier or a novice on the bunny slope your day can be spoiled by an injury that happens on the last run of the day.  … Continue reading →

By Bryan Anderson | Posted in Preventive Medicine, Rehabilitation, Social Media, Sports Medicine | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting

November 23rd, 2011 - 2:34 pm

Nov. 17-20 was the annual meeting of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPMR). Mayo Clinic physiatrists and other Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) professionals, as well as Mayo’s social media team, attended the event to share and collaborate with … Continue reading →

By Bryan Anderson | Posted in Psychiatry/Psychology, Rehabilitation, Research, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Medical Edge Weekend Radio Program hits the Road-Profiles Mayo Clinic Patients at Chicago Marathon

October 10th, 2011 - 6:43 am

  For the first time, our Medical Edge Weekend Radio team with Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray hosted their program on a remote location. They were live from the Chicago Marathon Saturday, October 8 from 9am-10am Central.  In this show, we  learned more … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Summit Produces ‘A Call to Action’ on Concussions in Hockey

July 26th, 2011 - 8:33 am

Mayo Clinic has released recommendations from its Ice Hockey Summit on Concussion: A Call to Action. The summit attracted top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and equipment manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related issues, including … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine to Host Concussion Summit

October 14th, 2010 - 8:55 am

On Oct. 19–20, 2010, Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center will host “Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion.” The summit will bring together top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Sports Medicine

August 16th, 2010 - 3:43 pm

Diane Dahm, M.D. Edward Laskowski, M.D. Bruce Levy, M.D. Michael Stuart, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Diane Dahm, M.D., specialist in sports injuries to the knee and shoulder, with special interest in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, meniscal tears and labral tears Olympics … Continue reading →

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Concussion in Ice Hockey: What’s the Buzz?

January 19th, 2010 - 4:01 pm

A Mayo Clinic article published in the December 2009 edition of Minnesota Hockey Journal gave a medical and psychosocial perspective of concussions in ice hockey. Aynsley M. Smith, PhD and Michael Stuart, MD of Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center, and Dave … Continue reading →

By Bryan Anderson | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Psychiatry/Psychology, Rehabilitation | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Wrist Pain and the World Series

October 17th, 2008 - 1:31 pm

As the World Series begins Wednesday in Tampa, an interesting story with a medical angle is the rise of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth. Werth was seriously injured during spring training in 2005 as a member of the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Featured in Olympic News Coverage

August 14th, 2008 - 3:56 pm

Michael Joyner, M.D., a Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist and exercise researcher, has been featured prominently in national and international news coverage surrounding record-breaking performances at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In today’s New York Times, for instance, he was quoted in … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Rehabilitation, Research | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Story ideas for health reporters covering the Summer Olympic Games: better athletes, the physiology of performance, the lactate threshold, the aging athlete and much more.

July 31st, 2008 - 10:27 pm

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The world record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter just after … Continue reading →

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