WHAT IS A SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN?
A sports medicine physician has significant specialized training in both the treatment and prevention of illness and injury. They are ideally suited to provide comprehensive medical care for athletes, sports teams or active individuals who are simply looking to...
Treating Sports Injuries – How Sports Medicine Works
In a perfect world, medications would never produce side effects, operations would always be successful, and the best movie would win the Oscar. In that world, Harvard Men’s Health Watch would be in every mailbox, and exercise would continue to prevent...
Most Common Athletic Injuries Treated by Sports Medicine Doctors
Most sports require a high level of physical exertion – meaning the chances of experiencing an athletic injury go up. While sports medicine doctors and team physicians play a role in helping to prevent those injuries from happening, they’re also there to diagnose and...
National Men’s Health Month: Aging Male Joint Pain
June is National Men’s Health Month, which makes it a perfect time to talk about joint pain in men. We all know of at least one man who has a ‘bum knee’ or old sports injury that keeps them from enjoying life to the fullest. Men need to...
Achilles Tendon Injuries + NBA Players = Appropriate Level of Drama
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your favorite player goes down. They aren’t grabbing their knee or ankle…but their heel. You cross your fingers hoping it’s not an injury to their Achilles. Where is the Achilles tendon and why is it important? The Achilles...
Stem Cell Therapy for Arthritis
Almost everyone knows someone who has been diagnosed with arthritis, and yet we often overlook how severe and debilitating arthritis can be. According to Arthritis.org, it is the leading cause of disability among adults in the US. Arthritis Prevalence By...
Wham…Bam! Can I Finish the Season?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is your team lucky enough to still be in the playoffs? How are your favorite players holding up? Like any other sport, hockey players put their bodies through extremely intense situations. Unlike other sports, hockey players...
The TRUTH About Regenerative Medicine
Join us at the exclusive Michigan Osteopathic Association Spring Convention, the largest medical conference in Michigan, this Friday, May 17th at 3-4 pm for a presentation by Dr. Jeff Pierce titled Regenerative Medicine, Pros & Cons. We’ll be discussing our...