November 11, 2008 – 6:00 am
Is age 50 the new 30? That might be true when it comes to a common knee injury. You see, it used to be that doctors only repaired torn ACL’s in young people because people over 50 weren’t active enough to need surgery. But now, as more and more people are staying physically active later [...]
August 18, 2008 – 9:32 pm
Forty years ago, Army Staff Sgt. Walt Myers was exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange in Vietnam. Now he suffers profound muscle weakness in his legs. He was facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair. But thanks to a special knee brace developed at Mayo Clinic, Myers is walking tall.
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Whether you’re a professional athlete, high school athlete or weekend warrior, reaching peak performance is a common goal. But that’s not going to happen if you have deficiencies in strength or flexibility. In fact, these weaknesses are a common cause of injury. That’s why Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine developed a program [...]
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Also posted in Medical Edge Video, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Athlete, Athletes, Injury, Mayo Clinic, Performance, Podcast, podcasts, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
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Cancer. Diabetes. Trauma. Many conditions can result in the need for an amputation. As we hear from Tom Shives, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, because of today’s advanced prosthetics, amputation is surgery that’s really more reconstructive than destructive.
To listen to the podcast segment, click the link below:
Amputation
By jstreed
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Also posted in All Audio, Cancer, Children's Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Amputation, Cancer, Diabetes, Mayo Clinic, Orthopedic Surgery, Podcast, podcasts, Shives
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