by Dr Drew | Oct 15, 2015 | Sports Medicine
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Collision Sports A recent article on Yahoo Sports detailed findings from an autopsy on former NFL Linebacker Adrian Robinson. Robinson committed suicide in May of 2015 and his family allowed his brain to be evaluated at the Boston...
by Dr Drew | Sep 11, 2014 | Sports Medicine
The muscles of the rotator cuff play an important role when spiking and serving the ball. The power to perform these moves comes from the shoulder. Rotator cuff tendinitis is usually not acute and the damage builds up over time as the tendons become fatigued and...
by Dr Drew | Aug 28, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Patellar tendinitis is a common issue in volleyball because it is caused by overuse and repetition. Players are constantly spiking, blocking and doing other forceful jumping activities and this tends to aggravate the tendon. The tendon that is affected connects from...
by Dr Drew | Aug 19, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears often occur in volleyball as the result of a player jumping up and then landing awkwardly. The knee joint is made up of the shinbone tibia), thighbone (femur) and kneecap(patella) and ligaments help to connect these bones...
by Dr Drew | Aug 13, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Many volleyball activities, such as setting, digging and blocking, make the fingers vulnerable to injury and finger dislocations can be a common consequence. This injury is characterized by the bones moving out of place and this most often happens when the finger is...
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