The Injury Source

We have an opportunity to see that young athletes can rest without irreparable harm to their athletic career.

As a lifelong Eagles fan I am as frustrated as anyone about the number of injuries that have piled up over the last few seasons.

Julian Edelman sustained a significant rib injury today. X-rays were negative but my concern is for a cartilage injury.

After tracking and analyzing NFL injuries, here is a comprehensive cheat sheet to understanding everything injury report related.

A discoid meniscus is an abnormally shaped meniscus which can cause popping and catching or be present with no symptoms at all.

A sports medicine physician's perspective on the high school sports (off)season and the host of injuries it is leaving in its wake.

In light of Carson Wentz’ return, it begs the question: Should he play with the brace or not?

A Needle in a Haystack Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare but devastating diagnosis for an athlete. The abbreviation is also pronounced “hocum”. HCM...

Reconstruction, not a Repair: Contrary to what you might think, the ACL is not repaired, it has to be constructed with new tissue. To understand how the graf...

Here is a basic approach to a short-arm cast. Don't try this at home. It is just an educational tutorial for those learning to perform casts

Younger patients have a much better chance of the meniscus healing after a repair than older patients.

The protocol below is for an autograft procedure, which is the use of the patients own tendon, either hamstring or patella tendon.

So What is a Bone Bruise? We are frequently hearing of injury reports on athletes coming back as having a bone bruise, but I don't ever hear much information...

In early June, Julian Edelman, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, tested positive for an “unrecognizable substance” during an NFL performance-enhanc...

If you follow sports injuries or are in the business of caring for athletes, you surely have heard of platelet-rich plasma also known as PRP. Many people hav...

Miguel Cabrera Suffers A Season Ending Biceps tendon Rupture Miguel Cabrera, all-star first baseman for the Detroit Tigers, sustained a biceps tendon rupture...

Serena Williams Withdraws From French Open Serena Williams had to withdraw from the French Open due to a pectoralis injury. Initial reports are not clear, bu...

Injury: Myositis Ossificans Understanding The Injury Every once in a while we hear about athletes developing Myositis Ossificans (MO), but I think that there...

University of Central Florida's Linebacker, Shaquem Griffin, made history this week as the first one-handed player to be drafted in the NFL. If that isn't en...

Have you ever wondered: "Do any of those creams, gels or patches on that huge aisle at the local drug store actually work?" Well, the research shows that the...