Commonwealth Sports Medicine

Eighty-two year-old Lois Creamer displays some of her medals and certificates from the various 10K and half-marathon events in which she’s competed. On the Road, Again By Patty Kruszewski, Henrico Citizen Managing Editor Like most people who work full-time, Lois Creamer looks forward to the weekends. But that’s where Creamer’s similarity to most people ends. [...]

Here is an article that patient passed on to me this past week…..Dr. Stadler Personal Best But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time? HIPPOCRATES THE OLYMPIAN Athletic patients may want to find physically fit physicians. YOU are an athlete, or, at least, very active. Should you seek doctors who are athletes, too? After all, [...]

‘Lois Cramer Making New Strides’ Take a look at one Lois Cramer and her recent publication showing all she has achieved.  We passed the article around the office and everyone at CSM is so proud of you.

Pain in the front of the knee that is worse with hill running or long term sitting is likely due to a poorly understood but very common condition. This condition is so poorly understood that experts can’t even agree what to call it. It goes by: Anterior knee pain; Chondromalacia patella; Patellofemoral arthralgia (PFA); Patellofemoral [...]

My Aching Heal!!!! That ice pick stab into the bottom of your heal when you step out of bed in the morning is probably caused by plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss). The plantar fascia is a band of tissue that goes from the bottom of the heel (calcaneus) to the ball of the foot (metatarsal heads), as [...]