Commonwealth Sports Medicine

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, [...]

Overuse of ligaments and tendons often results in long-term injuries.  These so called chronic “soft tissue” injuries have relatively low blood supply.  However, healing a soft tissue sprain or strain requires good blood supply; for blood carries the much needed “inflammatory factors” that promote healing. We have conventionally treated soft tissue injuries with anti-inflammatory medication [...]