Sports Medicine

Sport Medicine Center Provides Exceptional Care

The Sports Medicine Center at Santa Rosa Orthopaedics work to restore active lifestyles for patients and sports enthusiasts of all ages. The dedicated team of specialty-trained surgeons and healthcare providers take pride in providing the highest quality orthopedic care. Whether a patient may be a professional athlete or ...

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Childhood sports benefits lifetime bone health

Participation in organized sport during childhood and adolescence is associated with bone mass at 20 years of age, according to a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study. In the study that followed 984 children into young adulthood, males who were 'consistent sport participators' from ages 5-17 years ...

2022-12-12T13:33:19-07:00

Treatment options for ACL patients over the age 40 highlighted in new review

This new AAOS  article highlights positive ACL surgery outcomes and risks of inadequate treatment in Generation X and older athletes ROSEMONT, Ill . (August 21, 2018)—One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain or tear, and doctors are seeing a greater number of ...

2022-12-12T13:33:20-07:00

Weight loss provides benefit for knee osteoarthritis patients

Knee osteoarthritis pain reduced by up to 50% Researchers previously showed that overweight and obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis can reduce pain by 50% and significantly improve function and mobility with a 10% or more weight loss over an 18-month period. The investigators' latest findings, which are published ...

2022-12-12T13:33:21-07:00

SRO Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center gains ‘Best of 2018’ Recognition

Santa Rosa Orthopaedics’s Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center physical and occupational therapy services have been honored as Best of 2018 by Bohemian Magazine. The March issue of the North Bay Bohemian is devoted to highlighting the best of Sonoma and Napa counties, and the results of this year’s ...

2022-12-12T13:33:23-07:00

Athletes with weak deep core muscles at higher risk of developing low back pain

A new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center examines what may cause chronic back pain in runners and the exercises to help prevent it. The study, published in the Journal of Biomechanics, suggests that runners with weak deep core muscles are at higher risk of ...

2022-12-12T13:33:37-07:00

Santa Rosa Orthopaedic’s now offers Robotic Assisted Orthopedic Surgery using MAKO®

A doctor using a skeletal model of the human knee to explain to her patient the diagnosis of his problem. Using a new procedure performed by Santa Rosa Orthopedic surgeons Michael McDermott, M.D., and Nathan Ehmer, D.O., joint replacement surgery advances into the future. Santa Rosa ...

2022-12-12T13:33:37-07:00

New study reveals that female athletes experience higher concussion injury rate than male athletes

Concussions are common injuries among contact sport athletes. While most athletes experience full recovery within a few weeks and can return to their sport, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, female athletes tend to experience a ...

2022-12-12T13:33:37-07:00

Younger Patients Benefit Long Term from “Reverse” Shoulder Replacement Technique

Dr. Michael McDermott and Neema Pourtaheri M.D. of Santa Rosa Orthopaedics discuss the findings on patients with severe damage to the rotator cuff muscles who benefit long term from “reverse” shoulder replacement. An exciting new study just released by The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery revealed that ...

2022-12-12T13:33:38-07:00
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