Plancher - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/7954.xml Plancher - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Health news about young athletes and arthritis http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb268642.htm More than 8 million people between the ages of 18 and 44 have been diagnosed with arthritis. Young athletes playing competitive sports are at a greater risk for injuries that can speed up the degeneration of cartilage and bone, which leads to osteoarthritis. The good news is that sports medicine doctors have more options available than ever in treating and managing osteoarthritis in active young adults, with their primary goal to restore optimal joint function to allow their patients to return to their sport. (PRWeb Aug 3, 2005)

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]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb268642.htm Helping Weekend Warriors Win the Battle Against Sports-related Injuries http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb243836.htm Weekend warriors are a particular type of sports enthusiast. They cram their sports and workouts into just the weekends. As a result, they often over-do-it and run a high risk for sports related injury. (PRWeb May 24, 2005)

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]]> Tue, 24 May 2005 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb243836.htm Spike in Children's Sports-Related Injuries http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb213379.htm The number of childern playing organized sports is on the rise. With this is a rise in the number of children injuried playing sports with more than 3.5 million children under age 14 treated in emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year. Leading NY-area orthopaedist Kevin Plancher, MD, discusses causes, treatment and prevention. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2005)

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]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb213379.htm Kevin and Jill Plancher Establish Orthopaedic Foundation for Research and Education on Orthopaedic Surgery Technologies, Medications and Treatments http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb197074.htm Kevin and Jill Plancher OF Greenwich Connecticut Establish Foundation to Help Maintain Active and Healthy Lifestyles. The Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles is designed to offer academically sound clinically relevant updates on advanced orthopaedic surgery technologies, and new medications and treatments for degenerative musculoskeletal diseases, such as arthritis. (PRWeb Jan 13, 2005)

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]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb197074.htm New Procedure Gets "Overhead" Sports Players Back to the Courses & Courts - Golf, Tennis, Swimming Enthusiasts With Shoulder Injury Can Benefit From Fully-Arthroscopic Repair http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb189703.htm According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons about 4 million people in the U.S. seek medical care each year for shoulder injuries. Many of these injuries are from playing "overhead" sports such as tennis, baseball, volleyball, swimming and golf. Learn more about the latest medical advance in fixing shoulder injuries using a fully arthroscopic knotless technique. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2004)

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]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb189703.htm News About a Common Soccer Injury http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb184538.htm Nicolae Piperea was a professional soccer player who experienced a common soccer related knee injury. Piperea had knee reconstruction surgery and has used his own sports injury experience to better train and prepare the girls he coaches to avoid similar injury. Piperea's doctor is NYC and Greenwich, CT based Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading authority on sports medicine with a particular expertise in knee injuries. Dr. Plancher offers advice highlights preventative things that soccer kids can do to best avoid injuries. In addition, Dr. Plancher details how to identify an injury when you have one and provides insight into when it it time to see a doctor and the risks associated with ignoring and injury. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2004)

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]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb184538.htm News About Skiing and Knee Injury http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb182039.htm As the anticipation of the first run down the mountain nears, ski enthusiasts of all levels should be preparing their knees and legs to reduce their chances incurring a skiing related injury. Please read on below for more background for a story about one of the most common ski related injuries to the ACL. Let your readers learn first from you about why injury to the ACL is common for skiers, how to reduce the risks of this kind of injury, how to know if you have experienced an ACL injury and what to do if you do injury your ACL. This is a timely news subject as the ski season opens. Please let me know if this is news you are interested in covering or if it fits in with a larger story on preventing skiing and/or sports related injury. I am happy to hook you up with a leading sports orthopaedist and official orthopaedic surgeon for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2004)

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