Dr. Alexis Colvin talks to CBS News about injury prevention
Everyone’s talking tennis, now that the US Open Tennis Championships is in full swing.
The Aug. 26 tournament, held in Flushing Meadows, Queens, brings world-class athletes to New York City to compete in one the sport’s major grand slam events. While most people at the tournament will be watching to see who wins, one doctor will be sitting on the sidelines making sure nobody gets injured.
Dr. Alexis Colvin is a surgeon and assistant professor of orthopaedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, serves as chief medical officer for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the US Open tournament.
Dr Alexis Colvin speaks with the US Open
Dr. Colvin speaks with the US Open health desk about the benefits and risks of tennis.
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