Dr Alexis Colvin talks about Yankee’s Andular labrum recovery
Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at the Mount Sinai Health System, said there are many variables when it comes to recovery from a labrum tear, including the location and severity of the tear. She said if the tear is indeed small, as the Yankees have indicated, rest and rehab could get Andujar back on the field.
Dr Alexis Colvin discusses Manny Machado’s knee injury
Dr. Alexis Colvin, orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at The Mount Sinai Hospital, said it’s not unusual to have that type of injury to both knees. “With some people, it’s just the way they’re built,” Colvin said. “Some people are loose-jointed.” Of course, there are no guarantees, which is probably what teams are looking for when considering a signing of this magnitude.Alex
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Dr. Alexis Colvin talks impact of Alex Smith’s leg injury
Alexis Colvin, orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, said a compound break is the more problematic of the two issues.
“It’s now, really, two injuries that he’s recovering from,” Colvin said, speaking generally about those types of injuries. “The broken bone, but also the muscle and the skin being injured around the leg.
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Dr. Melissa Leber quoted in the NY Times about how the humidity is affecting play
Dr. Melissa Leber, a tournament doctor, said that roughly half of the juniors and professionals have complained of heat distress over the past several days. “We have never been so popular,” she said of the tournament’s medical staff.
Why Dr. Alexis Colvin thinks kids should play more than one sport
School is just back in session for most kids, and with the start of the academic year comes decisions about extracurricular activities. While sports are healthy and character-building, focusing on a single sport might not be the way to go for every kid. We talked to Dr. Alexis Colvin, an associate professor of sports medicine and orthopedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and chief medical officer of the United States Tennis Association, about the importance of variety.
Dr. Alexis Colvin writes about staying fit and injury-free in the winter
A classic scenario for ski injuries goes something like this: It’s late in the day, and you want to get in just one more run. You’re tired and not as in control as you were when you were fresh.
As a result, you may “catch an edge” — accidentally digging the edge of your ski into the snow.
Because your ankle is in a binding, the torque, or rotational force, goes straight through the knee, causing the ACL to rip.
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Dr. Alexis Colvin, USTA Chief Medical Officer – prepares for U.S. Fed Cup Team
“There’s a lot of advance planning especially when you go somewhere outside of the U.S,” Dr. Colvin told Baseline. “It’s coming up with your emergency plan and where you would get different tests. The other thing that we plan for is supplies that we have to bring. You have to anticipate almost every single possibility that could happen from strains to the flu or an upset stomach—any and all possible things.”
Dr. Colvin gives tips for recovery methods after a marathon
Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, expressed how important it is to continue moving once you cross the finish line. “Your body needs time to transition,” Colvin says. “Try to walk for at least 10 to 15 minutes, and be sure to grab a thermal blanket to keep yourself warm once you cool down.” This will help your body adjust to the weather and keep your muscles from stiffening up.
Dr. Colvin discusses Bears TE Miller’s urgent surgery
“If you don’t have blood flow to the leg and it’s been more than eight hours, you can have a likelihood of having to amputate the leg as high as 80-plus percent,” said Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital.
“But in his (case), everything was very timely. Everyone saw it. The injury had immediate attention to it. It’s pretty unlikely.”
Dr Alexis Colvin and Dr. James Gladstone discuss their recent research on Knee Arthroscopy
In an interview with Medical Research Alexis Colvin, MD, an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and James Gladstone, MD, co-chief of the sports medicine service at The Mount Sinai Hospital, discuss their recent research on knee arthroscopy. “Knee arthroscopy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the U.S. There is minimal literature on when patients can expect to return to daily activity. We sought to help patients understand when they could expect to return to a number of basic activities, specifically in an urban environment where patients need to be mobile early,” the researchers said.
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