Items Tagged ‘Orthopedics’
September 28, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
September 28, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations USA […]
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November 12, 2009
Surgeon separates Phillies player from his pain
A few years ago, Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth thought he had hit the end of his career. Chronic wrist pain had sidelined him from playing baseball with his then-team, the Los Angeles Dodgers – until a surgeon at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed the root of his problem and corrected it with arthroscopic surgery that […]
Tags: Orthopedics, torn ligament, wrist pain
October 29, 2009
Paul Christian: Phillies’ star owes career to Mayo Clinic doctor
Ever try playing golf with a wrist so painful that it hurt like crazy even at the slightest movement? Or the same with hockey or bowling. Tennis anyone? Jayson Werth plays baseball for a living and his left wrist became so painful that he seriously thought about retiring… One day Werth went to get […]
Tags: Jason Werth, Orthopedics, wrist injury
October 26, 2009
Jayson Werth’s breakout year with Phillies carries into post-season
With his long, scraggly blonde hair, scruffy face and slender frame, Jayson Werth looks more like a surfer than a power hitter… Before he came to the Phillies, Werth’s career was in jeopardy because of a unique wrist injury. He spent a few months during the summer of ’06 wondering if he’d ever play […]
Tags: Jason Werth, Orthopedics
October 21, 2009
Virtual Video Games, Real Pain
Deniz Ince loves playing football and baseball video games on his Wii video game console, and says he would swing, pitch and throw with the controller for up to two hours a day when he didn’t have school. But he soon noticed an unwelcome side effect – wrist pain. And one day, the 11-year-old, […]
Tags: Orthopedics, wrist pain
October 20, 2009
Phillies’ Jayson Werth has name recognition now
Grady Little understood the question. He just didn’t recognize the name. “Who?” asked Little, then the Dodgers manager, in August 2006 after a reporter inquired about the status of Jayson Werth. It was a clear indication of how the outfielder — sidelined for the entire season by a nagging wrist injury — figured […]
Tags: Jayson Werth, Orthopedics, wrist injury
October 2, 2009
Playing too much Wii can lead to injuries
It’s happening around TV sets in more than 10 million households across the US. An interactive video game is connecting grandparents with their grandchildren and providing a great workout. But is there such a thing as too much Wii? Doctors say “yes.” Orthopedic specialists call it Wii-itis. “Sort of sparked […]
Tags: Orthopedics, Wii
August 18, 2009
It’s hard to look at Dr. Michael Yaszemski’s CV and not think of superlatives: Gifted surgeon. Groundbreaking researcher. Renaissance man. Lifesaver. Miracle worker. Hero. His family, friends, co-workers and patients might apply any number of these terms to him. But you’ll never hear Yaszemski agreeing with them. At most, he might admit to being […]
Tags: Orthopedics