Sports Medicine

As many student athletes head back onto the field, it’s important to make injury prevention a priority. “Not all injuries can be prevented, however many can be avoided,” said Dr. Brett D. Owens, an orthopaedic surgeon and the spokesman for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “All athletes, from grade school and high school students […]READ MORE

Health care providers should be cautious about allowing athletes to return to play based solely on self-reported symptoms. In fact, testing an athlete’s memory and thinking skills with a tool such as the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing system can help detect whether an athlete is ready to head back into the game, according […]READ MORE

About 10 days before his event in Monte Carlo, Track and Field Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist,  LaShawn Merrit  strained the semimembranosus portion of his hamstring.  As a 17 year old, LaShawn was the fastest in the world under 19 years of age.  And being from Portsmouth (an alumni of Wilson High School), he came to […]READ MORE

Wearing a helmet definitely helps protect high school football athletes from getting a concussion. And it may not matter which brand of helmet an athlete wears, according to new research. Contrary to the claims made by some equipment manufacturers, “the specific brand of helmet and helmet age were not associated with lower risk of concussion,” […]READ MORE

A vast majority of high school athletes want to continue their playing careers at the collegiate level. This is no easy task, and is a goal that requires a great deal of determination and preparation to reach. In order to transition to the collegiate level, an athlete must focus on preparing their minds and bodies […]READ MORE

Are you training for an event and trying periodize your training? Periodization is basically preventing overtraining and maximizing your performance so you “peak” when you need to perform. From endurance athletes to football players to sprinters, this is important information that could be the difference between you having a ‘good’ performance and a life-changing performance […]READ MORE

Electronic medical records have been hailed as the next “big thing” in medicine. No longer a luxury; they’re becoming a care requirement – which is a good thing for patients. At Bon Secours In Motion our EMR, ConnectCare, enables us to access a patient’s medical data in a single electronic health record (EHR), including medical […]READ MORE

Alexander Aboka, MD, MPH, a sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery specialist with Virginia Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists in western Hampton Roads, talks about the benefits of arthroscopic acl surgery for active patients struggling with knee pain. Considered the “gold standard” for acl injury, arthroscopic surgery allows surgeons to visualize injuries more clearly with minimal disruption […]READ MORE

Five easy (okay, we lied)… Five CHALLENGING exercises you can do barefoot at the beach! Sand Sprints: Pick two landmarks that you can run between. These runs should take you 12-30 seconds. Repeat 5 times with a 10 second rest in between each. Barefoot running in the sand is difficult-focus on not striking with your […]READ MORE

Hip arthroscopy is a modern minimally invasive surgical technique that can be used to treat various conditions affecting the hip joint.  It has revolutionized our ability to diagnose and treat painful conditions of the hip that affect young active individuals and athletes. Often the pain results from an injury or overuse during athletic activity, and […]READ MORE