Stem Cells to Replace Surgery for ACL Tears: In the past 6 months or so I have heard allot about the newly emerging method for ACL repairs that involves no traditional orthopedic surgery and thus makes for a faster and easier recovery as well as a stronger more durable repair. Being that I am a 70 day plus a year skier, hockey player, mountain biker, skateboarder etc, I have seen and heard […] Industry News Ryan Mulcahy | June 11, 2014 1 Comment
1/4 of Ski ACL Tears Don’t Need Surgery This is welcome news for skiers: up to a quarter of skiers with ACL tears can skip surgery. Doctors have developed a set of tests that examine a knee 6-12 weeks after the tear. The test sound quite simple (if not painless), all that is involved is physical manipulation of the knee by a doctor. In around 1/4 of all cases the tear can heal […] SnowBrains | March 28, 2014 0 Comments
Can Lindsey Vonn Win Gold on a Torn ACL? We all know how Lindsey Vonn tore her ACL last year in Austria. She then torn her reconstructed ACL this December training in Colorado. Even with this torn ACL Lindsey got 5th place in the Super-G at Lake Louise on December 8th, 2013. But the questions remain: Can she win on that torn ACL? Can she compete at a high level in the Olympics on that torn ACL? Lindsey doesn’t have enough time before the Olympics for another surgery so she’ll be skiing on what she’s got. […] Olympics SnowBrains | December 17, 2013 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Injury Update: Partially Torn ACL… Lindsey Vonn partial tore her ACL in her right knee in a her crash while ski race training at Copper Mountain, CO yesterday. She also suffered a mild strain in her right knee, minor facial abrasions, and a bruised shoulder blade in yesterday’s crash. Lindsey tore her ACL and MCL in that same right knee in her vicious crash in Austria last February 5th, 2012. “Lindsey will pursue aggressive physical therapy and will determine the next time she is able to compete after seeing how she responds to the treatment.” – Lewis Kay, Lindsey Vonn’s publicist […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 20, 2013 6 Comments
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