Common Fall Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them
By Mandy Vonderheid Whether you’re an athlete on the field, a parent in the stands, or a community member watching highlights on the local evening news, high school fall sports are exciting for everyone. However, there’s another person you may see consistently on the...
Athletic Training Resident Research
By Jackie Burner As Stevens Point Orthopedics’ Athletic Training Resident (2018-2019), I’ve worked with orthopedic surgeons, physician’s assistants, and other healthcare professionals, and I’ve learned to wear many hats.I primarily work as a physician extender, which...
Common Faulty Running Patterns and How to Manage Them
By Sheila Banovetz, MS, PT Running is one of the most popular and practiced sports in the world. In the United States alone, almost 60 million people participated in running, jogging and trail running in 2017. Most running injuries occur in the lower extremities,...
Complimentary Sports Physicals
While it seems like summer just started, it’s actually time for young athletes and their parents to start thinking about fall. Not back to school per se – it really is too early for that – but fall sports, and specifically the sports physicals that the Wisconsin...