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08/29/2022

As kids go back to school, here are some backpack safety tips and recommendations from :

1. Check frequently that your child is not carrying more than 15% of his or her body weight in the backpack.

2. Encourage your child to bring only necessary books and materials home each night.

3. Ask your child if he or she can store items in a locker rather than the backpack.

4. Educate your child about proper backpack wear. Keep straps on both shoulders and use the waist strap. Adjust straps to fit snugly.

5. Help your child understand how to distribute the weight properly. Put the heaviest items low and near the center of the back.

08/05/2022

02/13/2022

The nation’s top pediatricians have changed the checklist of developmental milestones for infants and young children to make it easier to identify delays that could be a sign of autism or other social-communication disabilities.

08/12/2021

Important scooter safety tips

08/11/2021

Important perspective on the significant benefit of playing multiple sports as a developing child and adolescent. A growing number of studies are showing that early single-sport specialization is linked to a higher rate of injury and sub-optimal performance

08/06/2021

Important safety reminders regarding playground safety

Whether you are at the playground with your child, grandchild, or maybe you are babysitting, lists the 3 most common types of injuries at the playground to be aware of:

1. Falls: The most common type of injury from the playground is a fall from monkey bars. This can result in a wrist, elbow or collarbone fracture. Patients often report that they lost their grip and landed on a hard surface. Falls also happen from swings, slides, seesaws and merry-go-rounds. These injuries can cause broken bones and may need surgery. Children wearing loose clothing or tie strings can get caught in the equipment as they fall. Sometimes the loose clothing can cause the fall.

2. Twisting: Sometimes parents want to go down the slide with their toddler. The child’s foot can get caught underneath the adult’s leg causing a twisting injury. This can lead to a broken shinbone, which is known as a Toddler’s Fracture. Children can also get limbs caught between the moving parts of playground equipment.

3. Strikes: Children can be hit by moving playground equipment like swings, seesaws or merry-go-rounds.

03/12/2021

Compared with those who did not have physical therapy, patients with COVID-19 who did had lower odds of mortality, despite being older and having more comorbidities and lower mobility on admission, according to results.“What this study suggests is we should start [physical therapy] early,&rdqu...

02/24/2021

Excellent graphic demonstrating the significant difference in intervertebral disc pressure with sitting as compared to standing as well as the increase with forward flexed posture.
This highlights the importance of maintaining a neutral spine while sitting, limiting sitting duration, and incorporating extension exercises into our daily routine

09/01/2020

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Meniscus Surgery vs. Placebo 5 Years Later: via
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INTRO:
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is one of the most common surgeries, over 500k performed annually in the USA.
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Some clinicians argue that an untreated meniscus tear increases the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA).
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However, evolving consensus suggests meniscus surgery is associated with increased risk of knee OA and future “corrective” surgery.
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With a 5 year, placebo-surgery controlled trial:
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Sihvonen et al. (2020), examined:
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Whether partial meniscectomy delayed development of knee OA in patients with medial meniscus tears.
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and assessed the long-term efficacy of meniscus tears on knee symptoms and function.
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RESULTS:
There was a consistent, slightly greater risk for progression of knee OA in the surgery group vs. placebo surgery group.
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No between-group differences in the 3 patient-reported outcomes:
WOMET.
Lysholm knee score.
Knee pain after exercise.
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The adjusted absolute risk difference for presence of mechanical symptoms was 18%.
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More symptoms were reported in the surgery group.
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All other secondary outcomes comparisons were similar.
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CONCLUSIONS:
Partial Menisectomy was associated with a slightly increased risk of developing knee OA.
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No concomitant benefit in patient relevant outcomes, at 5 years after surgery.
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Thoughts? Questions? Comments?
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Write them below. .
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SOURCE:
Sihvonen et al. 2020. Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebosurgery controlled FIDELITY Trial. BJSM.

08/27/2020

The Dos and Don't Of Treating Acute Low Back Pain via
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The stats are in and they let us know that just about every single one of us will have a bout of acute low back pain at some point, and several of us will have recurrent bouts of acute low back pain.
So what does the research say is the best approach to managing that back pain?
By in large part, the vast majority of this back pain will go away in about 6 weeks. So, what seems to help it go away and/or lead to better outcomes? Time of course, but also:
Staying active
Exercise/movement
Reassurance
Avoiding over medicalization
Good sleep health
For the record, symptom modifiers and core strengthening in the red box are not necessarily evil/bad. Using electrical stimulation or manual therapy approaches to modify symptoms could be a valuable approach for some people who care about short term relief (this could be a lot of people) but there’s no evidence that these actually lead to improved outcomes or quicker resolution and they shouldn’t be recommended as front line management strategies. Core exercises do help, because of course they are exercise, but are no better than any other exercise and often come with narratives that portray the spine and weak and unstable which is inaccurate and potentially harmful.

03/26/2019

Informative article and appropriate as little league season begins

Batter up! While parents watch their kids play, it’s important to be aware of a common, repetitive use shoulder injury. In today’s post, Dr. Joseph L. Finstein, an orthopedic specialist focusing on sports injury management…

02/21/2019

Interesting graphic/study
Runs counter to the general perception people have about avoiding injury

01/25/2019

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01/15/2019

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/01/10/doctors-warning-about-increased-injury-risk-for-kids-specializing-in-one-sport/

The study looked at data on more than 5,000 athletes under the age of 18.

12/20/2018

12/14/2018