Spinal injuries are among the most disabling conditions affecting wounded members of the U.S. military. Yet until recently, the nature of those injuries had not been adequately explored. In a new study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), a team of orthopaedic...
The big injury story of the week was the New York Jets ruling All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis and tight end Dustin Keller out for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who may be without both James Harrison and Troy Polamalu on Sunday. All of the final injury reports of the week are in...
After fighters in the main and co-main events were forced Tuesday to withdraw from UFC 153 with injuries, only one thing remained certain: UFC president Dana White will, under no circumstances, postpone the card scheduled for Oct. 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Other than that, though, little...
For reasons I shouldn't have to explain, not a lot of attention or interest was directed towards the National League Central battle between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros on Tuesday night. But that did change for a few scary moments in the third inning as word trickled out that Cubs' rookie...
Adrian Peterson tore his ACL near the end of last season. Amazingly, he may very well be ready for Week 1. The superstar running back for the Minnesota Vikings is officially listed as a game-time decision.
Said Leslie Frazier, Vikings head coach: “We’ve got a lot of things we want to get done...
Alex Rodriguez is inching closer to returning to the New York Yankees. The latest news has Alex Rodriguez playing DH in the minor leagues for a couple games. Then, as soon as next week, Alex Rodriguez could be back in pinstripes.
Brian Cashman, the GM of the Yankees, admits that the return of...
Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers won’t play today … but there’s actually some very good news for Matt Kemp and the Dodgers. After injuring his jaw and his left knee following a collision with the center field wall, tests show that Kemp didn’t suffer any structural damage. As a result, the...
Treatment with an agent that blocks the oxidation of an important component of the mitochondrial membrane prevented the secondary damage of severe traumatic brain injury and preserved function that would otherwise have been impaired, according to a research team from the University of Pittsburgh...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a big blow on Saturday night when Davin Joseph, a Pro Bowl guard, suffered a serious knee injury. Joseph will require knee surgery and will miss the entire 2012 NFL season. The injury occurred in a preseason game against the New England Patriots.
Despite the...
Chris Paul has had a busy year. He’s been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, watched that trade get vetoed, then traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, got bounced in the 2012 NBA playoffs, won a Gold Medal for Team USA and now it’s time for a break. During this break, Chris Paul has decided to...
It's been a wild summer for New York Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky. In June, he was dealt from the Anaheim Ducks to Long Island, then late last month came news that he was taking the Islanders to arbitration to try an void the trade, claiming his no-trade clause was still valid. (The...
Kevin Kolb is already hurt. In the first preseason game of the 2012 NFL season, the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals suffered bruised ribs. Kevin Kolb was injured ahile being hit by Sedrick Ellis of the New Orleans Saints.
The good news for Kevin Kolb and the Cardinals is that...
Jahvid Best has flashed spectacular potential in his short time in the NFL. However, his future is now in doubt. He suffered a concussion at the end of last season and coming into camp this year, he’s still not cleared. To suffer from a concussion for that long raises all kinds of red flags...
Jose Bautista could come off the DL as soon as Wednesday. However, don’t expect the slugger for the Toronto Blue Jays to be ready to go. Yesterday, he swung a bat for the first time since injurying his left wrist. He might need another week until he’s ready to face MLB pitching.
Bautista...
Two studies published in a recent issue of Cell Medicine [2(2)] report on the therapeutic efficacy of stem cell transplantation in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal cord injury (SCI). Cell Medicine is freely available on-line...
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Halle Berry is no head case. The Oscar winner was back at work Thursday, less than 48 hours after she was injured while shooting an unintentionally head-banging fight scene for her...
Georgia Tech researchers have created a wireless, musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injury (SCI). The gadget was successfully used by individuals with limited feeling or movement in their hands due to tetraplegia. These individuals...
Yona Goldshmit, Ph.D., is a former physical therapist who worked in rehabilitation centers with spinal cord injury patients for many years before deciding to switch her focus to the underlying science. "After a few years in the clinic, I realized that we don't really know what's going on," she...
In a scenario that played out exactly how MLS would've scripted it, beloved Seattle Sounders winger Steve Zakuani made his return to the pitch 15 months after an awful challenge from Colorado's Brian Mullan fractured of his tibia and fibula. And he just so happened to make his triumphant return...
CC Sabathia is a workhorse. But surprisingly, he’ll be sidelined for a while. The New York Yankees have placed their ace on the disabled list with a leg strain.
The good news for Sabathia and the Yankees is that he isn’t expected to miss much time. In fact, there’s talk of Sabathia returning...