Category Archives: Sports Medicine

By Robert Rinaldi, DPM Posted February 12th, 2011 Understanding foot and leg function is complicated and confusing. The normal anatomy of the foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and hundreds of ligaments. The foot functions as a mobile adaptor to … Continue reading →

By Kristine Karlson, MD Posted January 20th, 2011 Think concussion and what sports come to mind? Likely football, where injury statistics are easy to keep, and professional players sustain very public injuries. But large numbers of athletes participate in winter … Continue reading →

By Robert Rinaldi, DPM Posted January 8th, 2011 More than 400,000 athletes participate in marathons every year. In the shorter distances, participation is well into the millions. All this running, just in the United States! Training miles for these runners … Continue reading →

By Peter Loescher, MD Posted December 5th, 2010 I spend a healthy portion of my working life thinking about, talking about, and treating patients with inflammation. I see athletes of all shapes, sizes, ages, genders, and abilities in my office, … Continue reading →

By Robert Rinaldi, DPM Posted August 6th, 2010 This tongue-twister of a moniker is often referred to as osteochondritis dessecans, which isn’t a whole easier to pronounce. The lesions can be simply described as small tears in the articular cartilage … Continue reading →

By Peter Loescher, MD Posted June 30th, 2010 A pill is currently available over the counter that will make you feel younger, stronger, more alert, more alive, and more enthused. It can also reduce by one third to one half … Continue reading →

By Robert Rinaldi, DPM Posted February 24th, 2010 The Os trigonum is the most commonly occurring accessory bone in the foot, occurring in an estimated eight to ten percent of the population. This interesting bone sits at the most posterior … Continue reading →