Dr. Verma, director of the Endeavor Health Tennis Medicine Program, recently led development of an exciting new partnership between Endeavor Health and College Park Athletic Club (CPAC) in Bannockburn, Illinois.

We have learned that surgery may not be an effective long-term treatment for degenerative meniscus tears. Therefore patients who have not responded to physical therapy and bracing may fall into a treatment gap in which seemingly no evidence-based options exist.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a treatment which is gaining evidence and may fill the aforementioned gap for the treatment of degenerative meniscus tears.

Gluteal tendinopathy is a chronic degenerative change in the lateral (outside) part of the hip caused by a repetitive cycle of microtrauma and improper healing.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a treatment that uses the body’s own platelets to promote healing of damaged or diseased tissues. PRP has a concentrated complex of growth factors which, when delivered to an area of injury, can stimulate improvement in pain and function.

Over 30 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States.¹⁻³ While there are certainly clear benefits of participation in youth sports such as motor skill development and social development opportunities, some of the known risks include sport-related injury and burnout.⁴⁻⁶ The purpose of this blog post is to highlight two studies that resulted in evidence-based guidelines to help limit the risk of overuse injuries in young athletes.

Injections are a common part of treatment plans in orthopaedics and sports medicine, providing therapeutic relief of pain and improvement in function. Furthermore, injections may be used as a diagnostic tool to guide treatment.

While the first report of the use of diagnostic ultrasound for musculoskeletal purposes dates to the 1950’s (Dussik et al., 1958), its use within orthopaedics has accelerated over the past 10-15 years due to its accessibility and image resolution capabilities.

Treatment with Tenex for tennis elbow is a safe and effective treatment with long-term sustainable improvement in pain and function.