Aug 02, 2018
The NFL implemented a new helmet rule in late March, and league officiating crews are making the rounds visiting team training camps to educate coaches and players on the changes. But there has been confusion among some players in the past week, leading to the league to release a fact sheet Wednesday morning related to the rule. Under […]
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Jul 05, 2018
Jul 05, 2018
SAN DIEGO, CA – Neal S. ElAttrache, MD will be installed as the 47th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) on Saturday, July 7, 2018, during the Society’s Annual Meeting in San Diego. Dr. ElAttrache is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. He is […]
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Jun 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Chiefs provide us a behind-the-scenes look at the medical facilities at Arrowhead Stadium. Source: By Tom Martin, Sports Anchor/Reporter and By Nick Sloan, Digital Producer for KCTV
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Jun 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018
KANSAS CITY – The National Football League has come a long way when it comes to providing each and every player with the best health and safety protocols as possible. The Kansas City Chiefs, along with several officials from the NFL, explained the details of those protocols on Wednesday, where Chiefs’ Vice President of Sports […]
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Mar 22, 2018
Mar 22, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS – Dr. Walter Lowe, the Texans’ head team physician, is the 2018 winner of the Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award that’s presented by the Professional Football Athletics Trainer Society. The PFATS presents the award annually to the NFL’s Most Outstanding Team Physician at a banquet at the scouting combine. Lowe, who is the chairman and […]
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Mar 20, 2018
Mar 20, 2018
Dr. Leslie Bisson is the Head Team Physician for the Buffalo Bills Travaris Cadet appreciates another opportunity On Dec. 24, 2017, Bills running back Travaris Cadet suffered a severe ankle injury. Cadet credits the team’s medical director, Dr. Leslie Bisson, for possibly saving his career. “Yeah, he put it back in place on the field. […]
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Mar 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018
New York Giants head physician, Dr. Scott Rodeo, has received one of the NFL’s Physicians Society’s top research awards. While at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, Rodeo was presented with the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence. Rodeo won the award for his presentation, “Current Update on Clinical Use of Biologics in Musculoskeletal Injury,” […]
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Mar 08, 2018
Mar 08, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS — Dr. Allen Sills wishes there were an easy solution to diagnosing concussions. “We’re not at the point where a player would come off, get a blood test, and we say, ‘Yeah, you have one or you don’t,’” said Sills, a neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt and the NFL’s chief medical officer. “Boy, that’d make our […]
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Mar 07, 2018
Mar 07, 2018
New York Giants’ Scott Rodeo, M.D. Receives NFLPS’ Top Research Award Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence Given for Research on Clinical Use of Biologics in Musculoskeletal Injury March 7, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) —The NFL Physicians Society has awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. Scott Rodeo, Head Team Physician […]
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Mar 02, 2018
Mar 02, 2018
March 2, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN)— Today, Leigh Ann Curl, M.D., head team orthopedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens, was elected President of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS). “It is a great honor to be elected President of the NFLPS, and I am looking forward to working with the medical staffs from every team as we […]
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