Jan 03, 2018
Jan 03, 2018
(Dr. Muntz is a team internist for the Houston Texans and serves on the board of the NFL Physicians Society.) With nearly one million revelers joyously drinking in their team’s first championship, the Astros’ World Series victory parade had wended through the sun-baked streets of downtown Houston to City Hall, where the next phase of […]
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Oct 20, 2017
Oct 20, 2017
By BARRY WILNER — Oct. 19, 2017 1:27 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) — A player gets hurt on the field, walks or is helped to the sideline, and then goes camping? Not exactly. Those blue tents fans see popping up near the bench area at NFL games are for medical purposes only. And get this: The pro […]
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Sep 18, 2017
Sep 18, 2017
Power Player of the Week: Dr. Robin West, head of Inova Sports Medicine in Virginia September 17, 2017 – 3:34 – Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Power Player Plus: Dr. Robin West The team doctor for the Redskins and Nationals on how much of recovery is physical vs. mental. Sep. 17, 2017 – […]
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Sep 18, 2017
Sep 18, 2017
A follow-up physical on New Orleans Saints long snapper Jon Dorenbos may have saved the 37-year-old’s life. Dorenbos was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm that will require immediate open-heart surgery. New Orleans traded a seventh-round pick in 2019 to Philadelphia for the 15-year veteran last week, and Dr. John Amoss was going through the long […]
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Sep 09, 2017
Sep 09, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Every play of every NFL game is full of collisions, and the potential for concussions. The National Football League is watching players on the field closely for signs and symptoms of brain injuries. At least four trained medical staff have their eyes keenly focused on the action, watching from the sideline and […]
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Aug 31, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the NFL pledged $100 million in support of independent medical research and engineering advancements, a huge chunk of that soon will be awarded to such research, primarily dedicated to neuroscience. A Scientific Advisory Board assembled by the NFL is set to launch its program to solicit and evaluate […]
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Aug 22, 2017
AUGUST 19, 2017 7:57 PM ARLINGTON — Banged-up Cowboys will be treated on the sidelines this season in new, collapsible blue triage tents, instead of on training tables in full view of everyone on the home side of the stadium, with a TV camera, or with a pair of binoculars from up in the AT&T Stadium […]
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Jul 24, 2017
Jul 24, 2017
Indianapolis Colts Long-Time Physician Arthur Rettig Stepping Down Dr. Thomas Klootwyk Named Head Team Physician INDIANAPOLIS (July 24, 2017) – The Indianapolis Colts have announced that long-time Head Team Physician Arthur C.Rettig, MD is stepping down from his role to serve as Emeritus Associate Team Physician. Rettig was the very first physician to join the […]
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May 30, 2017
Medical tents will be a permanent fixture on NFL sidelines this season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the development at the Spring League Meeting on Tuesday, a few months after the small, mobile units gained popularity at the college level for their ability to aid doctors and trainers in doing their job without a raucous […]
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Mar 07, 2017
Mar 07, 2017
Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence Given For Research on ACL Injuries (Indianapolis, IN) March 7, 2017– The NFL Physicians Society has awarded Dr. Timothy McAdams, the head team physician for the San Francisco 49ers, the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence. The award is given annually to an NFL team physician for […]
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