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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cowboys’ Jim Maurer Named Outstanding NFL Athletic Trainer of the Year NFL Physicians Society Bestows Maurer with Fain-Cain Award Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2, 2017 – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) held its annual Scientific Meeting and Symposium during the NFL Scouting Combine and hosted an awards ceremony where it honored Jim Maurer of the Dallas […]
Redskins’ James Andrews Named Outstanding NFL Team Physician of the Year NFL Physicians Society Applauds Andrews for Receiving the Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award Indianapolis, March 2, 2017 – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) applauds Dr. James Rheuben Andrews, M.D. for being recognized as Outstanding NFL Team Physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS). […]