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An associate professor at Mount Sinai, Dr. Alexis Colvin is an orthopedic surgeon who sees patients of all ages, primarily for sports injuries. As the Chief Medical Officer for the U.S. Tennis Association, she will also be providing care to the tennis It gives us great joy that Team Perfect is showing stress fractures this season. That’s right, the Seattle Seahawks, last season’s darlings of the NFL, roll into Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday with the same record as the Chiefs: 6-3. Their aura of Maine-Endwell senior Larissa Plaskon's 12th-place finish at Thursday's Section 4 cross country championships might not seem noteworthy. She finished almost 2½ minutes behind the winner, but that she raced at all is a tremendous feat in its own right. 44 seconds ago • XX FILES Dr. Andrew Blackman St. Luke’s Hospital For many women living an active lifestyle, the balance between healthy exercise and overuse can be delicate. Minor aches and pains are normal after typical exercise, however, persistent Common stress fracture locations include the tibia—or shin bone—and, as in Seferian-Jenkins' case, the foot. Specifically, the metatarsals—the bones of the midfoot—often come into play. Frequently, metatarsal stress fractures only require rest and The majority of patients, 60%, were runners. The researchers found that certain biomechanical factors were associated with multiple stress fractures, including a high foot arch, leg-length inequality, and excessive inward turn of the foot. Forty percent of .

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quarterback Cam Newton will miss the Carolina Panthers' final preseason game after an MRI on Sunday revealed a hairline fracture in his ribs. Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Newton will be evaluated at the end of the week, but Stress fractures of the heel often occur after beginning a new activity or increasing training time. Photo Credit foot image by Ingrid Walter from Fotolia.com Fractures, which are breaks in a bone, are common in the heel bone, or calcaneus. The largest Lower-extremity stress fractures often occurred in association with potentially modifiable muscular and biomechanical factors, according to a study of 1,800 military cadets. A detailed motion analysis of jump landing showed that landing with greater than 5 Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware's horrific leg fracture was a freak accident that may have been exacerbated by previously undetected stress fractures. "He came down hard, landing in an awkward way," said Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency physician .

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