Health News

The fall sports season is wrapping up as post-season tournaments begin. But participants in athletics are not the only ones who suffer from sports-related injuries. Coaches, athletes, parents, and fans have additional pressure on them to continue to perform or support their teams so that they can go as far as possible into the playoffs.

Want to add from $10,000 to $30,000 annually to your lifetime earnings and improve your sex life at the same time? Get a total hip or knee replacement. That is the message of two studies, one published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the other presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

~ Biloine W. Young, Orthopedics This Week

If you listen closely outside our clinic on November 23, you’ll hear the jingle of a few hundred bells.

There are three main types of running shoe — but which one is best for you? That depends on your foot and the level of your activity. St. Cloud Orthopedic Sports Center director Tom Jensen explains the differences in this month’s video.

“The HEAT program was one of the biggest factors in my quick recovery from 2 ACL surgeries.”