Recent research has shown that vitamin D intake can greatly reduce the risk of stress fractures in teen and preteen girls. Researchers studied over 6,700 girls from the ages of 9 to 15. They documented dairy, calcium, and vitamin D intake as well as the occurrence of stress fractures among the test group. The results […]
5 More Commonly Asked Questions about Foot & Ankle Surgery
Last week, we gave you 5 FAQs about ankle and foot surgery. There is plenty more where those come from. Surgery is a complicated thing and the most successful operations are those in which the patient is well informed. Here are 5 more frequently asked questions about foot and ankle surgery from a Minneapolis Orthopedic […]
Tiger Woods Plagued by old Achilles Heel Injury
Tiger Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship on Sunday after only 11 holes. The reason – problems with his left Achilles tendon, which he injured at Augusta National last year. After his drive on the 12th tee, Woods winced in pain and leaned over his driver, before making the call to withdraw from the match. […]
Failure, Sweet Failure
Note: This is a guest blog by Bonnie Siegel, an endurance athlete and former patient of Dr. Silverman. Here’s one of my personal mantras: If you want to succeed, set yourself up for failure. I came to this epiphany in the dead of night on a steep, snowy trail. We were 16 miles into the […]
Total Knee Replacement Surgeries Have Doubled Over Past Decade
According to a new study, more than 4.5 million Americans are currently living with Total Knee Replacements (TKR). Over the past 10 years, TKR surgeries have doubled. The study, presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, used US Census data, combined with the National Health Interview Survey, the Multicenter […]
