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Peptides: All the rage and not much human science
April 26, 2026, 9:48 PM IST
Peptides are short-chain amino acids that control various biologic activities in living organisms. For athletes, they are the new testosterone. For overweight people, they are the new diet. For injured people, they are a black…
April 26, 2026, 9:48 PM IST
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Exosomes: The hot spot in Biologic injections
April 19, 2026, 8:45 PM IST
Exosomes are packets filled with growth factors and signaling molecules that migrate from within a cell into the bloodstream to deliver their healing payloads. Here is why they are so important. When an injury occurs,…
April 19, 2026, 8:45 PM IST
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Why biologic injections changed injury and arthritis care
April 13, 2026, 12:06 AM IST
The biologics movement mostly started with hyaluronic acid (HA) in 1997. This natural lubricant of joints and tissues was created from chicken coxcombs. Surgeons started patients off with injections once a week for five weeks…
April 13, 2026, 12:06 AM IST
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Bowlegged: The varus knee
March 30, 2026, 12:15 PM IST
Every great runner is bowlegged. Something about the curve permits optimal push off and speed. The normal human population has leg angles that vary from zero to five degrees inward bowing (called varus) or outward…
March 30, 2026, 12:15 PM IST
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Why do biologic injections work?
March 22, 2026, 9:43 PM IST
PRP, fat cells, bone marrow aspirates, cultured mesenchymal cells, growth factors, and birth tissues are all being injected into injured and arthritic tissues with widespread success and very rare complications. Why do they all seem…
March 22, 2026, 9:43 PM IST
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Could a Robot Ski Race?
March 15, 2026, 10:40 PM IST
Ski racing, particularly in the speed events of downhill and super G, is incredibly dangerous. Is it exciting because we hold our breaths as humans take extraordinary risks, or is it mainly about velocity? If…
March 15, 2026, 10:40 PM IST
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Four ways to treat a ruptured Achilles tendon
March 1, 2026, 10:51 PM IST
Achilles was held by the heel when his mother dipped him into the River Styx, protecting him from harm. But the undipped heel tendon itself has plagued athletes for ages. Here are the four ways…
March 1, 2026, 10:51 PM IST
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The teddy bear knows
February 8, 2026, 10:43 PM IST
Kids will be AI natives. Their teddy bears will answer every question. The “why” we asked our parents a million times will actually be answered with the world’s knowledge. Empowered, they then will be expected…
February 8, 2026, 10:43 PM IST
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Recovery happens in spurts. So does aging
February 1, 2026, 10:39 PM IST
Healing begins with the recognition of an injury, then the rush of blood to the site of injury. This is followed by a complex healing cascade in which the damaged tissue is removed and new…
February 1, 2026, 10:39 PM IST
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How do you know if your ACL surgery failed?
December 7, 2025, 11:09 PM IST
First, let’s look at what gets you there to begin with. “Doc, I pivoted, and my knee gave way.” Or “Doc, I hyperextended my knee and heard a pop.” Those, and a host of other…
December 7, 2025, 11:09 PM IST
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Away games are for the kids
November 17, 2025, 3:13 PM IST
In every school sports season, there are home games and away games. Here is my call to parents everywhere: Let away games be for the kids. In my youth as a soccer player, our home…
November 17, 2025, 3:13 PM IST
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Sportiness is next to Godliness
November 5, 2025, 2:34 PM IST
Exercising in some way every day is the key to a long and well-played life. A body not used is a body in decline—and a mind at risk. Here is why. Early in life, even…
November 5, 2025, 2:34 PM IST
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What Lindsey Vonn is teaching older athletes
October 26, 2025, 10:51 PM IST
When the world’s best downhill ski racer retires—in part due to severe knee arthritis—it makes everyone who follows skiing a little sad. Here is how that sadness has turned to ecstasy. Vonn won 43…
October 26, 2025, 10:51 PM IST
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Fusion: A failure of science
October 13, 2025, 9:19 PM IST
Fusing one bone to another always means a loss of motion. It is done to relieve pain. But there is a considerable cost. When bones in joints are broken, they sometimes heal poorly. The joint…
October 13, 2025, 9:19 PM IST
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Are there truly overuse injuries?
October 6, 2025, 3:15 PM IST
“Overuse injury” is the throw-away term given to a wide range of injuries that athletes—especially young athletes—suffer. Symptoms of overuse injury include: Pain, swelling, and decreased athletic performance. The medical literature lists huge numbers of cases. Here is…
October 6, 2025, 3:15 PM IST
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Repair, Regenerate, or Replace? The Orthopaedic Tissue Options
September 30, 2025, 1:29 PM IST
We are now in the Anabolic Era of sports medicine, where we stimulate natural healing rather than remove tissues and hope for the best. But which to do: repair the injured part, regenerate it, or…
September 30, 2025, 1:29 PM IST
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Partial Knee Replacements
September 30, 2025, 1:22 PM IST
People over 60 years of age with significant knee arthritis are often told to have an artificial total knee replacement. But most don’t need it. They have other options. Here is the updated information on…
September 30, 2025, 1:22 PM IST
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First time shoulder dislocations
September 15, 2025, 2:30 PM IST
The first time the shoulder dislocates is memorable. It hurts. What to do? The upper end of the arm (the humerus) sits in a shallow socket (the glenoid). It is held there by a circular…
September 15, 2025, 2:30 PM IST
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Longevity
June 8, 2025, 11:20 PM IST
No one should want to live indefinitely. Here are some of the reasons why. With each year on Earth past a certain age, problems compound. The toes deform, the knees degrade, the hips lose motion,…
June 8, 2025, 11:20 PM IST
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Another Death Knell for Cortisone
April 6, 2025, 2:31 PM IST
Since their invention in 1948, corticosteroids (including cortisone) have been widely used for their anti-inflammatory properties. But the many problems with these drugs outweigh the benefits. Here is why. Cortisone acts primarily by shutting down…
April 6, 2025, 2:31 PM IST
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