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Dr. Robert LaPrade Awarded the 2013 OREF Clinical Research Award
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation announced this month that Robert F. LaPrade MD PhD has been awarded the highly competitive and prestigious 2013 OREF Clinical Research Award for his submitted paper on Improving Outcomes for Posterolateral Knee Injuries. Dr. LaPrade will be presenting his winning paper at the Annual Meetings of the Orthopaedic Research Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2013.
According to Dr. LaPrade "This award solidly validates our research strategy of defining the anatomy developing improved means of diagnosing a problem redefining the clinically relevant biomechanics developing improved radiographic diagnostic measures developing biomechanically validated ligament reconstructions and then validating these reconstructions in patient outcomes studies."
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Chronic Inflammation: What It Is, Why It’s Harmful and How to Reduce It
Inflammation in the body is a normal and healthy response to injury or attack by germs. We can see it, feel it and measure it as local heat, redness, swelling and pain. Inflammation is the body’s way of getting more nourishment and immune activity into an area that needs to fend off infection or heal.
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Can Heat Help Heal Depression? Vail Health is Researching the Possibilities
Vail Health is continually looking for innovative, science-backed ways to elevate physical and mental health. One of the newest areas its research team is studying is the effects of heat on depression, and specifically the purposeful use of elevated temperatures to trigger positive health outcomes.
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Vail Health + Surf Synergy Ignite Longevity In Costa Rica
Living is one thing, but truly being alive is another. Our time in this world is measured in seconds, and the goal is to fill as many of them as possible with the things that bring us joy. Vail Health embodies this philosophy, and I had the privilege of experiencing it firsthand at their inaugural longevity retreat at Surf Synergy in Jacó, Costa Rica.