Hand therapy is a growing practice in the United State due to hand pain lack of motion and even lack of grip. Kathi Thomson a certified hand therapist at Howard Head Sports Medicine has over 12 years of hand-specific experience.... Read More
The swelling around Lindsey Vonn's repaired right knee has gone way down a day after surgery and her spirits way up. Back in time for the 2014 Sochi Games? Try possibly back in time for the beginning of the World Cup season in late... Read More
The surgeon who operated on Lindsey Vonn's right knee was "optimistic for a full recovery" after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week at the world championships. Dr. Bill Sterett a physician for the U.S. Ski Team... Read More
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade orthopedic knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail CO and Chief Medical Research Officer for the Steadman Philippon Research Institute has recently co-authored a book titled: The IOC Manual of Sports... Read More
Within an hour after a roughly 70 mile per hour crash that caused Lindsey Vonn to tear two knee ligaments and fracture part of her tibia the reigning alpine skiing World Cup champion wanted to know how long it would be before she could... Read More
Dr. Robert F. LaPrade orthopedic knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail recently had a one-on-one with Vail Daily reporter John LaConte. During their discussion which takes place up the side of the mountain in one of Vail's very... Read More
American skier Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in Tuesday's crash at the world championships. Vonn was released from the hospital late... Read More
On Valentine's Day 2007 Lynn Blake was embarking on a new job in Vail Village when she had a rude awakening. The 27-year-old suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Fortunately for her someone trained in CPR stepped forward and kept her heart... Read More
There are 200000 injuries to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) per year in the United States representing a cost of $3 billion. Three-fourths of all ACL tears are non-contact injuries (think skiing) and typically occur during... Read More
Vail Valley Medical Center recently announced the installation of a new state-of-the-art CT scanner the Toshiba Aquilion Premium and was the first in the state to install this machine. CT scans on the new machine are completed faster... Read More