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The Hockey Doc: Hip arthritis and skating
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:38
By Dr. Rob LaPrade
http://drrobertlaprademd.com
Question: I am a 50-year-old who developed hip arthritis 18 months ago. I attempted to play through my injury for six months, but then I had to stop. After a thorough workup, I was sent to rehabilitation and after this I have almost no pain. While I have hip stiffness and tightness and the decreased motion, I would like to try and skate again. Do you think this is possible?
The Hockey Doc: Groin pain and femoroacetabular impingement
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 08 November 2012 17:16
By Dr. Rob LaPrade
http://drrobertlaprademd.com
Question: I play goalie and have had hip and groin pain for the past couple weeks with the increasing number of saves during practice. What could be the cause?
Answer: Hip pain can have several different causes, but one common cause of groin and hip pain in hockey players is femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). It is often found in athletes that engage in repetitive hip movements involving excessive range of motion.
In hockey goalies, the injury can occur in goalies when they do the butterfly maneuver and turn their foot in. It typically happens gradually, over several years, so hockey players may not notice their hips getting stiff.
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The Hockey Doc: Groin strains and sports hernias
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 25 October 2012 16:00
By Dr. Rob LaPrade
http://drrobertlaprademd.com
Question: I had a nagging groin pain much of last season. What can I do to try to prevent it from acting up again this year?
Answer: Most true adductor strains, commonly called groin strains, resolve within a couple weeks after injury. True adductor strains most commonly occur at the junction between the muscle and the tendon and resolve with rest, icing, stretching, and hip adductor exercises.
The Hockey Doc: Evaluating and removing injured players from the ice
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 08 November 2012 17:10
By Dr. Rob LaPrade
http://drrobertlaprademd.com
Question: What is the best protocol to evaluate and remove injured athletes from the ice?
Answer: This is a very important topic because the initial treatment of an injured athlete can be very important to their ultimate outcome. At a college hockey game in Grand Forks in 2010, proper training and attention to detail saved the life of a player with a C2 neck fracture, which is usually 95% fatal. In the evaluation of an injured athlete, especially one that may have been checked from behind or tripped into the boards, it is first important to do a basic safety evaluation starting with an ABC evaluation.
A.B.C. stands for Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. If an athlete is unconscious, it is important to verify they are breathing and also to check their pulse. For any athlete who does not appear to have the normal ABC’s, the basics of CPR should be initiated by qualified providers.
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The Hockey Doc: High ankle sprains
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 18 October 2012 16:48
By Dr. Rob LaPrade
http://drrobertlaprademd.com
Question: One of my skates got twisted outwards during a collision and now I have pain just above my ankle. I don’t have any fractures on x-rays, but I have been told I have a high ankle sprain. What is this and when can I get back to playing hockey?
