Shocking Sports Injuries

Tendon and ligament injuries in horses cause both economic and personal hardships for horse owners and industry professionals. A prolonged period of layup and rehabilitation is necessary, but whether the horse will be sound at the end of the rehabilitation period is uncertain. Lameness due to tendon and ligament injury is common in performance horses, affecting up to 25% of racehorses over their careers.  

Tendon and ligament injury in horses causes both economic and personal hardship for horse owners and industry professionals. A prolonged period of layup and rehabilitation is necessary, but whether the horse will be sound at the end of the rehabilitation...  

I thought all of you might find this interesting. The type of injury Joel has is quite rare in basketball. I had to do quite a bit of looking around before I could find anything which stood out. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?prov=yhoo&slug=jc-williamsinjury093007&type=lgns (Even though the article says it was a tear, Williams did rupture the tendon. The article is a little misleading that way but you get the point.) Carnell (Cadillac...  

CHARLESTON – Three West Virginians say they suffered serious tendon-related injuries after taking a popular antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.Pheoba M. Bostic, Keith E. Morgan and Rebecca J. Cook filed three separate lawsuits on Nov. 10 in U.S. District Court for West Virginia against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development.Bostic says she began taking...  

Filed under: Trail Blazers, Warriors, NBA Injuries, NBA CoachesBy this time last season, the NBA was well on its way toward a record seven in-season coaching changes. The firing squad has slowed down in 2009, with only two coaches (Byron Scott and Lawrence Frank) meeting their demise. But coaches are still getting damaged ... in other ways.Blazers boss Nate McMillan, already dealing with enough problems with his team, tore his Achilles tendon...  

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- An antibiotic, sold since 1997, is the subject of three new lawsuits recently filed in East Texas and West Arkansas which argue the drug causes a higher incidence of tendon injuries. Levaquin, a broad spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic is marketed as a first-line therapy for common bronchitis and sinusitis infections. It is also approved for use in treatment of various upper respiratory infections, urinary tract...  

Injuries are starting to mount for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Starting center Nenad Krstic, averaging 8.3 points and 4.9 rebounds will miss tonight's contest with Houston because of a sore achilles. "Nenad will be out tonight and then will be day-to ...  

New York Daily NewsX-Ray Vision: Distal biceps tendon tear more than likely leads to surgeryNew York Daily NewsDrs. Positano (DPM) and Dines (MD) practice sports medicine at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Medicine Center at The Hospital for Special Surgery and at the NY ...  

Physical Therapy: The first choice for muscle and tendon injuriesPottstown MercurySuch techniques include; Graston technique, Active Release Technique, Myofascial Release, Friction massage, mobilization. Exercises to improve strength and ...and more »