If a little preventive medicine can make the difference, maybe the medically-troubled Ben Sheets ought to take a little time out to attend this event and meet up with Mets' Medical Director and co-Chief of the
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at Hospital for Special Surgery, Dr. David Altchek...
Leaders in Sports
Medicine Host Preseason Discussion About Baseball Injuries
Event: Treatment,
Rehabilitation and Performance Enhancement of the Baseball Player.
To help athletic trainers and physical therapists
understand the latest surgical advances and rehabilitative techniques available
for pitchers and throwing athletes, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York
City will host an educational event drawing on the expertise of its sports
medicine and shoulder service
Date: Friday,
January 30, 2009
Time: 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Hospital
for Special Surgery's Richard Menchel Education Center
535 E. 70th Street, Second floor
New
York
Personnel: David
W. Altchek, M.D., co-Chief of Special Surgery’s Sports Medicine and
Shoulder Service and Medical Director of the New York Mets.
Michael “Mickey” Levinson, PT,
CSCS, Clinical Supervisor of the Sports Medicine, Performance and Research
Center at Hospital for Special Surgery
Jenny Susser, Ph.D., Sports Psychologist at
Hospital for Special Surgery’s Women’s Sports Medicine Center
Details: “As
pitchers and catchers report to training camp on February 14, physical
therapists and athletic trainers will, once again, need to become well-versed
in the myriad of potential injuries that may occur over the course of the
season,” said David W. Altchek, M.D., Co-Chief of Special
Surgery’s Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service. Dr. Altchek, who is also
Medical Director of the New York Mets, will keynote the event and will discuss
"Management of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Throwers." The topic focuses on what the
sports world knows as "Tommy John Surgery" and Dr. Altchek will
discuss advances he has made to this type of elbow surgery and review his outcomes.
Also on the agenda is Michael
“Mickey” Levinson, PT, CSCS, Clinical Supervisor of the Sports
Medicine, Performance and Research Center at Hospital for Special
Surgery. Mr. Levinson, who works along side Dr. Altchek on the
Mets’ medical team as a physical therapist, will discuss “Rehabilitation
of the Throwing Shoulder.”
Considering the talent and financial pressures
that go hand-in-hand with professional sports, it becomes easy to understand the
pressures being placed on the team physicians to return the players to top
form.
“The outcome measurement is very
precise,” Dr. Altchek notes. “If these athletes fail to return at
or above the same level as they were prior to injury, it’s a disaster, and
it’s not acceptable.”
“Regardless of the athlete’s
condition, returning to play after an injury is a very graduated
process,” continued Dr. Altchek. Mickey and his team introduce
specialized therapy and functional exercises and constantly monitor the athlete’s
progress and comfort level. After these steps, they practice at low levels, and
eventually, they begin to play at low levels. Pitchers, for example, require
extra caution, as they take a longer time to return to pitching at the same
level in a game situation.
“It’s
much different than pitching in the bullpen,” Mickey remarks.
Other highlights include
HSS Sports Psychologist Jenny Susser, Ph.D., who will discuss the mental
aspects of overcoming injuries and enhancing performance. Additional topics
will include functional training for baseball players and tips for physicians
on what to tell patients experiencing throwing-related injuries.
For more information, please follow the link: http://cmetracker.net/HSS/Files/Brochures/600795.pdf
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