Category Archives: Sports Medicine Articles

While female gymnasts often face injuries to their lower limbs, including their ankles, legs, and hips, injuries to their arms, wrists, and hands are on the rise. In fact, studies have shown that adolescent gymnasts are developing injuries rarely e...

Dead leg, Charley horse, and quadriceps contusions – these are just a few of the alternative names for corked thighs, a very common injury in contact sports. The injury is usually the result of being kneed by another person during a tackle or the l...

Healthpointe is proud to welcome fellowship trained Surgeon, Dr. Michael Darren Marger, M.D., MPH into their growing multidisciplinary team of physicians and specialists. Dr. Marger is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in Sport...

In a study conducted by the NCAA for the 2004 – 2009 seasons, the overall injury rate for women’s volleyball is 4.3 per 1,000 athletes. The relatively high injury rate can be attributed to the increased participation, the increased intensity of the...

While you may want to run away from your runner injuries and associated running injuries, there’s just no doing so for obvious reasons. You should stop running away and start seeking treatment from Healthpointe doctors and surgeons at its Los Angel...

Sports medicine is now provided by Healthpointe at all Healthpointe locations throughout Southern California. Our doctors treat orthopedic injuries, which not only derive from sports, but can also result from the home or workplace. For sports-re...

Professional swimmers can attest that swimming can both be a boon and a bane for individuals with back pain issues. On one hand, swimming is one of the best ways to keep physically active even when injured because it does not put excess strain on t...