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Dr. Colvin’s Advice for Staying Active After 50
This may seem like a no-brainer, but if you’ve been idle for a while, it’s important to see a doctor before getting active again, says Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. You want to make sure you don’t have any pre-existing conditions, such as heart disease, that might present a problem when you start up your new exercise regimen.
Dr. Alexis Colvin talks about RG3 and his knee injury
The 22-year-old may return to full form as early as the middle of the 2013 National Football League season, according to Alexis Chiang Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
Dr. Colvin talks about Met’s catcher Travis d’Arnaud’s knee injury
“It’s obviously serious, but it doesn’t have the same implications for an athlete’s career that an A.C.L. injury does,” said Dr. Alexis Chiang Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. “You can function at a high level with a P.C.L. injury.”
Watch Dr. Colvin discuss warning signs of barefoot running
“Patients tend to get tendonitis, either of the Achilles Tendon or the back of the calf. Or, plantar fascia, the sole of the foot,” said Dr. Alexis Clovin with Mount Sinai Medical Center. If you land on the heel of your foot when you run, it’s called heel striking, you may be more at risk for injuries if you use the minimalist shoes.
Watch Dr. Colvin discuss the success of female Olympic athletes
Dr. Alexis Colvin, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Co-Chair of Sports Medicine talks to Roseanne Colletti on how women are changing the face of sports.
