Dr Alexis Colvin talks about Jacoby Ellsbury’s LCL injury
“There are cases when an LCL injury does require surgery, if it’s a complete tear, but if it’s a case where it doesn’t require surgery, he should be able to make a full recovery with physical therapy and time,” said Dr. Colvin, who stressed that she had not evaluated the MRI herself. “I would say my guess is probably four to six weeks, but it depends on the severity of it.”
Dr Alexis Colvin gives insight into Mirza Teletovic’s blood clot
Blood clots can form for a variety of reasons, with long travel and surgical procedures among the most common risk factors. Blood clots near the lungs carry an increased risk of sudden death, said Dr. Alexis C. Colvin, a sports medicine specialist at Mt. Sinai Hospital, who was speaking generally and not about Teletovic’s specific case.
Dr. Colvin talks about the right shoe size for running
One of the most common causes of knee pain is weakness in the thighs and hips, which absorb impact, says runner Alexis Chiang Colvin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. (Try this easy 10-minute routine to protect knees and put a spring in your step.)
Dr. Colvin On Stress fractures are one of the dangers of playing sports
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Alexis Colvin of Mount Sinai says pain in the No. 1 symptom, and stopping the stress-causing activity is the first step in treatment
Dr. Alexix Colvin talks tennis as a way to combat childhood obesity
