Author Archives: Dev Mishra MD

High Percentage Of HS Football Players Would Not Report Concussion Symptoms

Posted on 05/14/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc I’ve been on high school and D1 college football sidelines for close to 20 years now, and it doesn’t surprise me at all to read a press release of a recently … Continue reading →

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Study Suggests That Adolescents Who Train More Hours Per Week In Single Sport Than Their Age Are At Significant Increased Risk Of Serious Overuse Injury

Posted on 05/07/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc Results from a three year prospective observational study on adolescent injuries suggests that there are significant increases in injury risk with certain training behaviors.  The study was conducted by Dr. Neeru … Continue reading →

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Study Shows Differences In Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Running: Implications For The Young Athlete

Posted on 04/30/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc There’s an ongoing debate in the running community about the value of so-called minimalist shoes, or even barefoot running.  Some running coaches advocate minimalist shoes as they believe it simulates barefoot … Continue reading →

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A Side Ache Can Be A Real Pain

Posted on 04/23/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc A side ache (also called side stitch) can be a real pain.  It seems to occur most often in runners and cyclists, but I’ve seen plenty of athletes in team sports … Continue reading →

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Exercise When You’re Young And Save Your Bone Health As An Adult

Posted on 04/09/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc When sports medicine specialists counsel young athletes about the benefits and risks of resistance training exercise (otherwise known as “weight training”), we usually recommend body weight resistance for growing children.  You … Continue reading →

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What To Do If Your Young Athlete Breaks His Leg During A Game

Posted on 04/02/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc By now we’ve all heard about the tragic leg fracture sustained by University of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware in last night’s NCAA basketball tournament game.  It was a gut wrenching … Continue reading →

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Study Reveals Higher ACL Tear Rates On Artificial Turf vs. Grass Fields

Posted on 03/28/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held last week in Chicago.  One of the interesting scientific studies presented at the meeting was a statistical review of … Continue reading →

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Start Early For Best Results With ACL Injury Prevention Training For Girls

Posted on 03/19/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc Over the past several years we’ve seen a large body of evidence showing that adolescent and teenage girls have different muscular firing patterns than boys in activities such as landing from … Continue reading →

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Gene Therapy For ACL Tears- Inching Closer

Posted on 03/13/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc There are so many possibilities for use of novel treatments such as gene therapy or stem cell application in the world of sports medicine.  For ACL tears in particular I often … Continue reading →

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Hamstring Injuries In Young Athletes- Beware!

Posted on 03/05/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc “When can I play again?”  For the young athlete, that’s the question they all want answered no matter what type of injury.  Parents want to know that answer too, but parents … Continue reading →

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