Category Archives: In the News

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 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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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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Rachel Buehler’s Advice on Injury Recovery

Posted on 02/26/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

by Mike Woitalla, February 21st, 2013note: this article appeared in Soccer America’s Youth Soccer Insider.  Here’s outstanding advice from a US Women’s National Team soccer veteran for young athletes recovering from injury.  Interview by Mike Woitalla Rachel Buehler suffered ACL … Continue reading →

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Creating the Best Youth Sports Culture For Professional Success- No Easy Way

Posted on 02/12/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc Ed Reed and Jacoby Jones will soon be wearing their Super Bowl rings.  They’ll be able to show them off to their friends and relatives around New Orleans where both grew … Continue reading →

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More Reasons To Be Careful About Return To Play After Concussion

Posted on 02/05/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc It seems we are bombarded with new information about concussions on an almost daily basis, and here is even more information to cause us to stop and consider the best time … Continue reading →

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Some Good News To Start The Year: Childhood Obesity Rates May Be Falling

Posted on 01/22/2013 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc Finally, some good news on the childhood obesity front:  obesity rates may actually be falling in a number of major metropolitan areas.  The exact reasons for the falling rates are unknown … Continue reading →

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How “Clean” Were The London Olympics And What Does It Mean For Middle-Schoolers?

Posted on 09/28/2012 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D., President, Sideline Sports Doc Organizers at the recently concluded summer Olympics in London took an aggressive stance towards identifying and imposing sanctions on anyone testing positive for banned or performance-enhancing substances.  According to Reuters, intelligence … Continue reading →

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The Concussion Series: Part 1, Concussion Research Library

Posted on 08/09/2012 by Dev Mishra MD

By Dev K. Mishra, M.D., President, Sideline Sports Doc As we gear up for fall and winter sports I’m going to take the next several weeks to briefly explore various topics related to concussion.  Fall sports such as football and … Continue reading →

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