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Polo & Equestrian Injuries to the Upper Limbs
Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2018 .carousel-test .glide__slide.slide {text-align: center;} This article was first published on Polo Barbados 2014 Edition. You can read here testimonials from polo players such as Monique Archer and Danny Atwell. The article is still very relevant today not only for polo players but also for golf players and other competitive and recreational sports’ players. If you are suffering [...]
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Injuries that Could Cost Teams the World Cup
Posted on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 "Upper extremity injuries tend to keep the players out of the game for a bit longer" For some countries, soccer is an integral part of their culture, and their players are hailed as national heroes. So, with the World Cup merely a month away, fans from all over the world are placing their bets on their national teams and players. One key component that defines these teams’ victories [...]
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The Doctor Will See You Now
Posted on Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 In the emergency room, a broken bone often takes a backseat to more pressing ailments. One orthopedic surgeon breaks that convention, saving patients time and money by cutting out the middleman By Joe Dyton Dr. Alejandro Badia knows a good business opportunity when he sees one. For years, Badia, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon, saw emergency room patients who were sent to him [...]
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Athletic Injuries Radio Interview Jasports Jamaica – Dr. Alejandro Badia
Posted on Monday, August 25th, 2014 According to the latest study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), more than 1.9 million individuals had a sports-related injury that was treated in the recent years. More than 231,000 baseball injuries were treated, 83 percent of the injuries were among men. Among those injuries, broken and/or dislocated fingers [...]
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Athletic Injuries on Hand and Upper limb Major League Baseball: Athletic Injuries on hand and upper limb
Posted on Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 .carousel-test .glide__slide.slide {text-align: center;} Miami, July 14th 2014– According to the latest study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), more than 1.9 million individuals had a sports-related injury that was treated in the recent years. More than 231,000 baseball injuries were treated, [...]
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Major League Baseball: Athletic Injuries On Hand And Upper Limb
Posted on Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 .carousel-test .glide__slide.slide {text-align: center;} MIAMI - According to the latest study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), more than 1.9 million individuals had a sports-related injury that was treated in the recent years. More than 231,000 baseball injuries were treated, 83 percent of [...]
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Renowned hand and upper limb surgeon, Dr. Alejandro Badia from Miami, visits Freeport, Bahamas
Posted on Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 Dr. Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, and world-renowned Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon, President of the ISSPORTH (International Society for Sport Traumatology of the Hand), returns to Bahamas, this time to Freeport invited for a Medical Conference. Dr. Badia has recently performed three successful surgeries on the renowned biker Guilherme Berg (GUI BERG). “In 2010, I broke my right collarbone [...]
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Neuro Muscular Therapy Accelerated Recovery Performance
Posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 Neuro Muscular Therapy treatments work on the principle that joint problems, tears, sprains, fractures, or repetitive task injuries are caused by muscles not properly absorbing force. This energy is transferred to tissue not intended to accept the force. We find the muscles that are incapable of doing their job and treat them to eliminate the cause. Most of the time, the symptom of [...]
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Ultrasonic energy helps perform fasciotomy and surgical tenotomy for tendinosis, fasciosis
Posted on Friday, January 10th, 2014 The technology has been in use in the United States just over 1 year. A prospective study of 20 patients, published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, revealed 19 of the patients were satisfied they had the procedure at 1-year surveillan date, in more than 2,500 uses, there have been no complications requiring medical attention or additional treatment. Procedural [...]
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Dr. Badia Saved my Arm – Tendon Transfer
Posted on Monday, December 30th, 2013 .carousel-test .glide__slide.slide {text-align: center;} Adrian Foncette's recovery from the kind of limb injury that normally ends in amputation speaks to the potential of science to change lives.Life was good for Adrian Foncette. He was following his family's tradition as a footballer and his talent as a goalkeeper was beginning to blossom. Just off a run with the [...]
