ONS physician Gloria Cohen, MD was recently selected to be a member of the host medical staff for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Games take place from February 12 to 28. Dr. Cohen, who has served on prior Olympics medical teams, has been assigned as a primary care sports medicine physician for the Olympic long track speedskating events. She joins a multidisciplinary sports medicine team that includes orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, primary care physicians and athletic trainers.

As a member of the Winter Olympics host medical team, Dr. Cohen will provide healthcare and on-site emergency services to athletes during pre-Game and Games times from February 7 through the final medal competitions. Her duties will include emergency and first responder care on the ice for the athletes from any country. She will be working with some of the most qualified sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, and paramedics in the medical field. (more…)

Ski Beitzel of Hickory and Tweed in Armonk, New York will be joining the ONS ski seminar crew again for the ONS annual free ski injury prevention seminar this year. Skip will bring along a selection of examples of the latest skis, ski bindings and snowboard equipment.  He has just signed on to distribute the new “KneeBinding” which the manufacturer claims is designed to prevent ACL injuries.  Skip plans to try the binding out himself so he can speak about it from experience but, with reservations, he says it certainly sounds promising.

He also said he was excited about the re-release of the Look Pivot ski binding that was such a popular binding many years ago. According to the manufacturer, the Look Pivot 14 features a metal pivot heel which rotates with the boot directly under the tibia. The Turntable Heel ensures that the binding releases when it should and holds the boot in when it should for more reliable binding performance in stressful situations.

Come to the ONS Ski Injury Prevention Seminar at 7 PM on January 26th to see these new bindings and hear more about them and lots of other useful information on how not to get injured on the slopes this season. Admission is free but registration is requested. Call 203-869-3470 to register. For more information visit www.onsmd.com.

Lynn Surprenant of Greenwich is an athletic 51-year-old mother of two,

Lynn Surprenant was treated with PRP injection therapy

who has enjoyed sailing, skiing, golf and other sports over the course of her life. Two years ago she developed painful tendinitis in her left elbow. It got better after resting it over the winter and then reoccurred after she went kayaking during a winter vacation.  Her elbow became so painful that even picking up a glass of water was excruciating.

The following June, Dr. Seth Miller gave her a cortisone injection into the joint which brought her initial relief. Unfortunately, the benefit wore off after about eight weeks. When she returned to Dr. Miller, he suggested she try a new treatment option called PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma). Although not FDA approved, the treatment is increasingly being used by orthopedic surgeons and physiatrists to treat soft tissue problems such as tennis elbow, hamstring strains, MCL strains and patellar tendonitis. (more…)