An occasional injury is just part of the game when you’re playing sports. After all, injuries happen, especially when running, jumping, or colliding. But did you know that repetitive motions involved in the game can also injure you?
Dr. David Lintner was named to the US News and World Report list of The Best Doctors in America. Dr. Lintner is the Chief of Sports Medicine at The Methodist Hospital and The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine, the Head Team Physician for the Houston Astros, a Team Orthopedist for the Houston Texans, and Director of the Methodist Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship. This honor is in addition to his regularly being named as a “Texas Super Doc” by Texas Monthly magazine. He specializes in Sports Medicine, Surgery of the Shoulder, Surgery of the Knee, and treatment of thrower’s injuries of the shoulder and elbow.
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An occasional injury is just part of the game when you’re playing sports. After all, injuries happen, especially when running, jumping, or colliding. But did you know that repetitive motions involved in the game can also injure you?
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