Thank you to Roland Ramirez, 
Houston Texans Assistant Athletic Trainer and Director of Rehabilitation for working with
Houston Methodist Sports Medicine to assemble this video on Dynamic Warm Up. This is key for preparation, injury prevention, and performance optimization. Dynamic Warmup with Roland Ramirez
Jon Roegele has compiled lots of information about pro players having Tommy John surgery. Though the return to play rate is excellent, we really can’t tell how well these players pitched after their return from surgery. ERA/WHIP/innings pitched/FIP/BB, etc would help tell the story of how well these players actually do.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/an-analysis-of-available-tommy-john-surgery-data/
One of our patients, 73 year old L.D. has returned to white water kayaking after finishing her rehab following repair of a large rotator cuff tear. She continues to run Class 4 rapids without pain. She can even put the kayak on top of her car by herself!
Endurance athletes push their boundaries and at times develop injuries that can take them off their bike, out of the pool, or off the road.. The injury and treatment can be frustrating for both the athlete and the physician. In order to accelerate recovery and minimize the athlete’s time away from their passion, Houston Methodist Hospital and Dr. Josh Harris have established a program in Endurance Medicine. Check out the story on KUHF.
After recovering from Tommy John surgery, Taska has earned All-America honors for his pitching and batting!
Dr. Lintner was interviewed by a radio station in Florida regarding how to prepare for ski season and hopefully avoid injury.
The Alter G is a very cool treadmill that incorporates an inflatable “bag” that floats the runner and decreases the body weight impacting the lower extremity. This is very useful for those recovering from lower extremity injuries such as stress fractures and knee surgery. This is a lacrosse player who had a stress fracture in his foot. He was able to train and even run intervals weeks earlier than otherwise possible by using the Alter G at Houston Methodist Center for Sports Medicine. Alter G treadmill
Annette Monks has recovered from her shoulder injury and subsequent surgery to become a multiple National Champion in competitive dance. She did her post-operative rehab with Mo at Houston Methodist’s Timmons facility.
She says “the shoulder being healed put me over the top!”
How about that?!?
Rotator Cuff Repair can be improved by using the patient’s own stem cells to stimulate healing. This is a video of real surgery in which I harvest the patients stem cells from his bone marrow in the same shoulder were I am repairing his rotator cuff. We have the technology to prepare the stem cells and growth factors in the OR while the repair is being completed, then injecting them into the repair site to foster more rapid and thorough healing. This technique was recently featured on Houston’s ABC Channel 13 News.Video
Since 2012 Dr. Lintner has been using patients’ own stem cells to augment their healing after shoulder and knee surgery. The results are promising! Click here to see the interview with Channel 13 and Dr. Lintner.
