Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
Injuries are part of sports. We can probably never prevent all injuries. But you might be surprised to know how often fouls and dirty play cause athletes to get hurt. And many of these injuries are serious.
How much safer could we make sports for the athletes if we eliminated dirty play from sports?
A recent study looked at high schools across the U.S. and surveyed injuries in 9 different sports. When it came to injuries resulting from fouls and dirty play, you would be surprised how common the injuries were.
You might be even more surprised to know that football wasn’t the sport most often associated with these dirty play injuries. What sport or sports beat out football? Watch the video to find out!
We need to emphasize good sportsmanship and eliminate any efforts to hurt players on the other team. In the video, I suggest some ways we can all help do that.
Over 50 tips that can help every athlete, from adults to kids and from the professional to the weekend warrior to help you stay healthy and perform your best!
Understand your injury or the injury your family member is suffering so you can confidently return to sports, exercise, and work and stay healthy and active!
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
