Sports Medicine

Helmet Use on the Rise in Rodeo
[Jan. 30, 2008] Another concluded that head trauma accounts for about half of all serious bull riding injuries. Brandenburg studied head-injury data from 81 cowboys during ...

Conference highlights prevention of rodeo injuries
[Jan. 18, 2008] A group of medical experts are in Oklahoma City this week focusing on ways to prevent rodeo injuries.

Dr. Mark Brandenburg, an emergency room physician from Tulsa, is 1 of the organizers of the Second International Rodeo Medicine Conference in Oklahoma City. He says he became interested in rodeo

Rodeo injuries common, but preventable
[Oct. 5, 2007] The rough-and-tumble world of rodeo puts competitors at a high risk of injury, but better prevention efforts and a little less machismo might help, according to a new report. (Note - Report calls for more medical staff at events.)

International registry aims to round up rodeo injuries
[Aug. 23, 2007] In order to improve the health of those who participate in rodeos, physicians and health care personnel who provide care in this setting launched last month a registry to record the most devastating injuries that occur in this sport. Work is also underway to analyze some of the medical-related data that already exist and set up a conference to bring together those who work in this area.

Chiropractor sees rodeo from different angle
[Aug. 23, 2007] While watching the Ponoka Stampede the cowboys get tossed and thrown around like rag dolls. The average spectator never hears about the aches and pains that these professional cowboys endure. One Ponoka resident, chiropractor Brandy Frenette got to see the other side of the cowboys as she volunteered with the Canadian professional rodeo sports medicine team.

QuikClot Helps Rider Complete NFPB Federation Finals
[Jul. 26, 2007] Rodeo Attitude has spoken to the participants in the use of this product and endorses it and recommends the reading of his article and visiting the web site.

Rodeo medicine goes high tech
[Mar. 14, 2007] The Justin Sports Medicine Team is quick to provide first aid and more.

Sports training company opens in Brighton
[Mar. 5, 2007] A new sports performance training company is opening its doors this week in Brighton. Sports Lab LLC will offer performance assessment and training for all ages, from youth leagues to college and adult athletes.

Sports medicine center opens in Assembly Square
[Mar. 5, 2007] It was the third quarter of the hockey game when Jimmy Piwinski, 17, went charging after an opponent and dove for the puck, The next thing he knew was that his neck hurt and he had to go see a doctor.

U of I Hospitals looks at sports medicine center
[Mar. 5, 2007] Orthopedics and sports medicine could be just the first medical specialties to move out of University Hospitals in favor of more patient-friendly locations, hospital officials said today.