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In the News

  • Weight a minute: Should you add a weighted vest to your workout?
  • Researchers uncover risk of shoulder injury during and after spaceflight
  • Occupational therapy: what patients need to know
  • What is fracture-related infection? Causes, symptoms and treatment options
  • Baylor Medicine opens new orthopedics and sports medicine clinic at the Vintage
  • Managing joint pain as the seasons change
  • Staying safe during heated workouts
  • This Houston woman didn't let a knee replacement stop her from rocking her 70s
  • Back-to-school sports physicals: Importance for students, other screenings to consider
  • How to prevent gym germs this summer
  • Is Physical Activity Good for Bone Density? This Study Reveals the Answer
  • Common Olympic injuries
  • Benefits of low impact workouts: Pilates, dance and barre
  • Orthopedic surgeons treat Guatemalan patients, gain perspective through volunteer work
  • Your foot hurts. What do you do now?
  • Oral Contraceptives may help lower the risk of sports injuries
  • Is Physical Activity Good for Bone Density? This Study Reveals the Answer
  • Are There Exercises That Benefit Women More Than Men?
  • How hand muscles have evolved
  • Your foot hurts. What do you do now?
  • How do bones grow?
  • Are There Exercises That Benefit Women More Than Men?
  • Wrist and ankle weights: do they actually work?
  • Baylor College of Medicine physical therapist: ‘All contact sports have a high risk for injury’
  • Don’t lose focus: safety tips for adults playing contact sports
  • Gliding into Safety: Tips to Stay Injury-Free While Ice Skating
  • Is Physical Activity Good for Bone Density? A New Study Reveals the Answer
  • Don’t be a noob when it comes to gaming health
  • The 14 Best Knee Braces for Added Stability and Comfort, According to Experts and Reviews
  • Foot doctor shares boot buying tips
  • Revision hip replacement gives patient a second chance
  • Podcast: Tackling racial disparity in orthopaedic joint replacement surgeries
  • Common Spring sports injuries, what do in the off-season, and steps to take when someone is injured
  • Houstonians are having surgery without opioids
  • What's Important: Weathering the COVID-19 Ccisis: Ttme for leadership, vigilance, and unity
  • Health Inequalities: A public health priority
  • This revolutionary approach regrows bone to prevent amputation
  • How close are the volar wrist ligaments to the distal edge of the pronator quadratus? An anatomical study
  • The continuum of hip range of motion: From soft‐tissue restriction to bony impingement
  • Orthopedic workforce is not as diverse as the patient population

Press Releases From Baylor College of Medicine

Master your golf game: How to play for a lifetime - Apr 10, 2026
How to play ping pong safely - Mar 12, 2026
Winter Olympic injuries - Feb 12, 2026
Gear up for the marathon with these tips - Dec 18, 2025
Motivating children to move: The importance of youth sports - Dec 9, 2025
Stay fit this holiday season with tips from an orthopedic surgeon - Nov 19, 2025
Baylor Medicine opens new orthopedics and sports medicine clinic in Sugar Land - Oct 23, 2025
How to properly handle raw chicken - Sep 23, 2025
Master your golf game: how to play for a lifetime - Apr 7, 2025
Boot scoot into the rodeo with comfort - Mar 5, 2025
Baylor Medicine opens new orthopedic clinic location at Kirby Glen - Jan 27, 2025
Baylor Medicine opens new orthopedics and sports medicine clinic at the Vintage - Oct 31, 2024
Quick back to school tips - Aug 14, 2024
Common Olympic injuries - Jul 29, 2024
Can eating or drinking caffeine before bed impact your health? - May 14, 2024
Rodeo sport safety: injuries and prevention - Feb 27, 2024
Don’t lose focus: safety tips for adults playing contact sports - Jan 8, 2024
BCM teams with Luna for in-home, outpatient PT services - Nov 7, 2023
Get on your feet and keep them healthy - Oct 17, 2023
From the couch to the court - Aug 2, 2023
Score goals safely with these soccer injury prevention tips - Jul 26, 2023
Beat the heat: tips for outdoor summer workouts - Jul 12, 2023
Easing into exercise after surgery - Apr 20, 2023
Preventing injuries in the gym - Jan 25, 2023
Dr. Douglas Dirschl named chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery - Nov 16, 2022
Take advantage of at-home workouts - Aug 23, 2022
Keeping new and young athletes healthy - Aug 3, 2022
Pickleball injuries in older adults - Aug 2, 2022
Common spring sports injuries - Apr 27, 2022
Exercising comfortably in a mask - Jan 11, 2022

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