The Bone & Joint Center helps create lifelong musculoskeletal health, emphasizing physical activity and exercise across the lifespan. Our goal is to prevent injury and achieve optimal health, mobility, and quality of life.
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- Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
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- 734-930-7070
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Professor Scott McLean talked to Slate magazine about how an athlete might be able to play sports without any ACLs.
http://www.slate.com/id/2234460/
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Rookie forward DeJuan Blair began his professional basketball career with the San Antonio Spurs last week and has so far averaged a very respectable 8.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. The former University of Pittsburgh star was initially projected as a
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Center Faculty Member Professor Ellen Arruda and her team have been conducting some really benefical research that may help people with knee injuries in the future.
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/
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Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells
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Dr. Zernicke offers tips in Prevention Magazine to build strong bones at any age.
http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepag
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23 affordable essentials many are $20 or less! that help you stay sharp slim down get a glow and feel your best every day.
Source: michigantoday.umich.edu
The University of Michigan has become a leader in helping top athletes and weekend warriors avoid injuries.
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U-M researchers say coaches, parents and scientists must work together on and off the athletic field
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The return of fall sports and youth athletes back on the field means millions of youngsters will experience an injury even before their sports season is officially over. Youth sports account for almost four million emergency room visits each year. ...
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Ronald Zernicke, director of the U-M Bone and Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center, has been appointed the new dean of the School of Kinesiology. President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Teresa Sullivan made the announcement Monday, pending Board of Regent approval.
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Research at the Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center (the Center) is inching one step closer to solving a mystery that affects at least 400,000 youth athletes every year and causes them to sit on the sideline for months.
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) —one of the four major ligaments ...in the knee – is one of the most common youth sport injuries and it’s been steadily climbing over the last decade. With kids becoming increasing active and competitive, the rate of ACL injury has dramatically risen. These injuries also have a steep price—nearly 70 percent of ACL injury will lead to an early onset of osteoarthritis.
The new study, led by Center members and Kinesiology Professors Riann Palmieri-Smith and Scott McLean, will determine which components of current ACL prevention training programs actually work to reduce injuries.
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Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) —one of the four major ligaments ...in the knee – is one of the most common youth sport injuries and it’s been steadily climbing over the last decade. With kids becoming increasing active and competitive, the rate of ACL injury has dramatically risen. These injuries also have a steep price—nearly 70 percent of ACL injury will lead to an early onset of osteoarthritis.
The new study, led by Center members and Kinesiology Professors Riann Palmieri-Smith and Scott McLean, will determine which components of current ACL prevention training programs actually work to reduce injuries.
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Professor McLean talks with the New York Times about ACL tears http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09
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ACL tears, especially in young female athletes, have hardly lacked for notice in recent years, and scientists have argued about the injury's causes and best treatments.
Source: www.ns.umich.edu
Cadaver bone experiments help explain knee injuries, suggest new preventions
UM Bone and Joint Center Researchers at the University of Michigan measured the strain placed on anterior cruciate ligaments during simulated sports landing movements.
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Did you know recent research from the Center shows bone-related injuries can be be linked to the decreased consumption of milk and other available fluids due to sugary soft drinks consumed during sport and recreation?
http://www.bjiprc.umich.edu/docs/bone_to
Source: www.bjiprc.umich.edu
Source: www.ns.umich.edu
Knee injuries may start with strain on the brain, not the muscles
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Professor Scott McLean discusses how sports injury prevention training programs could differ in the future. Listen to the podcast http://www.ns.umich.edu/podcast/audio.ph
Source: www.ns.umich.edu
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