Dr. Christopher Sforzo was invited to speak at the recent IMG Academy Athletic Trainer Growth Summit, held at IMG Academy on August 17, 2022. Present were over 20 of IMG’s Athletic Trainers and Sports Conditioning coaches, from all sports…
Orthopedic Specialists Respond to Pickleball Interest
Did you know that pickleball has become the fastest-growing sport in the U.S.? It’s a fun sport that requires low-impact aerobic exercise, and the fact that it requires four players makes it an enjoyable, social event. However, with all of…
Shoulder Injuries Increase During Football Season
SARASOTA, FL – With the fall football season underway, shoulder injuries are on the rise among athletes of all ages. Therefore, it’s important to know how to handle shoulder separations, dislocations and fractures that occur in contact sports like football…
Three Things to Know About the Long-term Side Effects of COVID Vaccines
Written by: Matt Windsor Media contact: Bob Shepard Reposted from THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM In his nearly 30 years studying vaccines, Paul Goepfert, M.D., director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has…
A Hot Fitness Trend Among Olympians: Blood Flow Restriction
Every four years, the Summer Olympics shows the world the latest training or recovery method the greatest athletes have taken up This year, the hot thing appears to be tourniquets. No, there is no outbreak of cuts. But the American…
Hospitals test surgical patients for COVID-19 as elective procedures resume
SARASOTA, Fla. – Elective surgeries across the state of Florida have resumed, but many hospitals are now screening patients for COVID-19 before they head into the operation room. Doctors hope the extra precaution will help prevent the virus from spreading to medical staff…
SPINE SPECIALIST PHILIP A. MEINHARDT, M.D. GIVES SEVERELY INJURED MOZAMBIQUE PATIENT A CHANCE FOR A NORMAL LIFE
SARASOTA – Abdul Mussa, 46, is incredibly lucky to be alive. He survived an automobile accident in rural Mozambique that snapped his neck forward, leaving his head permanently facing downward. But in early October, a Sarasota spine specialist on a…
I did it again! Florida Savage Race 3/16/2019 after distal bicep surgery by Sforzo, Dillingham & Stewart
View a video created by a Sforzo-Dillingham-Stewart patient who completed his most recent Savage Race on 3/16/19 after having distal bicep surgery in November 2018: Video on YouTube.