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Dr. Derek Papp

Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute

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Sports Hernia In Baseball Players | Health Insiders

Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says sports hernia is something that physicians have started to look a little bit differently now. Whit a digital imaging, the specialist explains when it occurs and affirms the treatment is with rest, rehab and medication. In baseball players, Dr. Papp says sports hernia is related to throwing and hitting a ball.

Stretching & Injury Prevention | Health Insiders

Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute advises, if some athlete is going to go for a run, he does a short warm up before doing it. But, he also recommends after doing running, having a cool-down. The host, Olga Villaverde, shows an exercise where it’s possible to grab the leg and stretch the knee. Dr. Papp says this exercise gets the quadriceps nice and strong.

Herniated Disk Symptoms And Causes | Health Insiders

A herniated disc occurs when the disc that sits in between the bones and, from a specific injury, part of the disc can bulge out and push on the nerves roots that come out of the hole of the spine. Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains when that happens, the patient gets a lot of symptoms such as: severe back pain, numbness and tingling. Dr. Papp explains with a digital imaging how a herniated disc happens in baseball players.

Overuse Injuries in Soccer | Health Insiders

Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says soccer is a sport played year-round, so players have to deal with all kind of repetitive injuries. He also points out soccer players could be the best conditioned in the world.

Soccer Injuries: Ankle Sprain

Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says breaking the bone and hurting the ligaments are similar injuries, because they are similar in the mechanisms and they are injuries that come from twisting your ankle. He also explains an injury of the fifth metatarsal tends to get better quickly.

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