UAB Sports Medicine preps Legion FC players for upcoming season
Approximately 25 potential players for the Birmingham Legion FC professional soccer team underwent preseason physicals Sunday at the University of Alabama...
Study shows huge fluctuations in the cost of orthobiologics
The use of orthobiologics is a hot trend in orthopaedics, but new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows wide variability in cost for these therapies.
Ravens officials shared more details Monday about an incident
Ravens officials had previously reported the fan had collapsed while walking on the steps of the upper deck.
Three new department section heads named
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery recently named three new section chiefs to lead the sports medicine, joint arthroplasty, and trauma subspecialty areas.
Johnson, Shah awarded membership into the AOA
Last month, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Directory Michael Johnson, M.D., and Vice Chair of Research Ashish Shah, M.D., were awarded membership to the American Orthopaedic Association.
When, Why and How to Exercise Through Knee Pain
At a most basic level, pain can act as a signal – telling us that something is wrong. For example, it’s hard to miss the “popping” sensation that typically accompanies tearing an ACL...
Are safety concerns over hammer, javelin throws costing New York athletes opportunities?
Dr. Amit Momaya is a sports medicine surgeon and serves as section head of the sports medicine division within the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
UAB physicians keep Birmingham Legion FC in the game
The team of UAB physicians attend all Legion FC home games, played at BBVA Compass Soccer Field on the UAB campus. In addition to game day duties...
UAB Study Calls for Better Tracking of Spectator Injuries
Most people do not expect to go to a baseball game or a NASCAR race and leave in an ambulance, but it happens, and a group of UAB researchers says sports officials need to keep better track of it.