Have football injuries evolved through the years? Shane M. Miller, M.D., a sports medicine physician at Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center, recently spoke with Texas Orthopaedic Association about the evolution of football injuries and...
Overview of presentation from a Coffee, Kids and Sports Medicine lecture. Print the PDF Every year, almost 60 million children and adolescents run onto their respective fields, courts and rinks to participate in organized sports in the United States. To ensure the...
Over the weekend, Scottish Rite Hospital hosted the Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Symposium (POSMS) at the Frisco campus. In its first year, POSMS is a combination of two medical conferences – Pediatric Orthopedics Education Series and the Sports Medicine...
Read the original article on the DFW Child website here. From the time he was a toddler, Jamie Maness was a burst of energy. “Climbing on everything, getting into everything, risky behavior, no fear,” his mother, Debbie Maness, says. When the Plano boy was 6 years...
Read the original story on D CEO's website here. The Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center started accepting its first patients this week, and the entire building is a testament to movement and recovery. Color-coded floors, bands of shifting...
On this week’s Facebook live, staff physician of the Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine, Shane M. Miller, M.D. joined us to discuss sports-related concussions in honor of #TeamUpSpeakUp Day and Sports Medicine Month. Watch the Facebook live. What is...
Although schools and sports organizations often require this step annually, it’s one that is often ignored until the last minute. Sports Medicine Physician Shane Miller, M.D., shares his thoughts on the pre-participation evaluation (PPE) here and in an article online....
The to-do lists for coaches and sports administrators are very long in the fall. It’s time to meet new players, evaluate the condition and skills of each player, inform the parents of rules and schedules, and get the playbook finalized. What may get overlooked is the...
Growth plates in children’s bones are at risk of injuries because they are relatively weak and, in many cases, have ligaments or tendons attached nearby. Though some growth plates make bones grow longer, others give the bones unique shapes allowing them to do their...
Young athletes are working hard to jump higher and run faster. Though strengthening and training programs can be very effective in improving performance, it might be time to get back to the basics of having fun. Did you know playing tag can improve agility, reaction...
