Dr. Kim with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis and SLUCare Physician Group discusses how to prevent sports-related injuries and how injuries can potentially impact future performance. To learn more, contact Dr. Kim's office at 314-256-3850.
00:00 Intro
00:58 Who is Dr. Christopher Kim?
03:46 Presentation Objectives
04:20 Tips: Couch Potato to Weekend Warrior
10:20 Common Sports Injuries
11:34 Rotator Cuff Injuries & Treatment
17:20 Knee Injuries & Treatment
25:00 Returning to Activities After Injury
27:18 Overview of SLUCare Sports Medicine Team
29:20 Q & A: Returning to Play after ACL Surgery
30:31 Q & A: Is an ACL injury ever treated without Surgery?
31:20 Q & A: How much training is too much training (Baseball)?
33:11 Q & A: Will Rotator Cuff Tear Heal without Surgery? What's the point of injections?
33:56 Q & A: Options other than shoulder replacement for arthritis?
35:30 Q & A: How long to recover after surgery to have meniscus removed?
36:15 Q & A: How much improvement can I expect from Surgery?
37:03 Q & A: What are stress fractures? (Marathon training)
38:35 Q & A: Torn shoulder injury question
40:39 Thank you
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.
