By Steven Smith, PTA, Tulsa Bone & Joint For the majority of people out there who have sustained an acute injury, such as an ankle sprain, you have probably heard of the RICE method. This method quickly became the go to protocol for quick assessments of such injuries as of 1978 when it was created […]
Danger Zone: Early Sports Specialization in Kids
By Britney Else, DO As a former collegiate athlete myself, I try to keep the athlete’s best interest at heart. With the recent recommendations from the AMSSM and AOSSM, my job as a sports medicine physician is to help educate athletes, parents and coaches about the dangers of sports specialization at a young age. According […]
Congrats to April Doctor of the Month, Dr. Sri Reddy!
Dr. Reddy is a sports medicine fellowship-trained and board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist (physiatrist). He completed a six-year medical school program at Stanley Medical College in India. He completed his two-year Master’s at the University of Mankato in Minnesota with an emphasis on Human Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology. Dr. Reddy completed his four-year residency […]
Congratulations to Justin Johnson, Oklahoma Wrestling Champ!
A year ago, the dream of winning the State Wrestling Title seemed like an impossibility for Owasso High School student Justin Johnson after he tore his ACL while wrestling. Owasso Rams Johnson started seeing Dr. Navin Kilambi of Tulsa Bone and Joint Owasso, team physician for Owasso High School. His treatment included an extensive surgery to […]
Free Seminar on Sports-Related Concussions
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 6-7 p.m. St. John Owasso will host a free seminar on sports-related concussions. Caleb Nunley, MD, primary care sports medicine physician at Tulsa Bone & Joint Owasso and team physician for Owasso High School, will discuss how these brain injuries can cause long-term problems and what tests are available to help determine the […]
