Dr. Matthew Levy is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who has practiced general orthopaedics in the Greater Cleveland area for 25-plus years. He served his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center before serving a one-year fellowship in sports medicine at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. He has served as team physician for a number of local high schools, as well as a number of local professional franchises. Dr. Levy is a member of multiple physician organizations. He is most proud of his membership in the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio, where he served as president from 2016-2017. He is currently affiliated with Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center in Fairlawn, Ohio.
This article focuses on nine severe injuries that are generally not diagnosable until the third to fourth week following the date of injury, including how to diagnose these severe injuries. The discovery of any of these injuries early can make a significant difference in the case outcome.
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Dr. Anthony Delitto, dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has announced that the SHRS will begin offering a Doctor of Chiropractic program in fall 2025, with applications accepted this fall. The program is the first at a research-intensive public university in the U.S. and the only chiropractic program headed by a faculty member with NIH research funding, according to the press release.
While canes, braces and posts represent extrinsic methods for lessening adductor moment arms, an intrinsic method for lessening the development of medial knee osteoarthritis occurs when the hip abductor musculature and the iliotibial band are strong enough to create a compressive force capable of stabilizing the lateral knee.
