Newswise Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the nations top hospital for orthopedics, will host Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, an educational symposium to discuss how to identify, prevent and treat articular cartilage and hip/pelvis injuries, as well as injuries common to the throwing and multisport athlete.

The two-day symposium co-directed by Frank Cordasco, M.D., sports medicine orthopedic surgeon; and John Cavanaugh, P.T., MEd, ATC, SCS, features the expertise of HSSs Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Rehabilitation and Performance staff. It is specifically designed for physician assistants, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, athletic trainers, coaches, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals to learn how to properly manage sports-related medical issues and hear about the latest treatments advances from HSS experts.

Physicians and physical therapists from Hospital for Special Surgery have the distinction of being the team physicians for 17 professional and college teams, and the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service has trained more than 100 of the sports medicine leaders in institutions all over the world.

HSS continues to grow and advance medicine with pioneering surgical treatments techniques, said Dr. Cordasco. Our staff is uniquely positioned to share information with local, regional and national audiences on how were developing and restoring mobility to world-class athletes and returning them to play in top performance shape.

Sports Medicine must include a variety of health and athletic professionals and physical therapists often play a significant role in providing that connectivity, said Cavanaugh. Current Concepts gives HSS the opportunity to share the most up-to-date and current trends in sports medicine, whether its knee ligament repair, shoulder surgery or evaluation diagnostic tools.

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN SPORTS MEDICINE:

DATE: Friday, April 19, 2013, and Saturday, April 20, 2013

TIMES: 8 a.m. 6 p.m. on Friday, April 19 7:20 a.m. 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 20

LOCATION: Hospital for Special Surgery Richard L. Menschel Education Center, 2nd Floor 535 East 70th Street New York

DETAILS: The seventh annual conference includes: Live surgery, and presentations and discussions that will recognize the most current approaches for managing and treating anterior shoulder instability; Discuss the principles of treatment progressions for the postsurgical hip arthroscopy population; Review surgical intervention for articular cartilage injuries and the implication for post-operative rehabilitation; Identify common injuries in the long-distance swimmer, runner and cyclist; and describe an evidence-based approach to rehabilitation strategies related to ACL prevention programs, weight training for the adolescent athlete and developing flexibility.

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Sports Medicine Experts Address Injuries in Throwing and Multisport Athletes