| Francis sprains ankle | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:17:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK -- Steve Francis sprained his left ankle and departed from last night's 105-93 loss to the Spurs on a play that will raise doubt about whether it was caused intentionally. Francis left without speaking to reporters and will be re-evaluated today, the Knicks said. X-rays were negative and there was no timetable for his return. The injury occurred when Francis went up for a jumper in the first quarter and his left foot came down on Bruce Bowen's right foot. Replays of the incident showed that Bowen inserted his foot underneath the area where Francis would land, and it's not the first time he's done that. In the past players such as Ray Allen, Vladimir Radmonovic and Vince Carter have accused him of doing it intentionally. He did it once to Carter in Toronto, and there was another incident after Carter joined the Nets.... | |
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| | | Doctors journey from Iraq to new clinic near Cedar Park. | | Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:16:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | During the months Jason Stokes and Joseph Fischer spent as Army doctors with the 4th Infantry Division in Iraq, they looked forward to half-hour weekly phone calls home. "TGIF" had no meaning during their deployment, for soldiers at war require care seven days a week. After coming home, the two relocated their families to Williamson County and opened an urgent care clinic at Avery Ranch, a planned community just outside Cedar Park. The doctors were stationed in different areas of Iraq, but they visited each other once a month. Patients at the clinic usually seek medical assistance for fractures, sprains, asthma, colds or the flu. In Iraq, the doctors dealt with shrapnel wounds, kidney stones (from dehydration) and mysterious Iraqi "car accident" victims.... | |
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| | | Balance training reduces ankle sprains | | Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 1:01:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | HERSHEY, Pa., July 7 (UPI) -- Sprained ankles can be avoided by those at high risk through a weekly balance training program, according to New York City researchers. "Our previous research showed that high school football players who are overweight and have had a previous ankle injury are at increased risk of sustaining a subsequent ankle sprain," says lead author Malachy McHugh, director of research at the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "We have now demonstrated that these injuries can be avoided by having players do balance training on a foam pad for five minutes on each leg several times a week." McHugh and colleagues followed 175 high school varsity football players for three years to determine if balance training could reduce risk of ankle sprain.... | |
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