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Gluteal tendinopathy in post menopausal women It might not just be the hot flashes keeping you up at night. Do you struggle to find a comfortable position while falling asleep, tossing from lying on one side to the other? Does the side of your hip ache or throb no matter which side you choose?
PRESENTATION: #Knees4Skis: Returning After Knee Injury
The orthopaedic surgeons at the Banff Sport Medicine Clinic perform almost 400 ACL reconstructive surgeries every ski season ~ with about 40% being due to knee injuries that occur on the ski hill! In collaboration with the BSM Clinic, the Banff Sport Medicine Foundation is please to offer this free and informative hybrid event! During this evening of exercise…
Runner’s Knee: 10 exercises to help prevent and treat it
With the weather starting to warm up and the snow melting, people are dusting off their running shoes and getting back into an outdoor fitness regime. Unfortunately, this is also the time of year our Banff Sport Medicine Physicians start to see more patients suffering from “Runner’s knee”, also known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)…
PRESENTATION: Update on Patellofemoral Instability: Surgery & Rehabilitation Considerations
In this presentation, Dr. Laurie Hiemstra, Banff Sport Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Sarah Kerslake MSc BPhty, discuss the main types of surgery used to treat patients with patellar instability (aka a dislocating / unstable kneecap), as well as physiotherapy and bracing considerations.
Hamstring Tendon Autograft
Autografts in ACL reconstruction are tendons harvested from the patient’s own body at the beginning of the procedure and prepared as a tissue graft that can be inserted into the knee during the same procedure in an attempt to restore the normal anatomy of the ACL.