With football season approaching, Ochsner Health athletic trainers led a sideline symposium for physical therapists, PAs, NPs, and physicians who will be providing sideline coverage this fall. They taught spine boarding techniques, sideline concussion management, and heat illness

My ultimate goal as a sports medicine surgeon is to help my patients return to the sport or activity they love. Almost everyone that sees me as a patient has some type of injury or musculoskeletal condition that is standing between them and their goals. The moment they are

youtu.be/l0wp24k6c1M?fe… An increasing number of sports medicine surgeons are embracing the quadriceps tendon as their "go to" ACL graft. Reported clinical outcomes are excellent, and harvesting the tendon is straightforward and reliable. However, one of the potential drawbacks

Meet Brennan Villa, a Class of 2026 standout from St. Paul’s High School in Covington, LA, whose journey embodies the heart of sports medicine. After a challenging ACL and meniscus injury, Brennan underwent successful ACL reconstruction and meniscus surgery. With unwavering

Joe Patterson’s relentless drive defined his UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajun career. Battling an Achilles injury in spring 2023, he pushed through with unwavering focus and professionalism, reclaiming his place among the elite with a record-breaking 1:47.79 800m at the NCAA East

Lauren’s journey to becoming an LSU Golden Girl is a testament to grit and heart. Growing up cheering in Tiger Stadium, she dreamed big, but a torn ACL her senior year of high school nearly derailed that vision. With fierce determination and unwavering commitment to her craft,

Daniel Liechti, MD Residents ridge; AM bundle of acl is entirely behind that, AM bundle ACL recon has been shown to best prevent the pivot, shown many years ago by Freddie fu, that means your ENTIRE tunnel must be behind that with a 2mm back wall! You get one chance to make it perfect!

Louisiana has an amazing sports culture! Rotating through different sports keeps athletes healthy and makes sports even more enjoyable. Learn more about the injury prevention work we're doing at Ochsner Health. blog.ochsner.org/articles/how-t…

Erika Kirk forgiving her late husband’s assassin should speak to all of our hearts. We don’t have to agree with him or the entire event, but we’ve let the world desensitize us if we feel nothing. Forgiveness is at the heart of the Gospel.

Enjoyed going on WAFB to talk about the @arthritisfoundation Bone Bash! The @arthritisfoundationlouisiana is an important supporter of medical research that leads to better prevention and treatment options for arthritis and cartilage damage. Please consider supporting the

Thank you to the Arthritis Foundation for recognizing our team’s contributions to injury prevention and arthritis prevention. Female high school athletes have a 7-8x higher risk of ACL injury than their male counterparts, and up to half of people with ACL tears go on to develop

Watch Hunt Palmer on 104.5 ESPN to hear about rib fractures and multiple ligament (multilig) knee injuries!

Having the privilege of taking care of someone in their time of need is one of the most humbling rewards of this profession. That we be given the opportunity to impact policy and affect healthcare as a whole should not be taken lightly. Our society needs practicing physicians

The ACA introduced the medical loss ratio (MLR) requirement to the individual, small group, and large group markets with the stated goal of improving the value and affordability of health insurance benefits by capping insurers’ profit margins and administrative costs. The

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One day, the words ‘Well done, good and faithful servant’ will matter more than any award. Most of us are chasing something — the next goal, promotion, or milestone. But here’s a question I’ve had to ask myself: When people look back on my life, what will they say I lived for?

Daily Verse - Jeremiah 29:11

Today and every day, we thank our veterans for their courage, sacrifice and service. 🇺🇸

Precious, powerful, permanent salvation. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” John 10:27–28

🚨Today on The Hunt Palmer Show🚨 ⏰1-3pm 🦈1:30 - Michael Katz 🩺1:45 - Jeremy Burnham, MD 🏈2:30 - Denton Day (D-Day) 📺WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=swZVD4… 🎧LISTEN: 1045espn.com