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A Flawless Recovery from a Pre-holiday Spill

The holiday season is far from the optimal time for any type of surgery, but thanks to the good folks at the Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center at Jefferson Health and Jefferson Methodist Hospital, Andrew Hoffman had a happy holiday, despite needing surgery. Hoffman, an administrator at the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience more »

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Mature African American Man Exercising.

How Baby Boomers Can Prevent Sports Injuries

So what if it’s been a while since you played football or a game of hoops? You were a star years ago, and even though you’ve aged a little bit since then, you’re confident you’ll be able to easily put in as much effort as when you were younger. Unfortunately, the baby boomer’s body can’t compete with the baby boomer’s eagerness to jump into an athletic activity, especially if he’s spent years being inactive.

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