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Dr. David Brinton is a sports medicine doctor practicing in the Salt Lake City area with the Intermountain Sports Medicine Specialty Group. He is board certified in both family medicine and sports medicine.
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Sharecare News posted a story about Sports Medicine:FRIDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Young athletes who train intensely for one sport are at greatly increased risk for severe overuse injuries such as stress fractures, a new study finds.
For example, children and teens who play a sport for more hours per week than their age -- such as a...Full Article
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Sharecare News posted a story about Sports Medicine:
FRIDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Olympic medal winners live longer than people in the general population, but athletes who do high- or moderate-intensity sports have no survival advantage over those who do low-intensity activities such as golf, according to two new studies.
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Sharecare News posted a story about Sports Medicine:
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests it would be wildly expensive -- more than $10 million per life saved -- to require American high school and college athletes to undergo heart testing to weed out those at risk for fatal cardiac complications from playing sports.
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Sharecare News posted a story about Sports Medicine:
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- For middle-aged adults trying to protect their knee health, it may be best to avoid extreme ends of the exercise spectrum, such as too much high-impact exercise or too little physical activity, researchers have found.
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David W. Brinton, MD of Intermountain Healthcare answered:How do I stay motivated to exercise?Here are some tips for staying motivated to exercise: Make it fun. Choose activities you... Full Post -
Sharecare News posted a story about Sports Medicine:
FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Standards used to diagnose concussion in college athletes are inconsistent and require clearer definitions and better tools to make the diagnosis, researchers report.
Their five-year study included 450 male and female athletes who played on football and...Full Article
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David W. Brinton, MD of Intermountain Healthcare answered:How can I choose the right blood pressure monitor?There are many types of blood pressure monitors on the market. You can purchase them in drugstores, supermarket pharmacy departments, or other large stores. Look for a monitor with a cuff that wraps around the upper arm and inflates automatically. (Avoid wrist cuffs.) Arm monitors
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David W. Brinton, MD of Intermountain Healthcare answered:What causes joint pain?
Joint pain is caused by inflammation or damage to the structures of a joint. The structures of a joint can be ligaments, cartilage, joint capsule, tendons or bone.
For example, if you twist your knee while playing soccer, there is a high likelihood that you will sprain (tear) the ligaments of the
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