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Active Bones e-newsletter is your trusted source for reliable and timely sports and fitness information
Keeping individuals active and healthy is at the very core of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation’s (OTRF) mission. To support that, ORTF produces Active Bones, (formerly LocalMotion) an e-newsletter that provides tips on injury prevention, nutrition, sports conditioning, research and current events. As an added bonus, Active Bones subscribers automatically receive any new sports conditioning programs developed by Dr. Chudik and his health performance team. These programs are based on research and proven to help athletes prevent injuries and perform at their highest level and ability. Active Bones also keeps subscribers up-to-date on trending sports and health research such as concussions, caffeine regulations in foods, healthy food choices and recipes, as well as injury-related concerns in workers’ compensation and rehabilitation, and more. Every issue is packed with information you won’t find elsewhere in one publication.
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E-Newsletter Library
The OTRF e-newsletter, formerly LocalMotion, now Active Bones, was created as a way to educate readers about injury prevention and provide reliable and current information on a host of topics to help keep people active and healthy. Past issues are archived here for you to read and share. Click here to subscribe to this free resource and future OTRF sports conditioning programs that periodically accompany Active Bones mailings.
Spring/Summer 2026
Eight Patents, One Purpose Helping Patients Move Better
Anthony Volpe’s Labrum Surgery and Return to the Field
Fall/Winter 2025
A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Shoulder Replacement
The Comeback Quarterback – J.J. McCarthy’s Meniscus Surgery & Return to the Field
Preventative Care In Sports Medicine
Overcoming Her ACL Injury Mentally & Physically
Spring/Summer 2025
Dr.Chudiks Tunnelness UCL Surgery
Americas Fastest Growing Sport – Pickleball
Breaking the Silence – Athletes Mental Health Matters
Paving the Way for Young Athletes – Novel Procedure By Dr. Chudik
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Spring/Summer 2023
- Novel surgery procedures by Dr. Steven Chudik
- Article -Dr. Steven Chudik develops tunnelless UCL surgery to spare bone
- Pickleball participation explodes while injury knowledge
- Research Roundup Spring Summer 2023
Winter 2021/2022
- What’s up with all the hamstring
- OTRF Clinical Athletic Training Program receives accreditation
- Research Roundup
Spring/Summer 2021
- Returning to sports in the COVID era
- When a shoulder dislocation is more than a dislocation?
- Are smoothies really healthy?
- Is home fitness the new normal?
- Research Roundup
Fall/Winter 2020
- Robotic technology improves accuracy in joint replacement surgery
- Practice makes perfect—or does it?
- Telemedicine makes physician visits easy, convenient, and comfortable
- What’s all the fizz about?
- Research Roundup
Spring/Summer 2020
- Making time for daily activity provides multiple benefits as you age
- OCD in throwers
- Upping the head, face protection in softball
Fall/Winter 2019
- Blood flow restriction therapy suddenly getting a lot of attention
- Research: Low rate of return to pre-injury sport level following
- Return to sport test now available following shoulder dislocation surgery
- Research Roundup
Spring/Summer 2019
- Biologics PRP and Stem Cells
- Hamstring injuries are a pain in the butt
- Girls, boys lacrosse moves from an emerging sport to fully sanctioned by IHSA
- A flip-flop by any name, shape, or style is an accident waiting to happen
Fall 2018
- The latest dirt on artificial turf and sports injuries
- How important is frequency of therapy?
- Gymnast, family dedicate themselves to successful ACL rehabilitation
- Research Roundup
Spring 2018
- Little League® may need more restrictive guidelines, additional conditioning to prevent overuse and return to play injuries
- Safe return to play following arthroscopic ACL knee reconstruction, Bankart shoulder repair easier to determine with OTRF functional capacity evaluations
- Shoulder replacement help keep you in the game, not on the bench
- Research Roundup
Fall 2017
- Different paddle sports share similar player injuries, preventions
- New ACL Functional Capacity Exam effective in determining safe return to sport
- Shoulder dislocations not always a season ender
- Research Roundup
Spring 2017
- Poor rotation mechanics, overuse result in rotator cuff injuries
- Proper stretching, warm-up exercises critical to oreventing throwing injuries
- Lacrosse participation grows, but injuries should not with proper training and conditioning
- Sprint program vs. continuous training
- Research Roundup
Winter 2016
- Glide, Not Grind-Cartilage Injuries in Basketball
- High altitude activities: beware of altitude sickness
- Volleyball ankle injuries need “RICE”
- Research Roundup
Fall 2016
- Patellar Dislocations Gruesome looking but treatable
- Running Away From Stress Fractures
- Fads the Good and the Bad
- Research Roundup
Summer 2016
- Calf muscle, Achilles tendon strains are preventable
- Summer Sun Safety
- Without surgery ACL injuries often keep wakeboarders on shore
- Overuse injuries not resolved with Tommy John surgery
- Research Roundup
Spring 2016
- When a bicycle ride goes south
- Getting out the cob webs
- Little Leaguer Shoulder
- Strength, and conditioning program helps prevent lacrosse injuries
- Research Roundup
Fall 2015
- Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation presents research at national, and international meetings
- Prevent muscle cramps with proper training, and hydration
- Research Roundup
Winter 2015
- ATI’s F.I.R.S.T.™ program effectively, safely returns injured workers to their jobs
- Healthcare Reform & Workers’ Comp The System is Complicated
- Research Roundup
Summer 2013
- ACL Injuries in Wakeboarding
- Caffeine May Disrupt Children’s Sleep Patterns and Increase Restlessness
- Children with Previous Concussions Show Longer Recovery Time
- FDA Investigates Safety of Caffeine in Food
- Keeping Youth Sports Safe and Fun
- New ACL arthroscopic procedure by Dr. Steven Chudik lets active kids stay active
- Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drinks Increase Risk for Diabetes
- Sunscreen Can Slow Skin Aging Regardless of Age
- Research Roundup
Spring 2012
- Little Leaguer’s Shoulder can be prevented
- Ask the Dietitians
- National youth baseball pitching injury survey update
- Research Roundup
March 2012
- Get Your Plate in Shape®; Make MyPlate® Your Plate
- Gluten-free diet provides necessary nutrients without gastric sensitivity
February 2012
- Proper hydration key to effective year-round training, competition performance
- Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation Helps people stya fit and healthy
Winter 2008
- Tommy John Surgery
- Snowboarding Growth in Popularity & Injuries
- MRSA & Other Skin Infections in Athletes
