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Henry Ford Presents Free Sports Concussion Seminar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2008
CONTACT: Maria Seyrig
(313) 876-2882

Henry Ford Presents Free Sports Concussion Seminar

DETROIT - Henry Ford Center for Athletic Medicine presents a free educational seminar on how to recognize sports concussion and what treatment options are available.

"Getting your Bell Rung: Concussions and Returning Your Athlete to Play" will be held 7 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Cranbrook Kingswood High School (Gordon Science Building) in Bloomfield Hills.

The information-packed evening is designed for parents, athletic directors, coaches, athletes and certified athletic trainers. Presenters include Nancy White, M.D., Henry Ford Sport Medicine specialist and team physician for Cranbrook High School; Darius Harrison, ATC, certified athletic trainer at Henry Ford Medical Center - Columbus Center in Novi and Cranbrook High School.

Parking is available in the 550 lot, on the north side of Lone Pine Rd., just east of Orchard Ridge Rd.

Call (313) 972-4167 to reserve a seat.

NATA CEUs are available for certified athletic trainers.

Minds of Medicine: When Cancer Strikes Bone

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Maria Seyrig (Print) David Olejarz (Radio/TV) (313) 876-2882 Oct. 20, 2008 Minds of Medicine: When Cancer Strikes Bone DETROIT – More than 2,000 people are diagnosed annually with a primary bone tumor, often occurring with few warning symptoms. Once bone cancer has been discovered, patients can be left with a heart-wrenching decision, lose your limb or lose your life. To help bring patients better options for bone cancer, Henry Ford Hospital has two of the foremost experts in the field: Ortho-oncologists Ted Parsons III, M.D. and Michael Mott, M.D. Their combined years of expertise is more than any other group in Michigan. To bring further awareness of bone cancer, Henry Ford produced the program, Minds of Medicine, follows physicians as they consult with patients, use the latest treatment techniques and perform life-saving surgical procedures to help patients battle bone cancer. Minds of Medicine: When Cancer Strikes Bone airs 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 and is repeated 12:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27. It is the latest in a series of medical shows locally produced in cooperation with WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 and Henry Ford Health System. Hosted by Paul W. Smith, morning radio personality for WJR AM 760, the program provides an inside look at the doctors and nurses at one of the nation’s top-rated hospitals. Bone cancer can strike patients of any age, even children, and without treatment, the effects can be deadly. But at Henry Ford, patients are finding what they need most, experience and hope. • A nationally known orthopaedic oncologist and medical educator, Dr. Parsons is chair of the Henry Ford’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He leads the department as one of only 168 Musculoskeletal Tumor Society members worldwide. Dr. Parsons performs life-saving surgery to remove a 12-inch tumor on a teenager’s fibula, working to preserve the nerves and tissue of the patient’s leg. • As division head of Musculoskeletal Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital, Dr. Mott specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors in children and adults. As an academic physician, Dr. Mott performs research, publishes and presents regularly on orthopaedic oncology. Dr. Mott replaces a patient’s tibia, damaged by cancer, with a cadaver bone during a unique procedure. • Trevor Banka, M.D., whose own story of recovery from bone cancer at age 12 inspired him to follow in his physician’s footsteps and become an orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Banka is completing his residency at Henry Ford Hospital, side-by-side with the man who saved his life years ago, Dr. Mott. ###

Education and Exercise Can Keep Boomers’ Knees Pain-free

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2008 CONTACT: Maria Seyrig (313) 874-4039 mseyrig1@hfhs.org Education and Exercise Can Keep Boomers’ Knees Pain-free DETROIT – More than 500,000 people undergo total knee replacements each year and that number is expected to rise as America’s active baby boomers age. But there are a number of things that people with osteoarthritis of the knee can do to prevent or postpone surgery including learning how to take charge of their disease through education, exercise or physical therapy. Henry Ford’s Department of Orthopaedics has developed free classes for those with osteoarthritis to help them learn how to lessen knee pain and prevent injury while still maintaining active lifestyles. Lessons include: • knee anatomy • self-management • medical treatment • physical therapy • how and when to use ice or heat • exercises to help strengthen knees “Our patient education program helps patients get involved in their own care and improve their quality of life even if the eventual replacement of the joint can not be avoided,” says Fred Nelson, M.D., director Osteoarthritis Center, Department of Orthopaedics at Henry Ford Hospital. Osteoarthritis knee classes are offered at the following locations: • Henry Ford Medical Center – Detroit Northwest, 7800 W. Outer Drive, Detroit 2 – 3:30 p.m., July 29 4:30 - 6 p.m., Sept. 30 10 – 11:30 a.m., Nov. 18 • Henry Ford Medical Center – Fairlane, 19401 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn. 5 – 6:30 p.m., July 23 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Sept. 23 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Nov. 25 • Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple Road. 1 – 2:30 p.m., Aug. 14 12 – 1:30 p.m., Dec. 18 • William Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine, 6525 Second Ave. Detroit. 4 – 5:30 p.m., July 8 4 – 5:30 p.m., Aug. 12 4 – 5:30 p.m., Sept. 9 4 – 5:30 p.m., Oct. 14 4 – 5:30 p.m., Nov. 11 4 – 5:30 p.m., Dec. 9 Call (313) 972-4196 to register. ###

MEDIA ALERT: Henry Ford Hospital Sponsors Summer Sports Camp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2008 CONTACT: Maria Seyrig (313) 874-4039 mseyrig1@hfhs.org MEDIA ALERT Henry Ford Hospital Sponsors Summer Sports Camp WHY: Henry Ford Hospital’s certified athletic trainers will participate in the annual Reggie McKenzie Foundation Summer Sports Camps for Detroit area youth. The 35th annual program includes a free football camp, coordinated by Detroit Lions’ Dwight Smith who is this year’s camp director and former Green Bay Packers’ Keith McKenzie who is the athletic coordinator. The football camp is designed to teach young athletes the fundamentals of the sport as well as sportsmanship surrounding the game. Henry Ford’s athletic trainers will lead morning warm-ups and facilitate discussions on eating right and hydration for performance enhancement, strength training, and other sports and health issues. WHAT: Henry Ford Hospital’s certified athletic trainers will participate in the annual Reggie McKenzie Foundation Summer Football Camp for Detroit area youth. WHO: • Detroit Lions’ Dwight Smith, camp director • Former Green Bay Packers’ Keith McKenzie, athletic coordinator • Lions’ Quarterback Jon Kitna, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 • Henry Ford Athletic Trainers WHEN: 9 – 11:30 a.m., children 8-13, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., high school students Tuesday – Thursday, June 17, 18 and 19 WHERE: Highland Park Community High School, 15900 Woodward

Henry Ford Health System Offers Summer Conditioning Program for Female Athletes

May 7, 2008 CONTACT: Maria Seyrig (313) 874-4039 mseyrig1@hfhs.org DETROIT – Henry Ford’s Center for Athletic Medicine is offering summer conditioning programs for female athletes. These FasTrac classes are designed for athletes from all sports with the goal of improving athletic performance and decreasing the risk of injury. Henry Ford certified athletic trainers and performance enhancement specialists take participants through a series of exercises in a circuit training format. The 60-minute classes consist of a dynamic warm-up, two times around the circuit and a cool-down session. These functional exercises will improve core power, strength, speed and stability. One-week, five-day classes will be held at Marian High School, 7225 Lahser Road, in Bloomfield Hills. Dates, topics and times include: • June 16 - 20, Core & Plyometrics; 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. • June 23 - 27, Speed & Agility; 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. • July 7 - 11, Overhead Athlete; 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. • July 14 - 18, Core & Plyometrics; 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. • July 21 - 25, Speed & Agility; 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. • July 28 - Aug 1, Overhead Athlete; 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. The cost is just $50 per week or $10 per day. To register, call (313) 972-4167.

Henry Ford’s FasTrac Female ACL Program Prevents Knee Injuries in Athletes

April 21, 2008 Media Contact: Maria Seyrig (313) 874-4039 mseyrig1@hfhs.org Because female athletes are four times the risk for injuring their knees than males, Henry Ford Hospital has created a special program especially for women. The FasTrac Female ACL Injury Prevention Program and exercise DVD set and was created by Henry Ford’s department of Orthopaedic Surgery to help athletes reduce the risk of injuring their ACL by improving their lower-body positioning and control. Henry Ford’s program is based on the latest ACL injury prevention research and sports conditioning techniques, offering dynamic warm-up, jumping, core strengthening and cool-down exercises. The ACL or anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a bundle of connective joint tissue inside the knee between the thigh bone and shin bone, is responsible for the stability of the knee. Once it is torn, an athlete’s season may be over. Poor lower-body positioning and muscle control during landing from a jump can lead to ACL injuries. The program is offered at: • William Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine in Detroit at 6525 Second Ave. in Detroit, and • Henry Ford Medical Center – Columbus, 39450 12 Mile Rd. in Novi. Arrangements can also be made for group sessions to be held on-site at schools or athletic clubs. Athletes can receive personal instruction in individual sessions from Henry Ford Certified Athletic Trainers who provide constant personalized instruction and supervise every aspect of the workout, from warm-up to cool-down. Group sessions include high-level training from a trainer who designs a conditioning program specifically tailored to achieve a team or group's performance goals. Available through the program or separately is the unique six-disc FasTrac Female ACL Injury Prevention instructional DVD set which provides guidance for athletes to perform the six-week training program at home. For more information, call (313) 972-4167.

Henry Ford’s GolFitness Program Offers Strength, Flexibility Training

March 3, 2008 Media Contact: Maria Seyrig (313) 874-4039 mseyrig1@hfhs.org Golf season is almost here and golfers can get ready for their best play ever with a GolFitness group session, sponsored by Henry Ford Hospital’s Department of Orthopaedics. Stretching routines designed specifically for golfers are known to have positively impacted the games of many professionals and can play a major role in helping GolFitness participants achieve consistent results on the course. Henry Ford’s team of sports medicine professionals will perform a brief biomechanical assessment of each golfer’s swing and provide a customized program for strength and flexibility to improve their game. Through GolFitness, participants learn pre-game warm-up, core strengthening and home flexibility exercises to help develop an effective swing. Spring 2009 sessions will be held from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at three Henry Ford locations including: • March 19, Wyandotte Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Center, 3200 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte; • April 2, Henry Ford Medical Center-Novi, 40000 West Eight Mile Rd., Northville; • April 16, Henry Ford Medical Center – Lakeside, 14500 Hall Rd., Sterling Heights. Each participant will receive a GolFitness exercise booklet. Sessions cost $30. Call (313) 972-4167 to register.

Henry Ford Hospital Offers New, Minimally Invasive Procedure for Back Pain

Media Contact: Maria Seyrig (313) 874-4039 mseyrig1@hfhs.org Henry Ford is the first hospital in southeastern Michigan to perform a new, minimally invasive procedure that spares the nerves from being nicked and back muscles from being cut. The result is a short recovery time and increased body flexibility after surgery as compared to the traditional or open spine surgery, requiring weeks or months of recovery. An estimated 10 million adults suffer from chronic back and leg pain annually, a condition that can severely limit their activities. “With this procedure, patients are often walking within a few days, with a 4-6 week recovery rather than the typical six or more months following traditional back surgery,” says Henry Ford orthopedic surgeon Stephen Bartol, M.D. “Because this procedure provides greater access to the spine, from the side rather than the back, the patient experiences half the surgical time, less disruption to surrounding nerve and muscle tissue, a tenth of the blood loss, less pain and therefore a faster recovery time,” Dr. Bartol adds. For 10 months, Tina Atkinson, 51, a vocational instructor from Canton, experienced debilitating back pain. “I felt like I didn’t have a life - the pain was so bad that every day after work, I would just go home and lay on the sofa with a heating pad,” said Atkinson. “I couldn’t garden all summer, something I love to do.” After trying conventional, non-surgical treatment, like months of physical therapy, with no relief, Atkinson turned to Dr. Bartol. Dr. Bartol is the first surgeon in Michigan to perform the new, minimally disruptive procedure, called XLIF®, to provide relief to those suffering from back and/or leg pain. The XLIF® surgical procedure employs minimally disruptive instrumentation which allows surgeons to perform a wide range of conventional spine procedures through a minimally invasive approach, one that causes much less muscle disruption and enables a faster recovery. Additionally, surgeons can perform surgical procedures using instruments that are similar to those used in conventional procedures but through significantly smaller incisions. One of the surgical challenges with minimally invasive back procedures in the past has been the risk of hitting nerves during the procedure. The new procedure uses the NeuroVision® JJB System with electromyography, or EMG, to enable the surgeon to avoid nerves during the spine surgery. After her procedure to remove a cyst and fuse two vertebrae, Atkinson was able to get up and walk 12 hours later, she went home in less than 24 hours, and was able to use the stairs one day post-op. Just three weeks after her surgery, she has progressively begun walking more each day, and is driving again. Atkinson is looking forward to returning to teaching and getting back to her gardening this spring. “I can’t tell you how much better it is than I expected,” said Atkinson. “I would do it again in a heartbeat because there is absolutely no reason anyone should be in pain when this is available.” To make an appointment, please call 800-HENRYFORD. EDITOR’S NOTE: Tina Atkinson and Dr. Bartol are available for interviews. CUTLINE FOR ILLUSTRATION: With the new procedure, intervertebral disc removal and preparation occurs through the patient’s side instead of the back.

Minds of Medicine: In Harm’s Way Airs Nov. 3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 31, 2007 CONTACT: Zoila Brown (Print) David Olejarz (Radio/TV) (313) 876-2882 Minds of Medicine: In Harm’s Way Airs Nov. 3 DETROIT – Research shows that women athletes are at least three times more likely than men to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, due in large part to body and muscular differences and range of motion. Of the four major ligaments of the knee, the ACL is one of the most commonly injured, and surgery reconstruction typically provides the fastest recovery and best results. This week’s Minds of Medicine: In Harm’s Way will follow two young, local female athletes as they pursue their career dream after suffering an ACL injury. The program, scheduled to air at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 on WXYZ-TV Channel 7, is the latest in a series of medical shows locally produced in cooperation with WXYZ and Henry Ford Health System. Hosted by Paul W. Smith, morning radio personality for WJR AM 760, Minds of Medicine provides an inside look at the doctors and nurses at one of the nation’s top-rated hospitals. Saturday’s program profiles the stories of Trisha Fura of Commerce Township and Carrie Moore of Lathrup Village, both of whom suffer a potential sports career-ending knee injury, and showcases Patricia Kolowich, M.D., and Terrence Lock, M.D., the Henry Ford orthopedic surgeons who treated them. The show also highlights Henry Ford’s motion analysis lab, the only lab of its kind in the Midwest that is helping researchers better understand the movement of bones and joints for developing new treatment options in the future. An encore presentation of Minds of Medicine: In Harm’s Way, will air at 12:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5 on WXYZ-TV Channel 7. ###

Computer Test to Detect Concussion is Now Available to Individual Students, Schools and Sports Organizations

Athletes who suffer a head blow during sports and are unsure whether it is safe to return to play can now access a self-administered test on the Internet that helps determine the severity of the brain injury. The Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test (ImPACT) is a state-of-the-art-computerized program designed to assist doctors in determining when an athlete is fully healed from a concussion and may return safely to play. ImPACT is especially useful at the high school level, which has the largest number of athletes participating in contact or collision sports. ImPACT has been used by metro Detroit area colleges, high schools and professional sports programs since 2000. Until recently, the test could only be taken at a school and was often administered to small groups of athletes in school computer labs. Now the online test can be accessed by an individual athlete from any computer with an internet connection. In the United States, the annual incidence of sport’s related concussion is estimated at 300,000. At the high school level, studies show that while 10 -15 percent of athletes playing contact sports sustain concussions each year only a fraction receive proper treatment. Knowing when it is safe for an athlete to return to play is crucial in preventing serious long-term damage or even death that can result form a second concussion. A concussion is an injury to the brain caused by a collision or blow to the head. Not all concussions involve a loss of consciousness but usually cause temporary abnormal brain function and result in specific symptoms and memory and concentration problems that can be disruptive and disabling to everyday functioning. If not treated properly, sustaining multiple concussions can result in prolonged memory loss and slowed mental processing. “While parents and coaches have become more knowledgeable about the effects concussion can have on young players, it is still very difficult to know when the student athlete has recovered from a concussion. Standard medical tests such as CT and MRIs of the brain cannot detect concussions. That is why specialized testing has been developed. It is the most sensitive way to detect a concussion and to know when it is safe to return to play” says neuropsychologist Kenneth Podell, Ph.D., founder and director of the Sports Concussion Safety Program at Henry Ford Hospital and an original developer of ImPACT “By expanding the program we can ensure that more kids are protected. Concussions are individual and each young athlete responds differently. By using ImPACT we are better able to get kids back to their sport safer and quicker,” adds Dr. Podell. With ImPACT, student-athletes 12 years of age and older can take a baseline test to gauge symptoms of a concussion, memory, concentration and reaction time. Testing takes only about 30 minutes. Results are encrypted and securely stored electronically. This baseline testing provides a record of how each athlete scored prior to a concussion. When athletes suffer a concussion or head injury during the season, they retake the test and the results are used to measure progress in regaining reaction time and cognitive ability back to baseline levels. These results, in conjunction with symptom information, are then used to determine when athletes have recovered from a concussion and can safely be cleared to participate in their sport. While it is a good idea to have young athletes be tested prior to starting a contact sport the baseline test can be taken at any time, says Dr. Podell. To take the ImPACT test visit www.henryford.com/concussion and click the concussion test link in the right column. The baseline assessment is $10.00 and can be paid using Discover, MasterCard or a Visa. Children under 18 must have a parent’s permission to take the test. ### EDITOR’S’ NOTE: Dr. Podell is the neuropsychological consultant for the Detroit Red Wings as part of the National Hockey League’s concussion program. He also works with the Detroit Ignition and the Detroit Demolition.