Publications by authors named "Isaac Syrop"
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to evaluate how effective ultrasound imaging (USI) is compared to MRI for diagnosing bone stress injuries (BSI) in athletes.
- Conducted with 37 patients suspected of having lower-extremity BSIs, the study found that USI had a sensitivity of 0.80 and specificity of 0.71 when compared to MRI results.
- The findings suggest that USI could be a useful tool for sports medicine professionals, although more research is needed to explore its applications in patient follow-ups and return-to-play decisions.
Vitamin D is a vital nutrient and hormone needed for many essential functions in overall health. There is growing literature examining the role of vitamin D not only in the general population but also in athletes. The most predominantly studied area of vitamin D pertains to bone health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs the participation rate and popularity of winter adaptive sports increases, understanding injury patterns and equipment is crucial for athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, sports physicians, prosthetists/orthotists, and all the staff involved. While the inaugural Winter Paralympics in 1976 had 17 participating countries, the most recent paralympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea had >500 athletes from 49 different countries competing in 6 disciplines: alpine skiing, nordic skiing, sledge hockey, wheelchair curling, biathlon, and snowboarding. In this paper, we review participation rates, injury trends and equipment, with a focus on the 3 most popular events: alpine skiing, nordic skiing, and sledge hockey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBone stress injuries are common in military personnel and athletes. The delayed diagnosis of a bone stress injury can lead to a more severe injury that requires a longer period of treatment. The early detection of bone stress injuries is a central part of management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To systematically analyze published studies in regard to the comparative efficacy of particulate versus nonparticulate corticosteroids for cervical and lumbosacral epidural steroid injections (ESI) in reducing pain and improving function. TYPE: Systematic review.
Literature Survey: MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched from the period of 1950 to December 2015.