Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, and Dr. Thomas Wright, MD were featured in a recent AAOS Now Article for their work with Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasties. With support from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), Dr. Farmer and Dr.
Dr Kevin Farmer, MD presented research at the 2014 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons that a limited range of motion in a baseball pitcher’s hips could be a risk factor in the injury known as pitcher’s elbow. "This could open up a whole new line of thought processes and research," Farmer said. "We’re going to be able to ask: Is there an associated risk of injury down the road with limited hip range of motion, and can we minimize that risk by improving hip range of motion?"
Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, and Dr. Seth Smith, MD, served as Faculty Representatives to the Florida Alliance for Sports Medicine (FASMed) at their Inaugral Summit meeting held during February 21-22, 2014. Dr. Seth Smith presented a lecture on the "Techniques of Hydration". Other topics presented at this year's summit included:
Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, has been asked to assist the Miami Dolphins with medical evaluations of prospective players at the NFL Combine. This year's NFL Combine will be held in Indianapolis on February 19-23, 2014.
Several collaborative papers from OSMI faculty and therapists have been accepted for presentation at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting. These presentations include: