Dr. Chris Ahmad

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FAQ ---- "DR.AHMAD, WHAT IS BATTER’S SHOULDER" Hitting a baseball is considered one of the most #challenging #tasks in #sport and has #unique injury #patterns Batter’s shoulder is an injury #hitters suffer in the lead (front) shoulder due to the high-volume #repetitive micro#traumaa associated with hitting... The injury causes #posterior #labral #tearing and posterior #instability. (posterior is back part of shoulder!) Robust Batter's Shoulder Resources: https://lnkd.in/dbe8j4H #shoulder #orthopedics #sportsmedicine #physicaltherapy #pain #injuryprevention #sportsperformance #treatment #baseball #patients #athletes #sportsinjuries #hitting Columbia Orthopedics Columbia University Irving Medical Center NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York Yankees MLB Minor League Baseball Baseball Health Network

PLATELET-RICH PLASMA FOR UCL ELBOW TEARS #PRP #injections are used to #treat #ligament and #tendon #injuries and can enhance #healing of #UCL #tears. PRP #therapy is part of a relatively new field of #medicine known as #orthobiologics that includes the use of #stemcells and emphasizes the latest #technologies along with the body’s #natural ability to heal itself.... Our #blood is made of red blood cells, white blood cells, #plasma, and #platelets. Platelet-rich plasma is the name given to blood plasma with a high concentration of platelets that contains huge doses of #bioactive #proteins, such as growth factors, that are critical in the #repair and #regeneration of #tissues An in-depth #resource for PRP and #nonoperative UCL #elbow treatments: https://lnkd.in/d2HBFNZ Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Irving Medical Center Video: https://lnkd.in/d5Jwu9r

Watch as Dr. Ahmad walks you through arthroscopic shoulder stabilization surgery in full detail: Robust Resources on Shoulder Instability & Dislocation: https://lnkd.in/dY4VJTV... Video: https://lnkd.in/d_gX9Se #surgery #shoulder #instability #dislocation #sportsmedicine #orthopedics #sportsperformance #youtube #video #walkthrough # #treatment #patients Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

ARTICLE: Management of the Throwing Shoulder: Cuff, Labrum and Internal Impingement Repetitive throwing places the shoulder in #extreme #positions in combination with tremendous #stresses In fact, #professional #pitchers generate up to 92 Nm of humeral #rotation #torque, greater than the torsional #failure #limit in human cadaveric shoulders... Throwers are therefore constantly at #risk for #injury In summary -- shoulder injuries in throwing athletes are highly #prevalent and #debilitating... This #article studies in great depth the wide range of #shoulder #injuries in the #throwing #athlete, injury #patterns, #kinetic #chain, #mechanics, shoulder #adaptations, injury types, #treatment #options.. and basically everything you need to know about the #management of the throwing shoulder: Article: https://lnkd.in/dfRJpzA #sportsmedicine #orthopedics #sportsperformance #baseball #mlb #milb #yankees #rotatorcuff #labrum Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York Yankees MLB

FOCUS ON : NON-OPERATIVE #TREATMENT AND PRP FOR TOMMY JOHN INJURIES Summary of #nonoperative #treatment: #Rest from #throwing... #Ice, #NSAIDS #PRP #injections #Strengthening program focusing on #forearm, #shoulder, #leg, #hip, #core Progressive throwing #program with #symptoms resolve and #exam normal Changing position to decrease #stress on #elbow (move from #pitcher to #firstbase) #Pitching #mechanics #optimization What are your #goals? Non-operative treatment requires careful consideration of the patient’s #athletic #expectations in addition to consideration of the degree of UCL #injury #Seasonal and #career #timing are also important to consider. #Athletes with low demands who are less serious about continuing with #baseball may choose to play first base rather than a #highdemand #position such as pitching as they undergo non-operative treatment #Players with #aspirations of #playing at the #college or #professional level, may opt for more #immediate #surgical #reconstruction #Robust #Resources: https://lnkd.in/d2HBFNZ #Book #Appointment: linktr.ee/drchrisahmad #Video: https://lnkd.in/dJVTy6b Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York Yankees MLB Little League

Patient Spotlight : Professional boxer Junior "The Young God" Younan had the Latarjet procedure on his right shoulder after multiple dislocations https://lnkd.in/g5KGpDE Junior is an outstanding young boxer from Brooklyn, with a ridiculous spirit and work ethic ... Columbia Orthopedics Columbia University in the City of New York NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Irving Medical Center #orthopedics #latarjet #shoulder #dislocation #instability #sportsmedicine #surgery #sportsperformance #pain #sportsinjury #rehab #physicaltherapy #treatment #boxing

CONTINUED #FOCUS ON -- SHOULDER INSTABILITY #Thankyou for all the great #questions w/regard to my recent #shoulder #dislocation / #instability posts: What exactly is #bone loss & how is it #measured? (Will F, Long Island)... Can just a single shoulder dislocation cause #boneloss? (Steve A, London UK) What is the Latarjet #procedure (it sounds french!) and why does it #work so well? (Justine P, Ottawa) Answers https://lnkd.in/di8K57Y Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital #orthopedics #sportsmedicine #surgery #pain #skill

#Patient Spotlight : Jillian Morgan Jillian first tore her #ACL when she was only 9 years old. After visiting many different #doctors, none of whom would #operate on her #developing #young #knee, her father reached out to Dr. Ahmad "After just one #visit we knew we had hit the #jackpot. Dr. Ahmad, immediately upon meeting me, assured me that he would get me back on the snow for the next #season. At just nine years old, I was in #awe of Dr. Ahmad. His #calm #demeanor... & #confidence in my #recovery was the only thing I could ask for!" The #season after her ACL #reconstruction, aged 10, Jillian was #skiing competitively and travelling extensively for #races & #camps. Her #confidence grew to the point she almost completely forgot about her #injury as she had no #physical #reminders. whatsoever Aged 15, racing at Blue Mountain, Jillian re-tore her ACL in top level #competition... "Despite my #devastation, I knew exactly what to do. We called Dr. Ahmad. I scheduled the first available #appointment; there was no way I was going to let anyone else #operate on me. Dr. Ahmad greeted me with #comfort, & #empathy ensuring my full #recovery" The #story goes the same. Jillian was back on the #snow, where she belonged, the following #Winter Book Appointment: linktr.ee/drchrisahmad

FAQ -- WHY DO PATIENTS AND ATHLETES EXPERIENCE A SHOULDER DISLOCATION DESPITE HAVING UNDERGONE ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER STABILIZATION SURGERY Several #risk #factors are associated with redislocation after #arthroscopic #shoulder #stabilization #surgery... Young age... Repeated dislocations prior to surgery Participation in collision sports BONE LOSS #Research has demonstrated that #young #collision #athletes with #bone loss have an 87% #failure #rate with standard arthroscopic stabilization surgery compared to 6.5% failure rate when there is no bone loss. (Burkhart & De Beer, Traumatic glenohumeral bone defects and their relationship to failure of arthroscopic Bankart repairs) Therefore, bone loss which is also referred to as bone #deficiency is considered a #major risk factor for #redislocation after arthroscopic surgery Robust Shoulder Resources: https://lnkd.in/di8K57Y Book Appointment: linktr.ee/drchrisahmad Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Irving Medical Center #orthopedics #sportsmedicine #sportsperformance #sportsinjury #sportsinjuries #patients #treatment #mlb #injury #yankees #sports

Would #nonoperative #treatment of #SLAP #tears #result in #improved #patient #outcomes We studied it... Study:https://lnkd.in/d7fSkKK #study #research #sportsmedicine #sportsperformance #orthopedics #nonsurgical #pain #painrelief #function #qualityoflife #returntosports #returntoplay #overheadathlete #throwing #labrum # #sportsinjury ... Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Irving Medical Center

#THROWINGTHURSDAY #THOUGHTS THE #ELBOW #UCL NEEDS #GUARDRAILS, NOT #AMBULANCES #Pitchers and now even position #players are pushing their bodies to their absolute #physical #limits with their quest to #throw at #maximum #velocity... ... https://drchrisahmad.medium.com/the-elbow-ucl-needs-guardra #blog #research #sportsperformance #injuryprevention #advice # #sportsmedicine #sportsinjury #baseball #yankees #pain #mlb #highschool #college #sports Columbia OrthopedicsLong Island, NYNew York Boulders BaseballNewYork-Presbyterian HospitalCommack High School SouthCommack, New YorkColumbiaDoctorsColumbia University Irving Medical CenterHumans of New YorkColumbia University in the City of New YorkDiscover Long IslandNews 12 Long IslandNew York YankeesMLB

#ACL #injuries are one of the most #common injuries suffered by #young #athletes. CBS New York's Kim Jones speaks with Dr. Chris Ahmad, Dr. Charles Popkin, & Dr. Lauren Redler from Columbia #Orthopedics about #treating and #preventing ACL injuries. https://lnkd.in/dxcxHRw... #stayinthegame # #sportsmedicine #knee #sportsinjury #injuryprevention #sportsinjuries #sportsperformance See more

General #goals for operative SLAP #treatment include #stabilization of the #biceps anchor, #debridement of degenerative #labrum and stabilization of remaining #healthy labral #tissue 1 & 3 Type I and III SLAP #lesions are #treated with debridement and #resection of the #unstable bucket-handle #tear, respectively 2 Type II lesions require repair... 4 Type IV lesions are treated with repair depending on the severity of #biceps #tendon involvement Debridement alone of #unstable SLAP #tears (types II and IV) have been associated with #poor long-term #outcomes. The #surgical #repair of SLAP lesions has #evolved with #advances in #arthroscopic #instrumentation and #techniques The most #current #recommendations are for repair with suture anchors More on SLAP repairs & shoulder injuries: https://lnkd.in/dkAzFMs Book Appointment: linktr.ee/drchrisahmad #orthopedics #surgery #sportsmedicine #mlb #sportsperformance #pain #patients #sportsinjury #yankees #skill #thebest # #physicaltherapy #baseball Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Watch Dr. Ahmad perform a SLAP repair: https://lnkd.in/d65UQzz

Article: 5 Key Points on #ACL #Injuries in Young #Athletes https://lnkd.in/d_QSSdJ #kneeinjury #knee #kneesurgery #sportsinjuries #sports #physicaltherapy #thebest #skill #sportsmedicine #orthopedics #rehab #surgery #treatment #study

ACL Reconstruction - BTB Autograft Technique Full Cognitive Rehearsal https://lnkd.in/d3s9vwC... #surgery #orthopedics #cognitiverehearsal #mentalstrength #mentalpreparation #skill #sportsmedicine #knee #sportsinjury #sportsinjuries #sportsperformance #injury See more

Lots of #ACL inquiries and #questions in the DM's lately, hope this helps. Everything you need to know about ACL #injury #OVERVIEW, #EVALUATION, #TREATMENT #OPTIONS, #REHAB #RECOVERY drahmadsportsmedicine.com/expertise/knee

# THROWINGTHURSDAY UCL FAILURE VIDEO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AND ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION - Why then does the UCL ligament not break with each and every #pitch thrown? ... This #question has guided my #research for the last 15 years. ... One #hypothesis is that the #muscles of the #forearm and #elbow, which are positioned over the top of the #ligament, provide #protection to the ligament. We created an #experiment that #simulates this #muscle #activity and proved our #hypothesis that the muscles of the elbow have a huge #effect on shielding the #UCL from #stress. The importance of this #discovery is that forearm muscles CAN be strengthened even though ligaments can’t. Athletic trainers, physical therapists and others involved in baseball #health now emphasize muscle #development and health in #baseball players. A more recent and sobering #study I conducted this year analyzed the effects of a forearm muscle #strain, a common #injury in big league #pitchers. Our #data indicates that 20% of pitchers who attempt to #returntoplay after a forearm strain will go on to require #tommyjohnsurgery within one year. Video:https://youtu.be/rYzPgy66BFc Website:drahmadsportsmedicine.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drchrisahmad #physicaltherapy #sportsmedicine

Dr. Ahmad will personally review and interpret your MRI scan, and offer his expert opinion on treatment options https://lnkd.in/dW-R-pG Please reach our office at 212-305-5561 with any questions!... #mri #sportsmedicine #sportsinjuries #orthopedics #sportsperformance #pain #injuries #injury #thebest #teamahmad #options #elbow #knee #shoulder #longisland #longislandstrong

You guys are ALWAYS asking me why I don't post more cool stuff about batting/ hitting a baseball. After all, hitting a baseball is considered one of the most challenging tasks in sport and has unique injury patterns !!! So, here you go... Everything you need to know about hitting mechanics, hitting kinetic sequence, and batters shoulder. i.e. "Cool stuff" ! https://lnkd.in/dbe8j4H ... #coolstuff #batting #baseball #battersshsoulder #shoulder #shoulderinjury #sportsmedicine #sportsperformance #orthopedics #injuryprevention #pain #yankees #injury #thebest #newyork #longisland #longislandstrong Columbia OrthopedicsNewYork-Presbyterian HospitalHumans of New YorkLong Island, NYDiscover Long IslandNew York YankeesMLB See more

To the Operating Table and Back Again: Marshall Kramsky’s Tommy John Recovery Tremendous young man, dedicated and determined https://lnkd.in/dJN3dzB #tommyjohn #understandingtommyjohn #understandingtommyjohnsurgery #recovery #baseball #rehab #patientstory #dedication #skill #uclinjury #sportsmedicine #physicaltherapy #orthopedics ... Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Humans of New York

Join me for this AMAZING virtual event: 5th Annual Baseball Sports Medicine: Game-Changing Concepts NOVEMBER 17-19, 2020 -- 5:45PM-9:00PM https://lnkd.in/dKq2fYT #baseball #sportsmedicine #gamechanger #thebest #mlb #sportsperformance #conference #virtual #yankees

Second Time Tommy John Surgery Fact Increasing Tommy John Surgeries Equates to Increasing Second Tommy John Surgeries The number of #TommyJohn #injuries in #pitchers of all #competitive levels has been increasing over the last 10 years. The #success #rates following #TommyJohnSurgery have been encouraging, with greater than 80% of #patients commonly able to #returntoplay at a high level. ... Unfortunately, as the number of Tommy John Surgeries continues to #rise, the number of second time Tommy John Surgeries increases as well. Second Tommy John Surgery is commonly referred to as #revision Tommy John Surgery. In the #MLB, there were more revision Tommy John Surgery in the 3 years from 2012 and 2014 than in the prior 12 years combined.... What are the reasons for the increase in revision Tommy John Surgery Number of increasing Tommy John Surgeries being performed, especially in younger patients Increased #incentive to continue playing. Patients who, in the past, would have discontinued baseball with a failed Tommy John Surgery are now more incentivized to keep #playing and undergo a revision. https://youtu.be/7i7aDMVQ7fk #revisionuclsurgery #understandingtommyjohn #ucl #elbow #baseball #facts #research #epidemic #injury #yankees

Whatever your level of #athletic #talent, you can #train like a Major League Baseball Player to improve your overall #game and #fitness https://www.drahmadsportsmedicine.com/how-to-train-like-a-/ #baseball #mlb #pros #sportsperformance @MLB @USHealthNews @OrthoColumbia @Yankees @nyphospital

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#ThrowingThursday - On July 11, 2019 Dr. Ahmad performed #surgery to a #live #audience of #sports #medicine #specialists at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons held in #Boston To our knowledge, this was the first-ever live #streaming of a #TommyJohn Surgery ... Dr. Ahmad explained the surgery in a detailed #playbyplay for the captivated #audience and answered #questions during the entire #operation #skill #understandingtommyjohnsurgery #mastery #performance #sportsmedicine #orthopedics #baseball #arminjury #elbow #throwing #pitching #thebest #mlb #yankees Columbia Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital MLB New York Yankees AAOS Members Columbia University in the City of New York