Tom Wilemon Archive — Page 31 of 40

Medical illustration showing the bones and joint structures of a knee, with the central joint area highlighted in red to indicate injury or inflammation.
June 28, 2018

Study tracks psychological intervention for ACL rehab

Jun. 28, 2018—Professional athletes like Tom Brady, Derrick Rose and Megan Rapinoe had the grit to stay in the game after suffering anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, but the knee injury is often a career-ender for others.

Graphic showing a 2018 “GET WITH THE GUIDELINES. STROKE” Gold Plus award badge for Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, with American Heart Association and American Stroke Association logos.
June 21, 2018

Stroke team achieves top quality designation again

The Vanderbilt Stroke Center team is better than gold, according to the American Stroke Association.

Smiling man seated on the edge of a bed in a bedroom, with medical equipment on the bedside table and a patterned wall behind him.
June 21, 2018

Treating sleep apnea key to reviving overall health

A sleep apnea diagnosis can often be the start to a healthier and better life.

June 7, 2018

DOD study to explore guidelines for ankle, knee surgery patients

Although military personnel often suffer ankle and knee fractures requiring surgery, there’s no definitive consensus on when they should stop using crutches and start putting weight on their injured limbs again.

May 31, 2018

Pediatric and adult orthopaedic surgeons bridge age gap on hip preservation

Tristan Miranda spent the waning days of summer last year on a California beach doing hip pivots on a surfboard — an extraordinary feat for someone who underwent hip surgery just three months earlier.

Stylized translucent human brain glowing blue with branching white electrical flashes radiating around it.
May 31, 2018

Research reveals underappreciated role of brainstem in epilepsy

New research from Vanderbilt suggests that repeated seizures reduce brainstem connectivity, a possible contributor to unexplained neurocognitive problems in epilepsy patients.