I Need an MRI!

We've heard this countless times. But the question to ask yourself is, do I really need one, or moreover, should I even get one at all?

This interesting video will hopefully make you think that through carefully.

This is courtesy of  EIM faculty member, Jason Rodeghero. If you or someone in your life is contemplating an MRI- this might change your mind!

Teens & ACL tears: More Year-Round Sports Lead to Physical Injuries

SAGINAW, MI (WNEM) - 
 

With competitive club teams in almost every sport, year-round play is status-quo for young athletes. But with the promise of championships and scholarships comes the greater chance of injury -- and it's a price more and more young athletes are paying.

Sixteen-year-old Rachel Clements is among that group.

"I ran at least once a day, I would work out at Seung Ni usually twice a day, and every night I would have basketball or rugby practice," said Rachel.

It's that type of high intensity sports training that landed her in physical therapy rehabbing a torn ACL. That's the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Its job is to keep the thigh and shin bones in line and when it's torn it leads to major instability.

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