This was a tough winter, and some of you didn’t escape without tearing the dreaded ACL.

Rotator Cuff Tears are a major injury, but you can bounce back to full activity after surgery.

Don’t worry. In this day and age, an ACL Tear is merely a setback, not a career-ender.

Wha are the types of knee surgeries? Here are some of the more common ones.

Since ACL Reconstruction is always a timely topic, I thought I'd delve into it here in video form for all of you visual learners.

One of the big concerns that active people have after they have surgery on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament concerns how long it'll take to return to full speed. Many of the folks I see enjoy a high level of performance, either in recreational or professional sense, and my goal is to get them back to the same level (or in some cases, performing better) than before. 

Dr. Bill Sterett talks about some of the unique risk factors that women face when it comes to knee injuries, as well as how we can attempt to combat these injuries by adjusting techniques when it comes to running and jumping. 

After hosting last year's 2015 World Championships, Beaver Creek, Vail Valley, and Summit County are ready to rock.  Not to mention all this talk of "El Nino"... more snow anyone? I say let's do this. Of course, now's the part where I pivot to talk about what you expect me to talk about-- knee injuries.  I know some of you are recovering from skiing's most notorious injury, the big, bad, ACL Tear.  

The best testimonies to the improved surgery and rehab are the athletes who have succeeded on a high level post-operation. Here are a few athletes who have come back from catastrophic injuries to continue competing at a world-class level.

The knees are crucial for both every-day mobility in everyday life and in athletics.  Of course, someone who is more active in high-level athletics may be more likely to incur a serious knee injury due to the sometimes-immense strain put on the knees. 

In this article we'll talk about Osteotomy, which translates to "cutting the bone." By cutting the femur or tibia, then reshaping it, pressure is relieved from the knee joint....

Vail is truly special! It’s also home to some of the world’s best orthopedic surgeons.