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Chloe Roy, BS, our research data coordinator for Ortho, MSK, and Therapy & Wellness at Ochsner-Andrews Sports Medicine Institute’s Elite location in Baton Rouge, presented her poster at the 2026 ATPPS (Athletic Trainers in the Physician Practice Society) Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio this past week. Her poster, “Performance on ...
If you’re over 40, your muscles are disappearing. That’s not a scare tactic, it’s physiology. After age 30, you lose 3 to 8 percent of your muscle mass per decade, and the rate accelerates after 60 (Volpi et al., Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 2004). The medical term is ...
A peptide is a short chain of amino acids—the same building blocks as proteins, just smaller and more specific in what they do. If you work in sports medicine or regenerative health, you’ve heard about BPC-157, TB-500 (Thymosin Beta-4), and GHK-Cu. Patients and athletes are asking about these injectable peptides ...
Savannah Knighton, MAL, LAT, ATC, OTC, one of our athletic trainers and research coordinators at Ochsner-Andrews Sports Medicine Institute, presented at the 2026 ATPPS (Athletic Trainers in the Physician Practice Society) Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio this past week. Her presentation, “Moving Beyond the ACL: The Role of Rotatory Knee ...
One of the highlights of this year’s AAOS Annual Meeting in New Orleans was presenting our technique for ACL reconstruction utilizing all-suture button femoral fixation with loop and tack lateral extra-articular tenodesis in the Orthopaedic Video Theater. Tommy Drazick, MD, our orthopaedic research fellow, led the presentation of our narrated ...
If you’re facing ACL reconstruction, one of the most important decisions your surgeon will make is graft selection, the tissue used to rebuild your torn ligament. For more than 30 years, the patellar tendon (bone-patellar tendon-bone, or BTB) has been considered the gold standard. It remains an excellent graft with ...
Amik Robertson, a dynamic defensive back for the Detroit Lions and a proud Louisiana native, has built a career on grit, faith, and an unrelenting commitment to the game he loves. A standout from Thibodaux, Louisiana, Amik’s journey to the NFL was marked by his electrifying play at Louisiana Tech ...
Corinna Coffin, a hybrid athlete renowned for her prowess in the Tactical Games, embodies the spirit of an underdog who never backs down. Raised on a 100-acre horse farm alongside three brothers, she grew up proving her toughness, a trait that fueled her rise to a second-place finish at the ...
Lauren grew up in Prairieville, Louisiana, with her heart set on a singular dream: to dance as an LSU Golden Girl in the electric atmosphere of Tiger Stadium. As a young girl cheering in the stands, she envisioned herself on that iconic field, performing with the same grace and energy ...
Tay Martin, an NFL wide receiver and Louisiana native, embodies resilience driven by faith and family. Known for his explosive play on the field, Tay’s journey hit a roadblock when a grade two hamstring pull struck during receiver drills. “I was trying to decelerate, and I felt it give out,” ...