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Dr. Stark to Serve as New York Team Physician
Berkeley College Athletics Department: May 19, 2010 -
Berkeley College is pleased to announce that Dr. Clifford Stark has agreed to serve as team physician for Berkeley's New York athletic programs.
Dr. Stark is the Medical Director of Sports Medicine at Chelsea in Manhattan and is a board certified physician with dual certification in both sports medicine and primary care.
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Living with Sports Injuries by Clifford D. Stark
April 30, 2010 - Living with Sports Injuries provides a comprehensive overview of the causes and types of sports injuries, treatment and prevention, and more. Providing a crash course in sports injuries, this new book examines head and neck, shoulder, elbow, and hip injuries, and much more. Written in clear, straightforward language, this user-friendly book includes case studies and dramatized, real-life examples to illustrate the everyday impact of living with sports injuries.
About the Author
Clifford D. Stark, D.O., is medical director of sports medicine at Chelsea Piers as well as assistant director of orthopedics and sports medicine and assistant professor at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Family Medicine. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION...
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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)Treatment in the News
Sports Medicine at Chelsea is among the first healthcare providers in New York City to provide its patients with PRP treatments. This new procedure is generating much interest for its dramatic results in the improvement of many sports-related injuries such as tennis elbow and runner's knee. The following article recently appeared in The New York Times:
A Promising Treatment for Athletes, in Blood
By ALAN SCHWARZ
New York Times: February 16, 2009 - Two of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest stars, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu, used their own blood in an innovative injury treatment before winning the Super Bowl. At least one major league pitcher, about 20 professional soccer players and perhaps hundreds of recreational athletes have also undergone the procedure, commonly called platelet-rich plasma therapy. CLICK FOR FULL ARTICLE...
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Hines Ward and His Super Bowl Blood Treatment
Feb 5, 2009 - Waiting For Next Year article:
Hines Ward was an integral part of Pittsburgh’s victory in the Super Bowl over the Arizona Cardinals. This came a couple weeks after the Ravens tried to break him in half on a tackle after a catch. In that tackle, Ward reportedly sprained his medial collateral ligament and underwent treatment so that he could play in the Super Bowl. Then, on the broadcast Andrea Kremer talked about Ward’s treatment. She reported that Ward had some blood drawn, had cells removed, concentrated, and then injected in the affected area of Ward’s knee. Then the Internet exploded with rumor and speculation? CLICK FOR FULL ARTICLE...
Sports Medicine at Chelsea provides Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments. PRP is emerging as one of the most exciting non-operative treatments for sports injuries, and has shown remarkable success in treating repetitive sports injuries.
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Dr. Degenhardt Quoted in FOX NEWS HEALTH BLOG
On October 21, 2008 Dr. Clifford Bassett, NYC Allergist quoted Dr. Aran Degenhardt in his FOX NEWS Health Blog article entitled:
"Allergy Alert: Complementary and Alternate Medicine for Allergy Sufferers"
Many of us are searching for a more natural way to get healthy and treat allergies. One of the approaches is to work with an “integrative medical specialist” to complement traditional allergy care for ourselves and family members if you have allergies. First, let’s get the proper testing to make sure you have allergies that require care. Second, how to “boost” our immune system to assist in conquering allergy symptoms with healthful foods? Great question, now I have some answers after talking with my colleague, Aran Degenhardt, MD, MPH who is a specialist of Integrative Medicine and on the Faculty of NYU Langone Medical Center in NYC. CLICK FOR FULL ARTICLE...
Dr. Clifford W. Bassett is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Long Island College Hospital and on the faculty of NYU School of Medicine. He is the current vice chair for public education committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. No information in this blog is intended as medical advice to any reader or intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition.
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Dr. Stark Quoted in NY1 NEWS Report
"Power Of 10" Workout Attracting New Yorkers
With Busy Schedules
NY1 News, June 27, 2005 - A workout that's caught the attention of thousands of time-crunched New Yorkers over the years promises results with just 20 minutes of exercise a week. NY1's Kafi Drexel filed this report.
"While it's a method that's won clients over, some in the medical field are still skeptical. Doctor of Sports Medicine Clifford Stark of Columbia University doesn't refute the InForm Fitness/Power of 10 Plan, but he says it goes against current guidelines for the most heart-healthy exercise." CLICK FOR FULL ARTICLE...
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Dr. Stark Contributes to Sports Medicine Book
Principles of Manual Sports Medicine
by Steven J. Karageanes
Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
This thoroughly illustrated handbook is the first complete how-to guide to the use of manual medicine techniques for sports injuries. For each region of the body, the book describes anatomy, physiology, physical examination, and common sports injuries, and details the various manual medicine techniques, with step-by-step instructions for treating specific injuries. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate how to apply these techniques. Separate chapters focus on injuries in fourteen specific sports and in specific athletic populations -- the differently abled, children, women, the elderly, and pregnant athletes.
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Dr. Stark Quoted in Knee1 NEWS Report
Prolotherapy, a Nonsurgical Treatment for Joint Pain
by Stephanie Riesenman for Knee1
Knee1 News, November 25, 2003 -
"Patients with chronic joint pain are getting relief from an alternative non-surgical procedure called prolotherapy. It’s an injection performed in the doctor’s office that stimulates the body into healing itself. Also known as nonsurgical ligament reconstruction—prolotherapy is used to treat various types of musculoskeletal pain, including arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sports injuries, just to name a few. The treatment stimulates growth of new ligament tissue in areas where it has become weakened." CLICK FOR FULL ARTICLE...
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