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After five weeks of feeling pain in histhumb after rehearsals, Davis, who, in addition tothe HRO, has performed with numerous pitorchestras and in chamber music classes, wasdiagnosed with tendonitis by an orthopedist atBoston Children's Hospital...
...helpful in the prevention of bedsores, a problem that afflicts up to 30% of patients in chronic-care facilities; some hospitals also endorse the use of flotation mattresses to help premature infants breathe more normally. Opinion is mixed, however, on whether water beds are good for back pain. Orthopedist Steven Garfin of the University of California at San Diego gives cautious approval. "Patients tend to do a little better in terms of range of motion and comfort on the water bed than conventional bedding," he says. But Dr. Rene Caillet, a rehabilitation specialist at Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center...
Glimcher, a Children's Hospital and Medical Center orthopedist, stressed the same point. "None of the senior people are involved [in the strike]. I doubt that there are a significant number who are participating within the University system," he said...
Gymnast Mary Lou Retton faced a similar dilemma last June when she injured her right knee during an exhibition. "I thought, 'Oh my God, it's all over for me,' " she remembers. According to her doctor, Orthopedist Richard Caspari of Richmond, a fragment of cartilage from her knee joint had broken off and lodged in the joint, locking the knee...
Doyle Sharp, 52, an orthopedist; and Julia Rooker, 37> a former Braniff flight attendant who has a "close personal relation ship" with Sharp. One non-Texan rounded out the group: Atlanta Stockbroker William Mathis, a longtime Harris colleague, who was a halfback in the '60s for pro football's New York Jets...