In the new, fall issue of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation’s (OTRF) e-newsletter, Active Bones, Dr. Steven Chudik and his health performance team introduce a new functional capacity test they developed to determine when...
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Scheduling an appointment with Dr. Steven Chudik is only a click away
Scheduling an appointment to be seen and evaluated for an injury is only a click away. Dr. Steven Chudik, orthopaedic surgeon and arthroscopic specialist with the Shoulder, Knee & Sports Medicine Injury Clinic in Westmont and Western Springs, Illinois, offers...
Knee Surgery Needed for Top U.S. Tennis Player
In the second round of her Wimbledon singles match, 32-year old American and top doubles seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands collapsed on to the grass court when her right knee buckled. Mattek-Sands, ranked No. 1 in doubles, was taken to the hospital for evaluation and...
Tommy John surgery required for top Yankees prospect
Top Yankees prospect and shortstop Gleyber Torres injured his left elbow during a Class AAA game with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders, triggering an early end to his season while also dealing a blow to the Yankees’ potential fall roster. Torres’ tore his ulnar...
Congratulations to Aaron Bailey on signing with the Baltimore Ravens
Dr. Steven Chudik and his Team at the Shoulder, Knee & Sports Medicine Clinic in Westmont, Ill., would like to congratulate Aaron Bailey on signing a free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens as a wide receiver. As the quarterback who led Bolingbrook High...
Shoulder dislocation puts Japan’s World Cup aspirations in question
Japan’s star and the Blue Samurai’s goal-scoring midfielder, Shinji Kagawa, suffered a shoulder dislocation in a soccer match against Syria that ended in a draw but advanced Japan to a qualifying round in the Asian Football Confederation and ultimate opportunity to...
GMA spotlights the increasing overuse injuries in Little League
Photo courtesy of AOSSM In a recent news feature, Good Morning America (GMA) looked into the rising number of overuse injuries occurring to Little League players, particularly in the elbow with a condition aptly named Little League Elbow. Dr. Steven Chudik also has...
Overuse injury sidelines World Series Champion pitcher
Former Chicago Cubs pitcher and World Series Champion Aroldis Chapman was placed on the disabled list recently for left shoulder rotator cuff inflammation, also known as impingement syndrome. According to media reports, a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the injured...
OTRF research presented on definitive FCE to determine safe return to sport following ACL reconstruction
Dr. Chris Larsen presents outcome research on OTRF's functional capacity evaluation for athletes returning to sport following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during the Mid-American Orthopaedics Association's annual meeting. Outcome research conducted by...
Congratulations Jake Elliott on being drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals
Dr. Steven Chudik and his Team at the Shoulder, Knee & Sports Medicine Clinic in Westmont, Ill., want to congratulate Jake Elliott on being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of this year's National Football League (NFL) draft. Elliott, a former...
OTRF spring newsletter delivers injury prevention tips for throwers
Spring is when we see a great number of baseball throwing injuries. In this issue of the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation's (OTRF) e-newsletter, Active Bones, Dr. Steven Chudik and his health performance team provide injury...
Rotator cuff surgery benches Panthers’ QB for the off-season
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton injured his throwing shoulder late last season during in a game against the San Diego Chargers. A subsequent MRI revealed a partially torn rotator cuff. Team doctors chose to treat the injury conservatively with rest, rehabilitation and...
Playing with pain: Bear’s Kyle Long postpones shoulder labral repair surgery
Late last season, Chicago Bears Pro Bowl guard Kyle Long severely injured his ankle during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That injury, combined with the torn shoulder labrum Long had been playing with for seven weeks ended his 2016 season. Long had ankle...
OTRF publishes an Ultimate in-season strength, conditioning program to help prevent injuries
In 1968, two groups of New Jersey high school students were the first to play a new game called Ultimate (Frisbee), a cross between soccer and American football. Today, more than one million people in the United States participate in Ultimate that involves sprinting,...
Lacrosse in-season and conditioning helps prevent injuries
As the lacrosse season gets underway, I would like to remind you about the research based, in-season strength and conditioning program my health performance team and I created specifically for lacrosse through my foundation, the Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports...
Orthopaedic pioneer, Dr. Steven Chudik, awarded patent for an arthroscopic total shoulder replacement surgery method
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted Dr. Steven Chudik with the Steven Chudik MD Shoulder, Knee & Sports Injury Clinic, Westmont, Ill., another patent, US 9,445,910 B2, for his original method of minimally invasive shoulder replacement...
Improve your golf game this winter by stretching
As you contemplate your winter getaway vacation for some sun and golf, don’t forget to pack the Golf Stretching and Warm-Up program created by Dr. Steven Chudik and his nonprofit foundation, the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation...
OTRF’s latest e-newsletter has insights on injury prevention for winter sports, activities
For those who have begun winter sports and activities, or will be, you'll want to read the latest issue of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation's (OTRF) e-newsletter, Active Bones. Included in the issue are articles on cartilage...
Prior planning, conditioning helps reduce injuries on the slopes
With more snow in the forecast and school winter breaks just days away, the Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation (OTRF) founded by Dr. Steven Chudik, orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist with the Shoulder, Knee and...
Online appointment scheduling now available
Dr. Steven Chudik, orthopaedic surgeon and arthroscopic specialist with the Shoulder, Knee & Sports Medicine Injury Clinic in Westmont, Ill., is offering a new, online appointment scheduling option on his website. Simply click on the "Schedule Online" button at...


















