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	<description>Sports Hernia Specialist Dr. William Brown</description>
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		<title>Rehabilitation of Sports Hernia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Involving Adductor Tenotomy, Ilioinguinal Neurectomy and Osteitis Pubis An appendix follows this protocol for examples of exercises in each phase of rehabilitation.  There is little research available on the protocol for sports hernia rehabilitation.  The following protocol is what I have found to be successful in rehabilitation of a post operative sports hernia repair. Additional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Brown Gave Me Back My Athletic Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 12-28-12 I visited Dr. Brown for what I termed a quadruple sports hernia and five surgeries. To treat my injury Dr. Brown performed surgery to my oblique muscles (R&#38;L) and the adductor muscles (R&#38;L). The adductor muscles are much stronger than the oblique muscles, so in this tug-of-war the oblique muscles tore, but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bio Identical Hormone Replacement for Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hormones are the chemical messengers and regulators in our body. After the age of 50 these levels drop significantly. Previously, physicians just have accepted this as a part of the natural aging process. But if these hormone levels are replaced back to levels that we enjoyed when we were 30 years old, there is documented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Sports Hernia Discussion &#8211; Dr. Brown Highly Recommended</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was pleased to find many postive comments about my sports hernia approach and sports hernia practice on this website: http://orthopedics.about.com/b/2006/03/18/athletic-pubalgia.htm Patient feedback is very important and useful to me.  You can post your comments on our blog or use our convenient contact form if you prefer. Thank you, Dr. William Brown]]></description>
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		<title>MRI Imaging</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best single test to evaluate for athletic pubalgia is a MRI with the athletic pubalgia protocol. If your doctor is unfamiliar with the protocol, below is a link to the protocol from the Thomas Jefferson University: http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/5/1415/T2.expansion.html How to interpret the MRI is contained in the following article: http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/28/5/1415.long &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Patient After Removal of Mesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Dr. Brown:  Though this patient did not have a sports hernia, it does explain one reason I do not use mesh. Dear Dr. Brown: I had suffered well over 3 years when I met Dr. Brown. A routine 1cm umbilical hernia repair, with mesh, left me unable to sit and barely able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neurectomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are three nerves that provide sensation to the skin in the region of the pubic hair, scrotum or mons pubis, and the medial thigh. These nerves are the ilioinguinal nerve, the iliohypogastric nerve, and the genital nerve. Some athletes with a sports hernia will have symptoms related to one of these nerves. The commonly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adductor Tendonitis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The adductor muscles are located on the medial aspect of the thigh. These muscles adduct the hip joint. Of the adductor muscles, the adductor longus is the most commonly injured. This is because of its limited attachments at the pubic bone and poor mechanical advantage. An injury results in pain high on the inside of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgical Pearls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The objective of surgery is to help the patient.  The surgeon wants to repair the injury but at the same time To Do No Harm. To help me achieve these goals I follow the following rules during hernia surgery. Handle the tissues delicately and with care. Minimize  the use of the cautery. The heat and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mesh Not Always a Good Option</title>
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		<comments>http://www.sportshernia.com/mesh-good-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Brown, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[View the image below to see why I do not use mesh unless necessary. This athelete’s vas deferens was scarred to the mesh. It was difficult to remove the mesh without damage to the testicle. The second image shows the mesh after it has been removed. The mesh is stiff and fibrotic. &#160;]]></description>
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