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Pivot: How MOSH Athletic Trainers Stepped Up to the Front Lines of Coronavirus

As the Milwaukee Milkmen minor league baseball team announced they will play ball again in July, we’re thinking about athletic trainers. After the pause in academic, recreational, and…

7 Ways You Can Prevent Sports Injuries for Kids

Sooner than later, we will fully return to playing sports. In fact, some recreation leagues and schools are ramping up their programs now. Many kids have found ways…

Let’s Get Your Swing in Shape with Golf for Medical Fitness

Golf is more than just a game. For many, it’s a way of life. Sometimes, as a sport, it gets a bad rap with golfers enjoying the cocktail…

Announcing Our Phased Plan for Reopening Safely

Every MOSH team member is required to make a pledge when they join our organization. That promise—to always put patients at the center of our work—impacts everything we…

Fitness Apps and Other Smart Ways to Exercise at Home

We are at home, cooped up for the safety of our community. Many of us feeling more sedentary than usual. Our gym routines have been abruptly interrupted. Luckily,…

We’re In This Together: MOSH Now Offers Telemedicine

Life and medicine look very different right now. As we work together to flatten the curve, the MOSH team wants you to know we’re here for you. We…

The #1 Sports Injury: Sprained Ankle

Nearly everyone will experience an ankle sprain sometime in their life. It is the single most common sports injury. The American Family Physician medical journal states, “Acute ankle…

Alert: Mandated Postponement of All Non-Emergency Cases Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

MOSH and Ascension are following guidelines from the CDC, Surgeon General, and American College of Surgeons, which have recommended limiting elective services. Effective March 19, 2020, a statewide…

Why Finding the Best Shoulder Exercises is Important

Shoulders are strong but vulnerable. The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine reports more than 1.4 million shoulder arthroscopies are performed worldwide each year. And Loyola University Health…