Injury Prevention for Weekend Warriors
FREE Live Webinar Event
This webinar will give attendees expert tips on injury prevention in common sports and insights on how to stay safe and healthy while maintaining an active lifestyle. Led by Dr. Dhanur Damodar, MD, this session is designed to empower you to keep moving and provide you with resources that can help if you do experience an injury. Whether you are a busy professional, a parent of an athlete, or an outdoor enthusiast, you'll leave this presentation with actionable steps to improve your health & wellness.
Tuesday, November 10 | 5:00pm
About the presenter:
Dr. Dhanur Damodar, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty board certification in sports medicine surgery who ensures that his patients receive the best, most effective treatment, even if that means nonsurgical care. He is a clinician and physician first, and his philosophy is to try non-operative treatments in any situation where they can be effective. If a patient requires surgery, he strives to set appropriate expectations and focus on pre- and postoperative education. Having taken care of patients at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, Dr. Damodar understands how to manage the needs of high level athletes as well as the weekend warrior/busy parent looking to stay active. In addition, having experienced orthopedic injuries himself as well as with family members, he understands the challenges faced by caretakers and loved ones.
Dr. Damodar is affiliated as a team physician for the Seattle Kraken. He has over 50 peer reviewed publications, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), and he has provided sports medicine team coverage for the Seattle SeaWolves, Portland Trailblazers, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago White Sox, among others.
His expertise includes the following conditions and procedures:
- Shoulder, knee and hip arthroscopy
- ACL reconstruction
- Rotator cuff repair
- Shoulder replacement
- Shoulder and hip labral repair
- Cartilage surgery
- Joint preservation
- Ligament/tendon injuries
- Patellar/quad tendon repair
- Clavicle and Patella Fractures