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Pondview Medical Bldg.
501 Nicollet Blvd., #100
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-460-4900

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Fairview Lakes Medical Center
5200 Fairview Blvd.
Wyoming, MN 55092
651-982-7800

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Jammed Fingers, Finger Sprains Common in Sports
Jammed Fingers, Finger Sprains Common in Sports
If you've ever jammed your finger trying to catch a ball, you know how painful it can be. More than this, jammed finger sprains can be severe, resulting in torn tendons or fractures. Use these tips from Fairview Sports and Orthopedic Care to treat your injured finger.
 
More Kids Overweight
More Kids Overweight
Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic.  Eighty percent of overweight kids become overweight adults, with a higher risk for heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Researchers point their fingers at television.  “Young couch potatoes may not get enough exercise to burn off calories,” says David Walsh, president and founder of the Fairview-sponsored National Institute on Media and the Family. “Then the non-stop junk food commercials tell them to pack away more high fat snacks.”  For more information about this and other topics related to kids and the media, go to www.mediafamily.org .
 
Ankle Sprains Common Injury
Ankle sprains are one of the most common sports injuries. In fact, it's estimated one in ten athletes will injure his or her ankle this fall season. Sports medicine doctors offer tips about treating ankle injuries and getting back in the game.
 
Do you have a health care directive?
Do you have a health care directive?
A health care directive (sometimes called a living will) is authorization you give in advance about the kinds of health care you want or do not want if you cannot speak for yourself. Protect your right to make your own medical choices. For a free copy of a Minnesota Health Care Directive workbook and form, call Fairview On Call at 612-672-7272 or access a form online .
 
News & Events
FSOC Supports City of Lakes Loppet
Feb 6-7, 2010
Wrestling Weight Certification Events Offered for Area Wrestlers
Fairview Sports PT Residency Accepting Applications for 2010-2011 Program through March 31, 2010
Fairview's Sports PT Residency is one of only ten such programs nationwide and the only program in Minnesota.
Return to Sport with IAM Next Step Program
Call 612-672-7737 for info.
Evening and Weekend Hours
Weekly Sports Medicine Grand Rounds 2009-2010
November & December 2009 hosted at Fairview Southdale Hospital with satellite viewing at Riverside and Maple Grove Medical Center. 7:30-8:30 a.m.

 

 

 


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