Tag: "hockey"

Training and conditioning are key to preventing sports injuries

Barnes-Jewish Team | April 11, 2013 | Comments (0)

Warmer weather may be turning St. Louisans’ minds to baseball, but don’t count your hometown hockey team out for the season just yet. With a win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, the St. Louis Blues are giving fans new hope for a playoff run. The current injury report shows that road ahead won’t necessarily be [...]

Yes, Jonathan did get his wish

bjh_blog | November 8, 2011 | Comments (0)

Yesterday we told you how excited we were about the reunion today between heart/kidney transplant patient Jonathan Sadowski and his care team. The reunion was wonderful – many of Jonathan’s nurses were in attendance, as well as his heart transplant specialist Dr. Greg Ewald, his coordinator Cindy Pasque, and Gene Ridolfi, who is Director of [...]

Did Jonathan get his wish?

bjh_blog | November 7, 2011 | Comments (0)

A little over a year ago, we interviewed a young man who was very sick. He was on the transplant list, hoping to receive not only a new kidney, but also a new heart. As our coworker Scott mentioned last week, Jonathan scored a “hat trick” when it comes to hearts. He’s had three – [...]

Did Jonathan get his wish?

transplant | November 7, 2011 | Comments (0)

A little over a year ago, we interviewed a young man who was very sick. He was on the transplant list, hoping to receive not only a new kidney, but also a new heart. As our coworker Scott mentioned last week, Jonathan scored a “hat trick” when it comes to hearts. He’s had three – [...]

Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure announces co-chairs

bjh_blog | March 10, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure, of which the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is a platinum sponsor, announced their co-chairs for the 13th annual event which will be held downtown St. Louis. Davis and Jane Payne and Cam Janssen of the St. Louis [...]

Get the jump on what it takes to play ice hockey

bjh_blog | January 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

What do slap shots, deking, and face-offs have in common? They are all ice hockey moves that require a level of dexterity, speed, and endurance unique to this sport. If you’ve ever been to a live hockey game, it takes a great amount of skill just watching the sport – keeping up with where the [...]