Carol L. Otis, M.D., FACSM

Shoulder Injuries and Prevention

Your shoulders are the most movable joints in your body. They can also be unstable at times because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket that holds it in place. The shoulder is anchored by muscles, tendons and ligaments, which if overused can cause a myriad of injuries, including Strains, arthritis, dislocations and more. Dr. Carol Otis joins the show to discuss common injuries and ways to prevent them.

Carol Otis, M.D., FACSM, is a Portland, Ore., based sports medicine physician and consultant, with over 20 years expertise in the non-surgical evaluation and treatment of active people. She joined the Physician Associates of the Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in January, 2001 to 2003, opening the Primary Care and Women's Sports Medicine Clinic. Previously she worked at UCLA where she was a team physician for the varsity teams and former director of specialty clinics at the Arthur Ashe Student Health Center.

A native of Southern California, she received her medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine in the Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. She formerly served as the Chief Medical Advisor for the Sanex WTA Tour (women's professional tennis). She has worked with men and women athletes in many areas including serving as a team physician for UCLA varsity athletes (1984-1993), the 2000 US Olympic Women's Tennis team, US Fed Cup Teams (1998- 2000), the Boston Marathon, USA Track and Field, USA Figure Skating, and 1984 Olympic Gymnastics competition. She is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). a former member of the ACSM board of Trustees, and past chairperson of the ACSM Strategic Health Initiative for Women. She currently serves on the USTA Sport Science Committee and is a former member of the ITF Medical Commission.

Melanie Cole, M.S.

9 / 8 / 2009