The Cold-Weather Athlete: Avoid Winter Sports Injuries, Keep Playing

Press release from the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth:

December 7, 2020

The Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is proud to present a FREE virtual community lecture titled The Cold-Weather Athlete: Avoid Winter Injuries and Keep Playing on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be held through the Zoom platform.

Attendees will learn about how to avoid common injuries associated with winter sports from women’s sports medicine specialist, Dr. Jennifer Hopp, who leads the Women’s Sports Medicine Program at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. She will be joined by board-certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy, Jacqueline Plante, PT, DPT, SCS, of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital’s Rehabilitation Services.

Whether a winter runner, skier, snowboarder, winter hiker, or snowshoe enthusiast, winter athletes of all levels and abilities are welcome to attend this virtual event.

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital’s Women’s Sports Medicine Program is focused on the unique musculoskeletal needs of women and girls of all ages and athletic abilities. Dr. Hopp is experienced in caring for athletes on the sideline, concussion management, joint injections, ultrasound guided injections, platelet-rich plasma injections, casting/splinting, nutrition guidance, as well as general musculoskeletal injuries. She sees patients at the Wentworth-Douglass Portsmouth Outpatient Center.

To register for this free event visit wdhospital.org/events. To learn more about the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, visit wdhospital.org.

About Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (wdhospital.org) is a not-for-profit charitable health care organization located in Dover, New Hampshire with a 110-year history of compassionate care and innovation. Serving the Seacoast communities since 1906, it is a family of 3,000 employees including 500+ registered nurses and a medical staff of over 480 physicians and advanced practitioners dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of residents and visitors to the Seacoast area of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital was awarded Magnet® designation in 2016, joined the Massachusetts General Hospital family in 2017 and includes a 178-bed hospital, several urgent care and walk-in facilities, multiple testing centers, Wentworth Health Partners (primary and specialty provider practices), The Works Family Health and Fitness Center and the Wentworth-Douglass Foundation.

This press release was produced by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. The views expressed are the author's own.