David Nalbandian Professional Tennis | Sports-Related Hip Injuries | Arthroscopic Hip Surgery | Chronic Hip Pain

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 13, 2010 -- Steadman Clinic physician, Dr. Marc Philippon (http://drmarcphilipponmd.com), world-renowned orthopedic hip surgeon and an innovator in minimally-invasive arthroscopic hip surgery, recently brought professional tennis player, David Nalbandian, from a chronic hip injury to world champion status through arthroscopic hip surgery and an intense rehab program. Sports-related hip injuries are common in professional athletes such as tennis players.

Dr. Philippon is often sought out by high profile athletes at his Vail, CO Steadman Clinic office. Athletes who repetitively and consistently use a rotating hip motion such as tennis players, and who are chronically susceptible to hip-joint injuries, come from all over the globe to see this world-class hip specialist with high hopes that he can correct their sports-related hip injuries and put them back into the playing field of action.

Over-training and repetitive hip rotation ultimately caught up with Nalbandian when he began to suffer chronic hip pain. He ended up at the doors of Dr. Marc Philippon just a few short months shy of the 2010 World Tour Finals.

Known as a consistently clean, all-court tennis player, David Nalbandian professional tennis player, is known for his accurate, yet powerful strokes. His wide drive is a signature move that sends balls into the backcourt with low, spinning acute angles and he has a consistently low error-percentage rate. David Nalbandian, professional tennis player, is the 2005 winner of the Tennis Masters Cup and was a runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon. Nalbandian was at one time ranked number three in the world and is one of only a few tennis champions to have reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slams.

“Hip injuries are very common among world-class tennis players. When David arrived, he was experiencing chronic hip pain and he was very forthcoming about wanting the problem fixed as soon as possible so that he could return to the court. Years of aggressive tennis put undue pressure on the hip joint. Surgery was needed in order to repair this injury and damage caused by overuse and over flexion. This type of chronic injury and sports-related hip injuries could eventually result in osteoarthritis and in some cases, years down the road, could lead to a total hip replacement. This is not a desired outcome we like to envision, so the early diagnosis made him a perfect candidate for hip arthroscopic surgery to repair the problem,” said Philippon.

Nalbandian entered the Steadman Clinic doors in Vail, CO for an innovative arthroscopic hip surgery during the late spring and spent the next several months in an intense rehab program prescribed by Philippon himself. A slow and steady return to the sport allowed Nalbandian to make a healthy and stable comeback with each day of training providing him with stronger hits and powerful, pain-free moves.

In the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, Nalbandian entered post-injury and took back the championship by putting forth a stunning performance of powerful moves, striking shots and effective hits—evident of a true tennis champion—by overthrowing Croatian world champion tennis player, Marin Cilic. According to sports commentators and spectators alike, one would never have known that this world-class athlete had at one time recently experienced debilitating pain in his hip and concurrently was out for months due to surgery and rehab.

Dr. Marc Philippon has successful launched other high profile champion athletes back into high performing, painless careers including Mario Lemieux of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, Olympic gold medal figure skater Tara Lipinski, NBA basketball star Marcus Camby, Pro Bowl NFL running back Priest Holmes and Gold-medal winner in the giant slalom at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, Julia Mancuso.

According to Philippon, “My goal with each patient is to keep them strong, active and healthy so that they can get back to their careers and to the sports they love. Diagnosing these problems early is key in order to avoid long-term problems. Many of my young athletes continue to lead their sports with the same world-class athleticism as before their injuries occurred.”

More information can be found online at http://drmarcphilipponmd.com

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