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Basketball Player Rebounds from Chondral Defect Knee Surgery

When Mark Mitchell landed awkwardly during a basketball camp, his knee didn't feel quite right. He was later diagnosed with a chondral injury to his right patella, or a tear to the kneecap.

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Physical Therapy Helps High School Para Get Back on Her Feet

Sandy Holguin Lopez is a special education paraprofessional at Great Bend High School and loves seeing the smiles on her students’ faces each day. So, when she started having debilitating back pain after a knee surgery in summer 2023, she knew she ne...

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Chondrosarcoma Diagnosis Doesn't Stop Strongman

Zac Craig trains hard every day and competes in Strongman events. He’s also an athletic trainer/strength and conditioning coach and teacher at Lansing High School, where he was the 2016 Teacher of the Year. He’s even served as a strength and conditi...

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High School Athlete Overcomes Labrum Injury to Play College Football

When Wayna’ Crofton was hit by an offensive lineman, he immediately knew his shoulder was dislocated. What he didn’t know was the extent of the shoulder injury.

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Sports Anchor Gets Oral Cancer Treatment and Quality Care

Longtime KCTV5 sports anchor Neal Jones was "absolutely terrified" when he learned the pain he was feeling in his throat and mouth was caused by head and neck cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 4 oropharyngeal cancer. And he began looking for the r...

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Colorectal Cancer Patient Chooses to Make a Difference

At 67, Michael Farmer had never had a colonoscopy. He appeared healthy, trekked 2,000 miles a year on his bicycle and was active in his business, KC Running and Sports Medicine, a sports medicine, footwear and apparel store. Other than feeling mild...

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Avion Jones Gets Back on the Football Field After Knee Injury

It was the last game of the season, and Avion Jones was running the ball on the opponent's turf. A 6-foot, 220-pound freshman running back for Blue Valley High School, Avion was tackled by 2 players from the opposing team when he felt a pop in his r...

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High School Softball Player Springs Back from Torn ACL, Meniscus

When Maggie Richardson jumped up to spike a volleyball, she knew her landing was different from normal. When she came down, she felt a shift in her knee.

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Baseball Player Bounces Back from Concussion

When Lucas Nelson, a junior outfielder for Shawnee Mission West High School, dove for the baseball during a game, he had no idea it would result in injury. "I was in center field. It was during the third or fourth inning of the game. The ball landed...

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Health System Delivers Exactly the Right Care for Mom of 3

When Lacy and Duskin Bowman learned they were expecting their third child, they knew they had a choice of where to go for her prenatal care and labor and delivery. Their choice was simple: The University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend.