Dr Joseph Maroon Leads WWE Medical Team

Dr Maroon at the Summit of Mt Kilimanjaro Holding WWE Banner

Dr Maroon at the Summit of Mt Kilimanjaro Holding WWE Banner

Pittsburgh Doctors Head WWE Medical Team, February 19, 2014,  Rick Dayton News Anchor at CBS Affiliate KDKA TV2 in Pittsburgh interviews Dr Maroon and the local physicians who assist World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to maintain the health and wellness of their world-class athletes.  READ ARTICLE HERE

 

 

“They do exciting moves. They do moves where they jump, do a lot of jumping and you know if you miscalculate, you can get hurt,” says Dr. Maroon. Since joining forces with the WWE in 2006, Maroon’s medical team has implemented numerous changes. “We have eliminated chairs to the head. We have added protective padding to the rings. We have added helmets in practice to reduce head impacts,” says Maroon

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