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About John Doherty

John Doherty is a physical therapist and athletic trainer in Munster.

He has been the head athletic trainer at Munster High School since 1985 after earning his Master's degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Indianapolis and his Bachelor's degree from Notre Dame.

He is a member of the St. Johns Prep Athletic Hall of Fame in Danvers, Mass., where he attended high school and was a three-sport student trainer and manager for four years.

Testing for dementia in the future

By John Doherty Times Columnist

The short-term effects of concussion can be bad enough. However, they almost always get all better.

JOHN DOHERTY: Facts forgotten after headline hype

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Last week, in a reversal of sorts, NBA Commissioner David Stern acknowledged that this season's compressed schedule could very well have been problematic.

Bulls timing it right with Rose

By John Doherty Times Sports Correspondent

Last week, Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert had the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee reconstructed. That's the same ligament, in the same knee, torn on the same day as Bulls guard Derrick Rose.

JOHN DOHERTY: Circumstances don't suit football

By John Doherty Times Columnist

The NFL would have been better off if Junior Seau had joined one of the many suits over concussion that have been filed against the league.

Rose a crucial loss on real balance sheet

By John Doherty Times Sports Correspondent

Let's get this out of the way right away. Those of you blaming Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau for Derrick Rose's injury, just stop. There was still more than 1:20 to play, and with the NBA's 24-second shot clock, a 76ers comeback from 12 down…

JOHN DOHERTY: What a week of sports it was

By John Doherty Times Columnist

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times last week in sports -- locally and nationwide.

No equality in overuse

By John Doherty Times Sports Correspondent

The universally dreaded anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury — and how women are more likely to suffer one — was covered in this space last week.

Devine Irish memories of Kiel

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Hard to believe it's been 32 years. That was my first thought on Sunday when I learned former Notre Dame quarterback Blair Kiel had died at the age of 50.

JOHN DOHERTY: Taking issue with the knee

By John Doherty Times Columnist

With the NCAA Women's Basketball championship game between Notre Dame and Baylor scheduled for tonight, there is no better time to talk about knee injuries.

JOHN DOHERTY: Athletic trainers take on catastrophe

By John Doherty Times Columnist

As National Athletic Training Month comes to an end, so does my ongoing series on sudden death in sports. As the month began, the National Athletic Trainers' Association had just issued a position statement on prevention of such a catastrophe.

JOHN DOHERTY: Athletic trainers take on the heat

By John Doherty Times Columnist

It may seem unusual to be talking about heat-related health problems in the middle of March.

JOHN DOHERTY: Athletic trainers offer dose of sanity to March Madness

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Most sports fans associate this month with madness, specifically the March Madness of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

JOHN DOHERTY: Peyton's place may be in court

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Back on Sept. 13, I wrote Peyton Manning's place -- given the nature of his neck injury and subsequent surgeries -- is on the sidelines.

JOHN DOHERTY: Duerson suit doesn't fit

By John Doherty Times Columnist

I would be just as happy not to recall the one-year anniversary this month of old friend and former Notre Dame and Bears strong safety Dave Duerson.

JOHN DOHERTY: Remembering an anniversary we can't afford to forget

By John Doherty Times Sports Correspondent

It's not that far away -- in miles or time passed. Perhaps you remember but if you don't, Fennville, Mich., is just 120 miles from here, a two hour ride, tracing the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan.

JOHN DOHERTY: No secret to return to success

By John Doherty Times Correspondent

Win or lose, the Bulls miss Derrick Rose.

JOHN DOHERTY: Notre Dame rejects ACL U label

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Adversity, you can let it define you, or you can overcome it and define yourself.

JOHN DOHERTY: CNN’s Sanjay Gupta gets concussion chronicle correct

By John Doherty Times Columnist

The media focus in the weeks before the Super Bowl is much like it was two years ago: concussion, concussion, concussion.

JOHN DOHERTY: Dear John, readers questions tackle head injuries

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Recent columns regarding head injuries in sports -- football, specifically -- have readers thinking about how to save America's game and the boys and men who play it. Here is a sampling, edited for brevity and clarity:

JOHN DOHERTY: Stunning NFL weekend signals sickness in sports

By John Doherty Times Columnist

Two signature plays bracketed the signature game of the NFL divisional round this past weekend.

JOHN DOHERTY: Left at a loss by medical mismanagement

By John Doherty Times Columnist

In the aftermath of the Denver Broncos' overtime victory Sunday, on the strength of a first-play, 80-yard touchdown pass from Tim Tebow to Demaryius Thomas, Tebow-mania is back in full throat.

JOHN DOHERTY: Boutique medicine is a bad bet

By John Doherty Times Columnist

The best way to take a long look forward is to start by taking a short look back. When it comes to sports medicine, one need only consider the curious case of Alex Rodriguez.