Patients treated with a new procedure for advanced thumb arthritis are shaking hands again at two weeks post-surgery, a milestone that used to take six months to a year.

The Atlanta Dream today announced a multi-year partnership with Emory Healthcare, naming Emory Healthcare the Official Team Healthcare Provider and Official Sports Medicine Provider of the Atlanta Dream. 

Emory’s Soccer Medicine Program has grown into the largest of its kind in Georgia, with more soccer-trained providers across more locations than any other health system in the state.