Sports Medicine

This study sought to provide a comprehensive assessment of the incidence of sports injuries among athletes participating in the Olympic Winter Games and to investigate contributing factors. We gathered injury data from athletes participating in the recent four Olympic Winter Games, incorporating details on the sports event, sex, injury location, and type. Through a meta-analysis,

Newswise — Chicago, IL, November 27, 2023 – Some year-round runners dread plunging temperatures, but according to recent research, the benefits of running in the cold weather outweigh warm weather running — and could help you burn bad fat, lose more weight, and make you feel better overall. “Cold weather doesn’t have to force runners

Training Youth ATHletes: ATH’s Student Athlete Training Philosophy

Are you training for your community’s Turkey Trot? Is this your first race? Colby Genrich, M.D., family medicine physician and sports medicine specialist at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, can speak on how to prepare and train for those Thanksgiving Day 5Ks.  Dr. Genrich can speak to and offer tips on: How to prepare

BYLINE: Macie Jepson Newswise — CLEVELAND, OH – A visionary $20 million gift from Dee and Jimmy Haslam will establish the new University Hospitals Haslam Sports Innovation Center led by James E. Voos, MD, Chair, UH Department of Orthopedic Surgery, President-elect of the NFL Physician’s Society and Head Team Physician, Cleveland Browns. The new center

 

Newswise — WASHINGTON – A report published today in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (formerly AACC’s) The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine describes the strategies used by the National Basketball Association (NBA) to limit COVID-19 exposure among the individuals who participated in the 2019–2020 season. The success of the NBA’s approach demonstrates that

MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine hand surgeon Alexander Soneru, MD, is available today to discuss Chicago Bears Quarterback Justin Fields’ injury to his throwing hand. During the Bears game Sunday, Fields dislocated his thumb, but he popped it back in and tried to finish the game. Ultimately, a Fox Sports report said, he was unable to grip

Newswise — Indianapolis, IN, October 11, 2023 – Two of the world leaders in exercise science, sports medicine and personal training have established a new collaborative partnership. The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have announced the completion and execution of a Master Services Agreement between their

Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minnesota — El juego pickleball está ganando popularidad en todo el mundo. Se puede jugar a cualquier edad y con cualquier nivel de habilidad. Si bien muchas personas pueden suponer que el pickleball es un deporte más lento y de menor impacto, los expertos de Mayo Clinic dicen que es importante recordar

Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minnesota — O jogo de pickleball está se popularizando em todo o mundo. Ele pode ser praticado por pessoas de qualquer idade e com qualquer nível de habilidade. Ainda que muitas pessoas possam assumir que o pickleball é um esporte lento e com baixo impacto, os especialistas da Mayo Clinic afirmar que

Written By:  Sarah Gibson, UH Dietetic Intern and Edited by Meredith Sorensen, MS, RD, CSSD, LD Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute What is the Function of Carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are the main energy source obtained through food and are broken down in the body into glucose, also known as blood sugar. Glucose is used in the body

BYLINE: Valerie Goodwin During Aaron Rodgers’ debut as a New York Jet on Monday night, he experienced an achilles tendon rupture early into the game that resulted in Rodgers not returning to the field. The University of Michigan Health System’s David Walton, M.D., has commented on what this means in terms of treatment and repair

No previous study has analyzed the impact of caffeine intake on prooxidant-antioxidant balance and muscle damage following resistance exercise. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 3 mg/kg of caffeine on the number of repetitions and the prooxidant-antioxidant balance and muscle damage after a session of full-body resistance exercise. Ten resistance-trained

Newswise — Novel brain biometrics could help inform whether an athlete is ready to return to play following a concussion, according to new research from the University of South Australia. Conducted in partnership with the University of California San Francisco (UCFC), researchers found that changes in micromovements of the brain – termed ‘headpulses’ – could

This study evaluated changes in deep trunk muscle thickness and lower extremity muscle activities during bridge exercises with the abdominal drawing-in maneuver. Bridge exercises were conducted on an unstable surface at different knee flexion angles (60º, 90º and 120º), with the aim of identifying more effective angles for bridge exercises. This study included 21 healthy

BYLINE: Myra Wright Newswise — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The top priority for everyone in Wake Forest Athletics is safety and through an innovative and enhanced partnership with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, health care for all 400-plus Demon Deacons student-athletes will be enhanced through a multitude of ways, including on-campus

Choosing an unsuitable bicycle saddle increases the saddle pressure and discomfort during cycling. Women contract sports injuries more easily than men during cycling owing to their anatomy. To investigate the effect of saddle widths on the saddle pressure in female cyclists. Ten healthy women with an average age of 20.7 ± 1.3 years, height of

According to a recently published article on Axios, women have higher out-of-pocket expenses for their health care than men despite having similar health insurance. Even when removing maternity care from the equation, women each year are paying $15.4 billion more out of pocket for health care. This so-called ’Pink tax’ reflects the penalty levied on females for everything from

The aim of the present study was two-fold: (i) to analyze the progression and variability of swimming performance (from entry times to best performances) in the 50, 100, and 200 m at the most recent FINA World Championships and (ii) to compare the performance of the Top16, semifinalists, and finalists between all rounds. Swimmers who