Sports Medicine

The NFL Settlement and Football Players with Dementia GW Neuroscientist and Former Pro Ball Player Available for Comment on this Issue as Well as other Topics Related to Black Men’s Brain Health WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2024)–A Washington Post investigation has found that the NFL concussion settlement relies on a strict standard for a diagnosis of

Newswise — It’s one of the most common new year’s resolutions, a recent study found 48% of Americans who make new year’s resolutions, resolve to begin a fitness routine. But the researchers found  only 9% of Americans who make resolutions complete them, 23% quit their resolutions by the end of the first week, 43% quit

The usefulness of Foam Roller (FR) even without a rolling stimulus (e.g., static compression with or without dynamic joint movements) has been recently demonstrated; however, the different effects of these methods remain unclear. Thus, this study aimed to compare and investigate the effects of such FR intervention methods on knee extensors. The dominant knee extensors

This research aimed to determine the quantitative and qualitative structure of winning systems of the world’s leading male table tennis players between 1970 and 2021. The study used the Wu game analysis method, modified by the authors, which consists of observing the game from playback, identifying the winning actions of a given player, and sorting

Wearables are lightweight, portable technology devices that are traditionally used to monitor physical activity and workload as well as basic physiological parameters such as heart rate. However recent advances in monitors have enabled better algorithms for estimation of caloric expenditure from heart rate for use in weight loss as well as sport performance. can be

Newswise — Benjamin Ma, MD, a highly regarded orthopaedic surgeon and advanced imaging researcher, has been appointed as chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Ma will assume his new role on January 1, 2024. Ma specializes in diagnosing and caring for patients with sports medicine injuries, including arthroscopic shoulder surgeries to repair rotator cuff

Soccer is a complex sport, and balance appears to play a crucial role in the quality execution of technical skills, which are mostly performed while standing on one foot. Nevertheless, in younger ages, when learning still affects soccer performance, the effect of a balance-training program on the player’s balance and technical skills remains unexplored. This

According to a recent study that polled workers in Australia, 45% of workers would be willing to accept a pay cut in exchange for remote work flexibility. Australians are not alone in their quest for a better work-life balance. 56% of 125 million full-time U.S. workers said they don’t have to be in the workplace anymore

High-level sports competitions involve facing highly challenging situations. Athletes must maintain strong team cohesion with peers, have specific mental abilities, and high-stress control to overcome adversity and report high sports performance. This research aimed to identify team cohesion profiles and examine whether participants differed significantly in their mental abilities and stress management. The sample consisted

Newswise — A scientific study published in PeerJ Life & Environment sheds light on the potential game-changing impact of advanced footwear technology (AFT) on elite sprint performances in track and field. The research, titled “The Potential Impact of Advanced Footwear Technology on the Recent Evolution of Elite Sprint Performances,” reveals the significant strides made in sprint performance and suggests that AFT has played a pivotal role in these improvements.  Elite track and field sprint performances have long been viewed as reaching a plateau as the boundaries

Research article Acute and Prolonged Effects of 300 sec of Static, Dynamic, and Combined Stretching on Flexibility and Muscle Force Shingo Matsuo1, , Masahiro Iwata1, Manabu Miyazaki2, Taizan Fukaya3, Eiji Yamanaka4, Kentaro Nagata5, Wakako Tsuchida6, Yuji Asai1, Shigeyuki Suzuki7 × Shingo Matsuo, Masahiro Iwata, Manabu Miyazaki, Taizan Fukaya, Eiji Yamanaka, Kentaro Nagata, Wakako Tsuchida, Yuji Asai,

Newswise — As the old song says, there’s no place like home for the holidays. That is, unless you’re home on the couch with a fever, cough or sick child, while everyone else is out decking the halls, dashing through the snow, spinning the dreidl or playing reindeer games. Or even worse, you could get

The present study compared four different intervals between three simulated soccer matches for changes in muscle damage and performance parameters. Thirteen well-trained female university soccer players performed three bouts of 90-min Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST) with four different intervals between bouts; one (1d), two (2d), three (3d) and four days (4d), with >12-weeks between

Newswise — Hamilton, ON, December 5, 2023 – There is no shortage of advice for women on what to eat, how to train, or what supplements to take during their menstrual cycles, but a new review by an international team of scientists has found little evidence to support such recommendations. In fact, they found sparse

The present study compared the effects of incorporating traditional sprint interval training (SIT) or basketball-specific SIT (SSIT) into typical off-season training of male basketball players. Adaptations to and effect size (EF) of interventions on aerobic fitness [evaluated using Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level-1 (Yo-Yo IR1)], change of direction [T-test (TT) and Illinois agility test (IAT)],

Recent research showed significant stretch-mediated maximum strength increases when performing stretching between 5 to 120 minutes per day with the calf muscle. However, since the practical applicability of these long stretching durations was questioned and studies exploring the transferability to the upper body are scarce, the aim of this study was to investigate the possibility

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