Sports Medicine

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This systematic review is aimed to provide an up-to-date summary and review on the use of surface electromyography (sEMG) in evaluating front crawl (FC) swim performance. Several online databases were searched by different combinations of selected keywords, in total 1956 articles were retrieved, and each article was assessed by a 10-item quality checklist. 16 articles

Back pain. It’s the worst. All of us have experienced pain and stiffness at one point or another, but how do you know if it’s something more serious? If your pain is not going away and it’s accompanied by tingling or weakness in your arms or legs, it could be a herniated disc. What is

This year’s Olympic Games is full of strong, powerful women athletes. Allyson Felix is setting the bar high and inspiring moms and women around the world. Jordan Chiles has been unstoppable in every competition leading up to the Games and demonstrating her nerves of steel. Simone Malone is capturing hearts with her hard-fought and hard-won

Helmets have come a long way since the earliest days of American football. Leather designs at the start of the 20th century evolved to current day molded plastic models. But, the helmet’s original purpose, protection against head injury, remains the same. Still, not all modern-day helmets are created equal. While most helmets offer some level

Whether your child is a seasoned player or just heading into their first season of recreational soccer, playing sports is important for their overall health. One of the best ways to encourage that passion is to follow training advice that won’t put young athletes at risk of injury through different periods of growth. Neeru Jayanthi,

As a member of the Emory Sports Medicine team, Destin Hill, MD, spends most of his time treating patients in the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center at Flowery Branch – right next to the Atlanta Falcons Training Camp. But during football season, because Emory Healthcare is the official team healthcare provider of the Atlanta Falcons,

College-level and professional athletes can access the most advanced training programs and technology for sports injury prevention and recovery. But researchers at Emory Sports Performance and Research Center say younger athletes would benefit most from advanced sports injury prevention programs and tools. “We know that the way children grow and develop impacts their risk for

Whether you cheer for the national soccer teams in the World Cup, play for an adult club in Alpharetta, or proudly wear your Atlanta United jersey to work on Monday mornings, you know soccer is a big deal in our area. Athletes of all levels and abilities have made “the beautiful game” one of the

Facing the Truth Alge’s former Falcons teammate Warrick Dunn has experienced the same pattern with many players of his generation. “All players are going to have transitional issues because once you leave the game of football, there’s nothing else you can do in life that gives you the same high,” he said. Former professional players

Triple bogies and sand traps can ruin a perfectly good round of golf. But far worse for casual and competitive golfers alike is the prospect of losing time on the course due to injury. “Many people look forward to playing golf in retirement, but then they get hurt and can’t play. And younger players can

Athletes and spectators packed the gym, but the crowd stood silent. A volleyball athlete lay on the ground where she had collapsed moments before.   At West Hall High School’s senior night for volleyball, one of the opposing team’s players had walked off the court to sub out, high-fived a teammate, and fell straight back without

Understanding Visceral Fat Fat that accumulates around your internal organs is known as visceral fat. This type of fat can be very harmful to your health as it produces inflammatory substances leading to insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure and many other health issues. Visceral fat is different from subcutaneous fat which is just under your