http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that a surgical procedure known as the "docking technique" to repair a torn elbow ligament in teenage athletes yielded favorable results. The outcomes were better than those in previously published reports on reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), also known as Tommy John surgery, in this age group and may be attributed to technique-specific factors, according to the study authors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-docking-technique-torn-elbow-ligament.html Surgery Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:00:03 EST news283024834 English Premier League soccer players, NHL hockey players, France's Top 14 club rugby players, and even elite amateur athletes have better developed cognitive functions than the average university student, according to a perception study undertaken by Professor Jocelyn Faubert of the University of Montreal's School of Optometry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-jocks-bookworms-brain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:01 EST news278825968 Do you feel like exercise just leaves you fatigued without any real improvements? A study of cyclists by scientists at the University of Stirling has uncovered the secret to successful training, a discovery which could help us all lead healthier lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientific-breakthrough-reveals-secret-successful.html Health Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:58:10 EST news277721860 (Medical Xpress)—After sustaining a concussion, when can an athlete safely return to play? That's the primary question for professional and amateur athletes alike. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-scientific-approach-concussion-nfl.html Health Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:23:08 EST news266660576 (Medical Xpress) -- With the Olympics starting July 27, reaching the top of the podium is on the minds of thousands of athletes worldwide. But a new study published in the British Medical Journal shows that those amateur athletes can’t count on sports drinks or special shoes to help them achieve their goal of competing for gold at the Games. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-sports-drink-myths.html Health Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:18:57 EST news262599528 Plunging into cold water after exercise may be an effective way to reduce muscle soreness, but it is unclear whether there are harmful side effects. These are the conclusions of a new systematic review of cold water immersion interventions published in The Cochrane Library. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cold-muscle-soreness-evidence-lacking.html Health Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:03 EST news248460434 Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for the Department of Preventative and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen at Klinikum rechts der Isar have now made official: Documented proof, gathered during the world's largest study of marathons, "Be-MaGIC" (beer, marathons, genetics, inflammation and the cardiovascular system), that the consumption of non-alcoholic weissbier, or wheat beer, has a positive effect on athletes' health. Under the direction of Dr. Johannes Scherr, physicians examined 277 test subjects three weeks before and two weeks after the 2009 Munich Marathon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-sport-doctors-non-alcoholic-wheat-beer.html Health Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:46:33 EST news226838769 New research suggests an effective recovery drink may already be in your refrigerator: lowfat chocolate milk. Grabbing lowfat chocolate milk after a tough workout helped give both trained and amateur athletes a post-exercise training advantage, according to three new studies presented at the American College of Sports Medicine and published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research this month. Athletes in the studies who had a post-exercise lowfat chocolate milk– with the right mix of carbs and high-quality protein – had improved training times, better body composition (more muscle, less fat) and were in better shape than their peers who drank typical sports beverages with carbohydrates only. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-post-exercise-recovery-advantages-lowfat-chocolate.html Health Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:28:06 EST news226225675