Six decades ago, AstroTurf was promoted along with Houston's Astrodome as a space-age wonder. Today, artificial "turf fields" features even more prominently in sports. Half of NFL teams' stadiums use the plastic stuff and ...
Feb 26, 2025
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If you've ever seen people at the gym or the park jumping, hopping or hurling weighted balls to the ground, chances are they were doing plyometric exercises.
Jan 21, 2025
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Electrical brain stimulation could be the key to getting athletes back on track following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown.
Jan 7, 2025
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A University of Pittsburgh study inspired by the late Freddie H. Fu, MD, one of the world's leading orthopedic surgeons, is tackling a significant contributor to climate change: the health care sector. Engineers and physicians ...
Dec 19, 2024
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A study by the Harvard GenderSci Lab in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reveals systematic biases in a key metric used in estimates of sex disparities in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury rates in sports.
Dec 4, 2024
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Knee injuries are common in athletes, accounting for 41% of all athletic injuries. But knee injuries aren't limited to competitive athletes. In our everyday lives, an accident or a quick movement in the wrong direction can ...
Nov 18, 2024
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You're playing tag with your kids, hitting a fast tennis return shot, landing after a gymnastics vault, evading a football tackle or jumping off a rock onto the beach. Suddenly, you feel a pop in your knee, then immediate ...
Oct 21, 2024
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There's no doubt that for children and teenagers, taking part in physical activity and sport is hugely beneficial. It improves their health and well-being, creates opportunities for social interaction and builds resilience ...
Sep 1, 2024
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Since the inception of the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) competition in 2017, women's football participation has increased rapidly, from about 380,000 in 2016 to around 600,000 in 2022.
Aug 29, 2024
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The recent Olympics are inspiring another generation of young athletes.
Aug 12, 2024
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