The do's and don'ts of cold weather sports: A physical therapist offers advice
Winter sports are extreme by nature: Freezing temperatures, slick surfaces, whiteout conditions, and sharp blades can all make injury more likely.
Dec 4, 2025
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Trying to move more? Expert explains the benefits of counting steps
Mackenzie Long, a personal trainer in physical therapy and sports medicine at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse and Onalaska, Wisconsin, explains the health benefits of tracking steps.
Dec 3, 2025
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Exercise slows tumor growth in mice by shifting glucose uptake to muscles
It's well known that exercise is good for health and helps to prevent serious diseases, like cancer and heart disease, along with simply making people feel better overall. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for ...
Gender-specific supportive environment key to cutting female athletes' injury risks, new statement suggests
Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment—one that is free of body shaming and idealized female forms, for example—is key to minimizing female athletes' future risks of injury and protecting their health, emphasizes ...
Dec 2, 2025
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MRI-based study finds gender gap in knee injuries
One of the largest MRI-based studies comparing knee injuries between men and women reveals surprising differences in injury patterns based on gender and age.
Nov 30, 2025
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Pro fighters risk damage to the brain's 'garbage disposal'
The brain's waste-clearing system significantly declines in function with repeated head impacts, according to a new study of cognitively impaired professional boxers and mixed martial arts fighters. The findings are being ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Lower limb morphology in endurance runners reveals a human advantage
Humans are among the most capable long-distance runners in the animal kingdom. However, body shape and composition vary individually, reflecting adaptations to common movement patterns. In running, the extended lower limb ...
Nov 26, 2025
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3D map sheds light on why tendons are prone to injury
Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have created the first detailed 3D map of how a crucial piece of connective tissue in our bodies responds to the stresses of movement and exercise. This tissue, called calcified ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Overtraining: Expert explains warning signs that the body sends
When you're training for a race, it is tempting to go to extremes. But that makes this a prime time to watch for warning signs of overtraining, advises Corey Wencl, who supervises athletic training services in sports medicine ...
Nov 19, 2025
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Early morning practices linked to less and lower-quality sleep in college athletes
A study using more than 27,000 sleep records of collegiate athletes provides the best evidence to date that early morning team practices take a toll on healthy sleep.
Nov 17, 2025
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