Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect everyday life, including depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Little help has been ...
Apr 4, 2022
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With the Winter Olympics only just behind us it's important to note that the moment of winning on the international athletics stage, glorious as it may be, is only the final scene. A snapshot that represents years of hard ...
Mar 30, 2022
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RED-S stands for "relative energy deficiency in sport." Previously it was called "female athlete triad," and was characterized as a female disease. In 2014, it was established that men are also at risk of developing the syndrome, ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Every two years the world watches in awe as incredible athletes compete during the Olympic and Paralympic games. Olympians inspire the nation, and serve as role models to all young athletes. But after inspiring so many, and ...
Mar 14, 2022
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As assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, David Howell, Ph.D., understands the relationship between concussions and subsequent injury in athletes—namely, that after suffering ...
Mar 9, 2022
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The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) has published its position statement, "Reducing Intentional Head-first Contact Behavior in American Football Players" today in the Journal of Athletic Training, NATA's scientific ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Heart conditions can be game-ending or even life-threatening for competitive and recreational athletes alike, but physicians are realizing that in many cases, cardiac issues can be managed to help patients carry on with sports. ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Not only are student athletes less likely to contract COVID-19 than the rest of the student population, non-athlete students are in turn less likely to become sick with the virus than young adults in the general public, according ...
Feb 22, 2022
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In a recent letter, Richard Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, claimed that "the IOC is athlete-centered," insisting the Olympics "can—and do—make the world a better place."
Feb 18, 2022
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An estimated 90 million to 100 million Americans will tune in to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday. Unlikely to be mentioned during the festivities is this sobering but significant side note: Athletes participating in collision ...
Feb 11, 2022
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