Health
Pickleball injuries and prevention
The popularity of pickleball has exploded in the last few years, and according to a recent report, so have injuries attributed to the relatively new sport.
May 5, 2024
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News tagged with tennis player
Sleep disorders
Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors, but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
In the adrenaline-packed world of professional sports, the power of sleep rarely gets adequate attention.
Jan 31, 2024
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Health
Bones play an important role in our health—here's how to keep them strong
Just as our muscles lose strength as we get older, so do our bones. This can have a serious effect on our lifestyle, and boosts risk of fractures—which are linked with an increased risk of death. Fortunately, just as we ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
What makes a Grand Slam champion? Research finds three key guidelines for tennis coaches
To provide adequate support to young athletes, it is important to understand their development path. Over the years, researchers have recognized the significance of tracking all processes aimed at optimizing athletes' progress ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media fueling eating disorders among female athletes, research shows
Social media is fueling eating disorders among female athletes who feel they must achieve the "ideal" body, according to experts.
Apr 26, 2023
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Health
Celebrity tweets likely shaped US negative public opinion of COVID-19 pandemic, finds study
Tweets by people in the public eye likely increasingly shaped negative public opinion of the COVID-19 pandemic as it progressed in the US, suggests an analysis of sentiments expressed in social media posts, published in the ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Space travel influences the way the brain works
Scientists of the University of Antwerp and University of Liège (Belgium) have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness after being in space for six months. Some of the changes turned out to be lasting—even ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Mayo Clinic minute: Researching tennis wrist injuries
From beginners to the pros, injuries from playing tennis do happen, especially in the wrist.
Jul 6, 2022
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Health
Tokyo Paralympics: How Paralympians are affected by the heat
The heat experts were right. In 2019, historical data suggested that the average daily temperature athletes would have to contend with during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be between 28.2℃ and 29.7℃, ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Health
Top-level sportsmen may live 13 percent longer than the average man
Professional sportsmen may live up to 13 percent longer than those in the general population, a new statistical report has found.
Jun 1, 2021
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