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UrduA new way of diagnosing and assessing knee osteoarthritis (OA) has moved a step closer with a major study paving the way for its use in research and clinical practice. The technique involves attaching small microphones to knees, and detecting…
Tag: Sports Medicine
Study suggests why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk
Linemen’s rapid weight gain can lead to hardening of heart, arteries, but problems may be offset with increased aerobic training
Changes in cardiovascular risk factors among college football players
What The Study Did: Researchers recruited 126 college football players from two programs in Georgia and South Carolina to examine over three years how cardiovascular risk factors emerged and changed, including weight, blood pressure and heart structure and function. To…
Rise in testosterone level boosts young women’s running capacity
Significant impact on performance and lean body mass, clinical trial results show
Top Triton B-Baller Back on Court, with an Assist from UC San Diego Health
As UC San Diego Athletics steps up to NCAA Division I competition level, they do so with another team behind them: UC San Diego Health, now their Official Health Care Provider
Icaros: Flight simulator home trainer
The German Sport University carried out research to see whether full-body exergaming in virtual reality can be appropriately applied for training and therapy purposes
Kessler scientists receive grant to study exercise benefits in multiple sclerosis
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers awards grant to Drs. John DeLuca and Helen Genova to study the effects of different exercise regimens across multiple realms of symptoms and functioning
Physical activity and good fitness improve cardiac regulation in children
A recent Finnish study showed that more physically active and fit children have better cardiac regulation than less active and fit children. The study also showed that cardiac regulation was better especially in boys with better aerobic fitness and in…
Stem cell treatments for shoulder and elbow injuries flourish, but so far there’s little evidence they work
Experts writing in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery warn that the clinical data are limited, many treatments with biologic agents are still unproven for clinical use, and US regulatory agencies impose barriers on conducting research
Can excessive athletic training make your brain tired? New study says yes
You’d expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the brain tired too? A new study reported in the journal Current Biology on September 26 suggests that the answer is “yes.” When researchers imposed an…
Sport has its benefits but do not overdo it
In top athletes, excess physical activity can be harmful, as cases of ‘overtraining syndrome’ suggest. It is associated with major fatigue and reduced athletic performances. A study has now shown that intensive physical training can harm brain capacity, particularly cognitive…
For young athletes, sport specialization means increased risk of injury
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new study finds that kids who specialize in a chosen sport tend to engage in higher levels of vigorous exercise than their peers and may be more likely to sustain injuries, such as stress…
Female Athletes Seek Specialty Care for Concussion Later than Males, Potentially Contributing to Longer Recovery
Female athletes seek specialty medical treatment later than male athletes for sports-related concussions (SRC), and this delay may cause them to experience more symptoms and longer recoveries. The study raises the question of whether, in youth and high school sports, inequities in medical and athletic trainer coverage on the sidelines are contributing to delayed identification and specialized treatment of concussion for female athletes, leading to more symptoms and longer recovery trajectories.
Routine sparring in boxing can affect brain performance
Routine sparring in boxing can cause short-term impairments in brain-to-muscle communication and decreased memory performance, according to new research. The findings emerged from a University of Stirling study that assessed boxers before and after a nine-minute sparring session – where…
GymCam tracks exercises that wearable monitors can’t
Algorithm enables cameras to recognize distinctive exercise motions
Exercising at home has a positive effect on Parkinson’s patients
Even though exercise is known to be healthy, many people find it difficult to maintain an exercise program for a longer time. This applies even more to people with a chronic illness such as Parkinson’s disease, where physical and mental…
Unique report details dermatological progression and effective treatment of a severe jellyfish sting
Experts describe in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine what patients and clinicians should expect a
UM physical therapy professor authors new guideline on treating runner’s knee
MISSOULA – University of Montana Assistant Professor Richard Willy is the lead author on a paper that offers new guidelines for treating patellofemoral pain, often known as “runner’s knee.” Patellofemoral pain (PFP) affects one in four of the general population…
Mouthwash use could inhibit benefits of exercise, new research shows
This is a peer-reviewed, randomized, double-blind crossover study conducted in humans
Skin cancer risk in athletes: The dangers of ultraviolet radiation
The dangers of ultraviolet radiation exposure, which most often comes from the sun, are well-known. Speaking at The Physiological Society’s Extreme Environmental Physiology conference next week, W. Larry Kenney, Penn State University, will discuss how broad its effects can be,…
Music-based biofeedback shows promise in improving deadlift technique
Musical feedback achieves similar effectiveness to instructor feedback in small study
Stanford develops wireless sensors that stick to the skin to track our health
Skin-hugging sensors track health indicators and use a novel type of RFID to beam signals to receive
Only Half of Collegiate-Level Sports Programs Follow Medical Model of Care for Student Athletes, Survey Finds
LAS VEGAS, NV – A new survey of college and university athletic trainers shows that 51.73% of their collegiate-level sports programs follow the NCAA-legislated independent medical model of care. In addition, 76.26% of respondents feel they have medical autonomy –…