Water polo athletes take note: A new study by University of California, Irvine researchers maps out the frequency of head injuries in the sport and reveals which positions are the most vulnerable. The first-of-its-kind report, which track several dozen male collegiate water polo players over three seasons; hence was publish today in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed,…
Playing team sports is a great way to teach kids life lessons about leadership, teamwork and how to socialize with peers. Sports are also a great way to build self-esteem and gain physical skills. Most important, they’re fun. But too many nearly three quarters of young athletes are specializing in just one activity as early as…
Results presented at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting showed injuries are common among first-time marathon runners, with an increased risk for injury among athletes with a high number of weekly training runs and those who did not complete an 18-mile training run. Brett G. Toresdahl , MD, and colleagues partnered with the…
The cure for the repetitive motion injury of the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of the elbow, colloquially known as tennis or golfer’s elbow, is more use. With tennis or golfer’s elbow, you need to settle it down and rest it but after that, the best research and evidence points to…
James Cook University scientists in Australia say they have the solution for a problem gym-goers have when they combine endurance and weight training. JCU’s Dr. Kenji Doma led the review paper. He said his own work and those of other scientists had previously discovered that resistance training, such as weight lifting; may harm performance in…
The shot clock reads, and a win forces a game. Two hands outstretched as the players one in royal blue and yellow, the other black hurtle towards the edge of the court. The ball sails out of bounds, and the play ends. Both players insist to the referee that the other touched the ball last.…
Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the toned abdominal appearance they want. For these patients, a technique called abdominal etching can help in creating the classic “six-pack abs” physique in men or three-vertical-line abdomen in women, reports a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive…
The eight-time national champion UTA Movin’ Mavs might be getting even better soon, thanks to some ingenuity among mechanical engineering students. A University of Texas at Arlington senior design project team built a treadmill that can be use by athletes in wheelchairs. Brandon Griffin, team leader on the project and a mechanical engineering student, said…
A six-week transition period did not help wearers adjust to “maximal” running shoes, indicating that increased impact forces and loading rates cause by the shoe design do not change over time; so a new study from Oregon State University – Cascades has find. The shoes, which feature increased cushioning; so particularly in the forefoot region…
Doubles badminton players may be at greatest risk of potentially serious eye injury during matches compared with singles players; so suggests a small study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Protective eye wear and health and safety advice should become the norm for all competitors, urge the researchers. Badminton is particularly popular…
In July 1984, acclaimed author and running guru Jim Fixx died of a heart attack while trotting along a country road in Vermont. Overnight, a nascent global movement of asphalt athletes got a gut check. Just because you run marathons doesn’t mean you’re safe from heart problems. Fast-forward 35 years, and Boston Marathon race director…
When NFL legend Frank Gifford died in 2015 at the age of 84, his family revealed that for years he’d suffered from mental issues caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE); which tied to head trauma experienced during his years of play. But there’s long been one tough issue with CTE: It can only be diagnosed…