Archive for the ‘Sports Medicine / Fitness’ Category
Monday, February 18th, 2008
New computer software could enable Britain's swimmers to improve a key aspect of their technique more quickly and effectively than previously possible - and so help them win more medals in major championships in future.
The software provides instant, in-depth feedback on a swimmer's glide technique. Swimmers glide following starts and ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
First time runners, more likely to ignore foot and ankle pain, are at higher risk of injury, warns Temple podiatrist Howard Palamarchuk. For the past 24 years, Palamarchuk has cared for runners' feet at the finish line of some of the most difficult races in the country, including the Boston ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
The University of Hertfordshire has just launched Perform Sports Injury Clinic, which will offer support to local athletes competing in all types of sporting events.
Perform Sports Injury Clinic is open to all members of the public and is able to prevent, assess, treat, and rehabilitate sporting injuries. Treatments are based ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Only 38% of Brits would be motivated to do more exercise if their life depended on it (1), a survey for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) reveals. The shocking results come as the charity launches a dramatic new TV advert encouraging people to be physically active.
The advert hits our screens ...
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Football Fever is upon the nation once again. The soaring of the pigskin signals the start of the "busy" season for cheerleaders, marching bands, and inevitably, sports medicine physicians. "After only a few days of practice at UB we've had three players with ACL injuries, a medial collateral ligament tear, ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Remember what it felt like to ride a bicycle without training wheels? First came the wobbling of the tires and the frantic pedaling, and then the carefree feeling as you sped forward without an adult's guiding hand for balance. But accidents - especially falls - can mar the thrill of ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
The mere thought of the Olympic Games in China next year may make athletes sweat. Despite the great heat they strive for top sports performances. In Beijing, the first preparations are being made to cool athletes down to the right operating temperature. That such measures are actually working, was proved ...
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Sunday, August 12th, 2007
The AMA welcomed Government funding for a study into the best ways to encourage more Australians to take up cycling, but said more could be done for other forms of exercise as well.
Chair of the AMA Public Health Committee, Dr John Gullotta, said encouraging more people to "get on their ...
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Gene doping has the potential to spawn athletes capable of out-running, out-jumping and out-cycling the strongest of champions. But research under way at the University of Florida could help level the playing field by detecting the first cases of gene doping in professional athletes before the practice enters the mainstream.
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