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Traveling athletic trainers helpful to small schools
By Andrew Spence, Med, ATC, CSCS, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, New York Having a certified athletic trainer (ATC) in every school in the country would go a long way in ensuring more scholastic athletes are properly cared for, treated a...
Helping Prevent Knee Injuries In Teen Athletes
Wall Street Journal, Katherine Hobson
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903374004576580963558652364.htmlA torn knee ligament is one of the most debilitating injuries that routinely hit young athletes. Now, medical researchers are dec...
Utah State Involves All Student-Athletes In Concussion Research
MarketWatch
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/utah-state-university-launches-unique-concussion-research-involving-all-student-athletes-2011-09-07LOGAN, Utah, Sep 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Athletics Department Will Collaborate with Communicati...
Ankle Braces May Help Teenage Basketball Players According To Study
Reuters
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-anklestre77e0kh-20110814,0,1657957.storyNEW YORK (Reuters) - The ankle braces many basketball players strap on to prevent injuries may actually work, according to a study of teenaged basketb...
Football Practices Begin – How To Deal With The Heat
Indianapolis Star, Kyl Neddenriep
http://www.indystar.com/article/20110801/SPORTS02/108010321/Beating-heat-takes-higher-priority-football-practice-begins?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Fever|pTwenty-four football players have died due to heat-related...
SportsMed: Dealing with overuse injuries
When the summer approaches, many student-athletes ask teammates the question: What are you doing to get better this summer? A desire to improve performance initiates the process of planning for a strength-and-conditioning program that will meet ...
Sports Medicine: Conservatively manage concussions
Think back to when you were a competitive athlete. How many times did you suffer a concussion? None? Once? Twice? More than two times? How many times did you experience headaches, dizziness or nausea after receiving a blow to the head? Did you hav...
Powerline: Serious strength requires serious training
Strength and power are two inextricably linked indices that are pursued incessantly by coaches and athletes on a year-round basis. These two physiological siblings are necessities in athletic development, skill improvement, body composition enhanceme...
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