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Study: One-Sport High School Athletes Prone to Injury, Burnout
High school students who focus on one sport are more likely to get injured or suffer from burnout. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests their motivation for specializing in one sport is pure: love of the game and competition. P...

Rewire Fitness Launches First-to-Market Neuro Performance Mobile Platform for Athletes
Rewire Fitness announced the launch of its first-to-market neuro performance mobile platform designed to holistically quantify athlete readiness, build mental resilience, and improve mind/body recovery. To further elevate the athlete experience, Rewi...

Kansas State Adds Baier as Strength & Conditioning Coach
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued the work of building out his coaching staff on Thursday (April 21) with the addition of Phil Baier as strength and conditioning coach. Baier arrives at K-State after spending the last th...

Study: College Football Players at Increased Risk of Brain Disorders
A recent report from The Boston Globe's Michael Silverman highlighted a new study that college football players have an increased risk of brain disorders. Below is an excerpt from The Boston Globe report. A new study of the later-life brain d...

New ACL Reconstruction Technique Shows Positive 2-Year Results
A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City presented last week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting found that a novel surgical technique performed during anterior cruciate ...

Study: Athletes at Higher Risk of Injury Post-Pandemic
Athletes returning to competition in their first season after the COVID-19 pandemic were at higher risk for noncontact and overuse injury, according to at least one presenter from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Shanno...

Eye Movements Could Indicate Athletes Who Suffered Concussions
Concussions continue to take up headspace in the minds of sports medicine professionals around the globe. Such is the case for Anthony Kontos, research director of the Sports Medicine Concussion Program at the University of Pittsburgh, and colle...

Study: NCAA’s COVID-19 Mitigation Tactics Worked
A recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates mitigation measures taken during the past two years by NCAA member schools have worked. A group of Stanford researchers conducted the first known study investig...

Colorado ATC Saves Ref’s Life with AED
A Colorado athletic trainer's quick decision-making saved the life of a referee recently. Bear Creek High School's certified athletic trainer Ashley Cowan came to the aid of referee Harold 'Woody' White during a regular-season meeting between the ...

UIC Kinesiologist Discusses ‘Mistreatment’ of Athletes Following Injury
John Coumbe-Lilley is a kinesiologist at the University of Chicago Illinois has been conducting research since 2018 on the grueling recovery process that athletes undergo after suffering serious injuries. Coumbe-Lilley recently sat down for a Q&am...