injuries

August 22, 2012

Jason Abels: Most Common Injuries Treated By Trainers

Jason Abels, Head Trainer   Here’s a list of the typical injures that Arrowhead trainers Jason Abels and Rachel Juntz handle for five of the school’s 30 sports: Football: Concussions, fractures and other orthopedic surgic...


May 10, 2012

Mom Sues After Son Cut From Varsity Team

Yahoo! Sportshttp://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/arkansas-mother-sues-district-state-constitutional-violation-son-113537254.html An Arkansas mother has sued her son's high school for cutting her son from the school's varsity basketbal...


January 6, 2012

New California Law Addresses Concussions

Morgan Hill Times, Connor Rameyhttp://www.morganhilltimes.com/sports/prep/article_36c1717a-380b-11e1-9ec4-0019bb30f31a.htmlWith national attention turned to head injuries in sports – specifically concussions – new California legislation t...


December 28, 2011

Mentally coping with debilitating sports injuries

Being sidelined affects the mind just as much as the injured body part By Lindsey Wilson, Owner And Lead Presenter, Positive Performance Consulting, Seattle, Washington It's truly a marvel of modern science that we have so many different ways to ...


September 8, 2010

Evaluating and preventing MCL injuries in athletes

The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body, primarily because it has poor bony stability and relies on ligaments and muscles for its stability. Because the knee is situated between two of the longest bones of the body, it is ex...


July 14, 2010

SportsMed: Examining ACL injuries in athletes

Athletes in specific sports, as well as females, are at greater risk  "You have an ACL tear!” These are some of the most feared words an athlete or coach can hear. But when this injury occurs, what does it mean for the athlete and could this ...


February 5, 2010

Continuing To Break Down H.S. Head Injuries

The Los Angeles Times continues to break down the controversial topic of head injries at the high school level.http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbh-youth-concussions,0,3104916.story...