sports medicine
PA Surgeon Pioneers Faster Recovering ACL Surgery
When a budding girls high school basketball player in Pennslyvania saw her season cut short due to a torn ACL during summer league play, Cayleigh Walker and her family turned to one of the best. Dr. Matthew A. Varacallo is the medical director of ...
Wisconsin Health Specialist Serving as Olympics Trainer
With less than three days until the start of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, more than Olympic athletes are preparing to perform on the world's stage. A recent story from WMTV NBC-15 in Wisconsin highlighted a University of Wisconsin health exer...
EAP Saves Official’s Life During Colorado Basketball Game
Licensed athletic trainers like Ashley Cowan prepare for the worst with things like an emergency action plan (EAP), but one can only be so ready for when a worst-case scenario actually arrives. That moment came for Cowan on Jan. 4 at Bear Creek, o...
Urine Protein Biomarkers Could Be Used To Diagnose Concussions
A concussion can be frustratingly hard to diagnose and track. The injury doesn't show up on routine brain scans, and there is no definitive diagnostic test. It's usually diagnosed based on symptoms, and, in athletes, comparison with baseline testing ...
Study: Neuromuscular Training May Reduce Injury Risk Following Concussion
An American study that explored ways to help reduce injury after a successful return to sport following concussion may lead to new treatment approaches and programs for individualized care. The study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Colorad...
CDC Recommends Schools Cancel High-Risk Sports & Activities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing criticism after suggesting schools should cancel sports and extracurricular activities – including football, wrestling, choir, and band – due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The ...
4 Tips to Boost Your Immune System
The immune system protects your child's body from outside invaders. These include germs such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins (chemicals made by microbes). The immune system is made up of different organs, cells, and proteins that work togethe...
Nextiles, KineticPro Performance Launched Workload Management Sleeve
Nextiles, the leader in smart fabric technology, today announces its first strategic baseball partnership with KineticPro Performance, a pitching-focused company founded by former professional pitcher Casey Mulholland. Based in Tampa, FL, Mulholl...
