sports medicine
October 3, 2014
SportsMed: Stress fractures are preventable catastrophes
Excessive and repetitive stress on any bone can lead to stress fractures, and these are actually relatively common. When bones do not get enough time to recover, they may develop “microfractures,” which progress to a “stress reaction,” whic...
March 18, 2014
The relationship of reaction time to injury susceptibility
Reaction time (RT) is a widely used term for the amount of time that elapses from the presentation of a stimulus (i.e., visual, auditory, or tactile) to either the initiation or completion of a specified physical response. Effective performance of sp...
February 19, 2014
The Athletic Edge, Henry Schein Partner to Provide Training Room Equipment
The Athletic Edge, by Pivotal Health Solutions, a leading manufacturer of premium quality health and wellness equipment for more than 20 years, proudly enters a sales and marketing distribution arrangement with Henry Schein, the world’s largest...
July 10, 2013
SportsMed: Helping to avoid catastrophic injuries
Injuries are extremely common in high school and collegiate athletics, but the vast majority are not catastrophic. Because catastrophic injuries are rare, complacency about ensuring athlete safety can develop. Is your athletic department doing eve...
May 6, 2013
SportsMed: A ‘SICK’ scapula — is that contagious?
Part one of this two-part series examines the shoulder and injury prevention Shoulder injuries are prevalent among athletes with constant overhead movement of their arms, and susceptibility increases with the progressively greater demands imposed by...
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...
October 7, 2010
SportsMed: Keeping the shoulder healthy
The importance of normal shoulder function is generally unappreciated until routine daily activities become difficult to perform. Has your star pitcher ever indicated having felt something give in the shoulder while pitching in a game but was ...
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...
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