Archive for June, 2009
Friday, June 26th, 2009
The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has released its 26th annual all sports report. In addition to collecting data on catastrophic injuries in all high school and college sports, the report also contains cheerleading injury data. The latest figures are from the 2007-2008 academic year.
Tags: Academic Year, Annual Report, Catastrophic Injuries, College Cheerleading, College Sports, Injury Report, National Center For Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, National Sports, North Carolina At Chapel, North Carolina At Chapel Hill, School Sports, Sports Center, Sports Injury, Sports Report, Sports Research, University Of North Carolina, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Some athletes are diagnosed with a pulled groin muscle when they actually might be suffering from a much more serious hip injury. "Because the hip is located closely to the groin area, many people mistake hip injuries for groin pulls and are misdiagnosed," said Dr. Kaare Kolstad, an orthopedic surgeon with The Methodist Hospital in Houston. "This can lead to bigger problems down the road." .
Tags: Groin Area, Groin Injuries, Groin Muscle, Groin Pulls, Hip Injuries, Kaare, Many People, Methodist Hospital In Houston, Mistake, Orthopedic Surgeon, Pulled Groin, Pulled Muscle
Posted in Bones / Orthopaedics | No Comments »
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Quercetin may not be a household word -- yet. But a study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health shows that the powerful antioxidant/anti-inflammatory compound found in fruits and vegetables significantly boosts endurance capacity and maximal oxygen capacity (VO2max) in healthy, active but untrained men and women.
Tags: Arnold School, Endurance Capacity, Endurance Training, Exercise Training, Fruits And Vegetables, Household Word, Men And Women, Oxygen Capacity, Quercetin, School Of Public Health, University Of South Carolina, Untrained Men, Vo2max
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
With skin cancer rates on the increase, most individuals know the importance of applying sunscreen regularly, but in a recent literature study published in the July/August issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, athletes may be even more at risk for developing the deadly disease. "Studies further confirm that although exposure to the sun or UV light may help maintain vitamin D levels, exposure also results in a higher risk for developing skin cancers.
Tags: Cancer Skin, Deadly Disease, Literature Study, Multidisciplinary Approach, Risk, Skin Cancer, Skin Cancer Rates, Skin Cancers, Sports Health, Sun, Sunscreen, Uv Light, Vitamin D
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Exercise has many benefits from improving cardiovascular capacity to reducing weight, and now a new research review published in the July/August issue of Sports Health highlights that weight bearing exercises especially those that include higher levels of strain such as running or jumping, can be effective in enhancing bone health and preventing future diseases and injury such as osteoporosis and fractures.
Tags: Bearing, Bone Development, Bone Diseases, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Capacity, Development Exercise, Exercise Benefits, Exercise Health, Health Diseases, Health Weight, Importance Of Exercise, Osteoporosis, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Running, Sports Health, Sports Highlights
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