Sports Medicine
Pickleball Injuries Are On The Rise
For many Americans, the pandemic sport of choice was pickleball, a game played on a court that is part ping pong, part badminton, and part tennis. Highly social while being played both indoors and outdoors,... more »
The Title IX Impact on Women Athlete’s Sport Studies
Many of the impacts Title IX has had on women are well-known, visible throughout society. What about the impacts of women playing sports that aren't known, though? And what might that mean for our society in the... more »
IV Nutrition Becoming the Norm for Athletes, Despite No Evidence It Works
Intravenous (IV) nutrition, which used to be considered a treatment of "last resort," is threatening to become the norm for competitive athletes, despite no scientific evidence that it works or that it is safe, warn... more »
LHU Athletic Training Students Complete Bucknell Externship
As part of Greg Zappala’s final semester with Lock Haven University’s (LHU) Master of Science degree in athletic training, he completed his full-immersion internship with Bucknell University’s sports medicine and athletic training staff. This experience... more »
Vanderbilt Using Motion Capture Technology to Assess Movement Patterns
It starts as persistent and irritating pain in the foot or lower leg, then it gets more intense, maybe with swelling, and soon a runner knows she’s being sidelined by one of the most common... more »
Study: High School Seniors Playing Contact Sports Are 50% More Likely to Future Misuse of Prescription Stimulants
High school seniors who play sports were suggested to be more likely than non-athletes to misuse prescription stimulants in young adulthood, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Michigan also found that... more »
Delaware Student-Athletes Get Free Sports Physicals Ahead of Fall Season
Nearly 70 young athletes from Delaware participated in free sports physicals to prepare them for their next sports season thanks to 11 family medicine resident physicians who volunteered their time on a recent Saturday to... more »
Food Insecurity in Collegiate Student-Athletes
With the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy being passed by the NCAA last year, most of the conversation has been going toward athletes receiving fancy cars or new shoes. While this may be true... more »
