Sports Medicine
After Failed Pacemaker, Ref’s Life Saved By ATC & AED
A Colorado athletic trainer's quick decision-making saved the life of a referee recently. Bear Creek High School's certified athletic trainer Ashley Cowan came to the aid of referee Harold 'Woody' White during a regular-season meeting... more »
Study: Muscle-Strengthening Activities May Lower Risk of Mortality
According to a recent study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, regular engagement in muscle-strengthening activities, such as resistance training, may lower the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Using MEDLINE... more »
Study: NCAA’s COVID-19 Mitigation Tactics Worked
A recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates mitigation measures taken during the past two years by NCAA member schools have worked. A group of Stanford researchers conducted the first known... more »
AOSSM & NCYS Partner to Prevent Youth Sports Injuries
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) today announced a major partnership to prevent youth sports injuries. Through the partnership, AOSSM has made a generous financial... more »
Eye Movements Could Indicate Athletes Who Suffered Concussions
Concussions continue to take up headspace in the minds of sports medicine professionals around the globe. Such is the case for Anthony Kontos, research director of the Sports Medicine Concussion Program at the University of... more »
Mental Health Tools to Bolster Athletic Facilities
The IHRSA Foundation has developed two new resources to assist health and fitness facilities when designing initiatives and programs to address consumer mental health and well-being. The IHRSA Foundation created the following resources thanks to... more »
URMC Study Suggest Young Female Athletes at Greater Risk of ACL Injuries
Young, female athletes may be at a higher risk for ACL injuries, according to the University of Rochester's Medical Center. They say depending on the sport, female athletes, like 13-year-old Shannon McClure, are up to... more »
What is Trimetazidine?
Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed to CNN last Friday. Fifteen-year-old Valieva, a breakout star of the Games who... more »
