Muscle Injury and Sports Medicine News

Stretching Before Running May Lower Endurance
Distance runners who stretch before running may not be able to run as far-and yet spend more energy doing it, according to a study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association...
8 Sep 2010 at 2:00am

If You're Gonna Work Hard At Your Job, You'd Better Work Out Hard At The Gym Too
Heart, published by the BMJ (British Medical Journal) has found that men that are clinically out of shape, and work longer than the conventional workday hours, more likely die of heart disease by 50% compared to males who work the same hours in a week but are in shape...
7 Sep 2010 at 2:00pm

Olympics 2010; At Least One In Ten Athletes Were Injured In Vancouver
According to research found in the esteemed British Journal of Sports Medicine, at least one in 10 athletes sustained an injury during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. Aside, one in 14 fell ill during the games. These relatively high numbers are more than likely to still be an underestimate, authors of the study suggest...
7 Sep 2010 at 12:00pm

The Future Of Sport - No Drug Testing And 100 Meters In 8 Seconds, UK
Major new sporting forum to focus on the shape of sport to come. The abolition of drug testing, radical treatment of childhood obesity and the integration of military amputees into Olympic programmes are top topics at UKsem - the world-first conference on sport and exercise medicine...
6 Sep 2010 at 8:00am

Energy Drinks May Give Young Sports Teams An Edge, Study Says
Consuming energy drinks during team sports could help young people perform better, a study suggests. Sports scientists found that 12-14 year olds can play for longer in team games when they drink an isotonic sports drink before and during games...
6 Sep 2010 at 7:00am

'Back-To-School' How To Prevent Sports Related Eye Injuries
It's back to school time! Kids are feeling excited and maybe a little nervous. New teachers, new friends and new sports seasons. Parents are scrambling to buy back-to-school clothes and equip their children with all the sports gear they need, like helmets, pads, braces and mouth guards...
3 Sep 2010 at 6:00am

Men And Women Use Different Leg And Hip Muscles During Soccer Kick
Significant differences in knee alignment and muscle activation exist between men and women while kicking a soccer ball, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am

Capacity For Exercise Can Be Inherited, Suggesting That Pharmaceutical Drugs ...
Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generations. Working on mice in the lab, they found that activity level can be enhanced with "selective breeding"- the process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am

Sports-Related Foot And Ankle Injuries On The Rise
Sports-related injuries are part of the game, and as athletes are becoming stronger, faster, and better conditioned, higher-energy injuries are becoming common. Foot and ankle injuries are especially concerning because they are increasing in number and severity and are often misunderstood. -- According to the U.S...
2 Sep 2010 at 5:00am

Study Shows Increased Risk Of Heart Attack From Physical Exertion At Altitude...
A study carried out by cardiologists from the Medical University of Innsbruck has investigated the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) amongst winter sports tourists to the Tyrolean Alps...
1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am