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Keep Summer Swimming And Stamina Events Safe

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:21:00 +0000

Whether having fun, staying in shape or pushing your physical capacity to the extreme, the summer is a great time to enjoy your physical health and move more. Swimming and training for or participating in a marathon or triathalon can be rewarding activities — and can stay fun with the proper preparation and form. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) offers summer athletes the following safety tips.

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Kick Analysis Comparing Male And Female Athletes May Help Treat And Prevent Injuries

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:51:00 +0000

As soccer continues to grow in popularity, injuries to soccer players are likely to increase as well. Certain injuries fall into gender-based patterns and new research at Hospital for Special Surgery suggests some underlying causes that could help lead to better treatment, or even prevention for present and future soccer stars. Data presented at this year’s American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine meeting in Keystone, Colo.

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Preseason Shoulder Strength May Determine Injury Severity For Baseball Pitchers

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Athletic injuries can derail any player’s ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his shoulder strength and control is critical. A new study to be presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, suggests that testing a pitcher’s shoulder strength through a series of exercises during the preseason may help create a focused strength training program to prevent serious injury during the season.

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Strength Training And Aerobic Exercise Both Lower Cardiovascular Risks, Reduce Pain

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:51:00 +0000

Different types of work site exercise programs have multiple benefits, including reduced neck and shoulder pain for employees who do all-around exercise and lowered heart disease and stroke risk factors for those who do strength training, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Led by Mogens T.

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Study Shows Easy Strength Training Exercise May Help Treat Tennis Elbow

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:21:00 +0000

People with pain in the elbow or forearm from playing sports or just from common everyday activities, might be able to use a simple bar and strengthening exercise to alleviate pain, say researchers who presented their study results at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, July 9th-12th.

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Study Suggests ACL Reconstruction Doesn’t Harm NFL Career Length

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:51:00 +0000

Knee injuries are a common problem in collegiate and professional football, often hindering an individual’s career length and future. A study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado suggests that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction versus a simple meniscus repair may predict a longer professional career in those that have suffered knee injuries.

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Study Shows Risks Of Delaying ACL Reconstruction In Young Athletes

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:21:00 +0000

More and more children are participating and getting hurt playing sports each year. A new study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, (July 9-12) details the benefits and risks of repairing a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in young athletes under the age of 14.

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Simple Training Program Useful In Preventing Ankle Sprains

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:51:00 +0000

A study published recently on bmj.com concludes that an easy training program, based on a sequence of balancing movements, can be useful in cutting the risk of recurrent ankle sprains by 35 percent. This could reflect in huge savings in medical and lost productivity costs. In the United States, an estimated 23,000 ankle sprains occur every day. In the Netherlands, an estimated 234,000 ankle sprains occur every year, costing over 84,000,000 euros.

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Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Those who think extreme sports are all about risk-taking are missing the point, according to a QUT researcher. Eric Brymer, a lecturer from the School of Human Movement Studies in the Faculty of Health, has been researching whether the element of risk was an important factor among participants in “extreme” sports such as waterfall kayakers, mountain climbers, big wave surfers and B.A.S.E. jumpers.

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Easy Strength Training Exercise May Help Treat Tennis Elbow, Study Shows

knockoutaddy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:00 +0000

People with pain in the elbow or forearm from playing sports or just from common everyday activities, might be able to use a simple bar and strengthening exercise to alleviate pain, say researchers who are presenting their study results at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, July 9th-12th.

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