It only takes one second. But the affects are felt for days, weeks, maybe the whole season. As we enter the halfway point during the basketball season, a common question in sports medicine is how does an athlete prevent...read more
Do you brave the dark, cold, snow, and ice and head outside, retreat to a treadmill, or take a break until warmer weather returns? All of these are fairly common options, but there’s more to consider. What to do...read more
Once a month, on Wednesdays, @SportsSafety hosts a #SportsSafety Twitter chat, and it’s always a fruitful discussion (Hint: this is your invitation to participate on February 12th). January’s topic covered off-season training for young athletes, and it did not...read more
Have you ever had a slight throbbing in your foot suddenly begin during a run? You’re a few miles in to your run, and there it is. Each step sends a little bit of pain up your leg, and...read more
Last Tuesday night (12/3/2013), some of our Sports Med staff participated in a Twitter chat about athletic injury reporting. If you haven’t ever seen a Twitter chat before, it’s quite the rodeo. People’s fingers fly as they frantically type...read more
Perhaps, that number shocks you: 3.5 times more than men. Well, to a certain extent, it should. But some people claim even higher numbers up to eight times as likely, though the data do not necessarily support those claims. ...read more
