More articles about: Sports Medicine & Fitness
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Is muscle weakness the new smoking?
Researchers say the study finding is some of the first evidence linking muscle weakness and biological age acceleration
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Exercise as medicine
Whether you’re a novice, professional athlete or in between, an expert shares the important health benefits of exercise.
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Paralympic dreams and the growth of adaptive sports
The wheelchair basketball star is one of several high-level athletes to elevate the young adaptive athletics program at University of Michigan.
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Peak performance: how climbing mountains transformed a surgeon
Reaching the tallest peaks has not just made the veteran physician a better surgeon, it’s made him a better person.
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From Michigan to Beijing: An athletic trainer’s journey to Olympic hockey
He’s worked with the nation’s top talent in the sport for two decades.
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3 reasons to improve your core strength
Research confirms that strengthening the body’s core can help prevent injuries or reducing their severity. New research from Michigan Medicine is exploring whether the same may be true for strengthening the neck to protect against head injuries.
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First-year medical student wins gold at Paralympics
Paralympian Sam Grewe shares his journey from being a young teen receiving a cancer diagnosis to becoming an athlete competing on a global stage, and how his diagnosis and experience inspired him to become a doctor.
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Kids gained excess weight during the pandemic
A study of a large cohort of children and adolescents suggests that childhood obesity rates have spiked during the COVID-19 era.
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The pandemic may have increased older adults’ fall risk
Falls are a major cause of injury to older adults but the pandemic led to a drop in physical condition and increase in fear of falling that could increase risk of injury.
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An Olympic controversy: Do marijuana and athletics mix?
A pain expert questions the science behind cannabis prohibition in sports.
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How Parents Rate Youth Sports Teams on Managing COVID-19 Precautions
As experts point to team sports as a driver of COVID youth cases, 1 in 4 parents give their sports leagues low rankings for consistently enforcing safety guidelines.
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Kids, Sports and COVID-19: 5 Steps for Parents to Follow
Key guidance on enrolling in sports during the pandemic and how to handle returning after a COVID-19 diagnosis.
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All in a Day’s Work
MedSport Athletic Trainers on the field means early mobilization of health care resources for injured athletes.
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From the NFL Draft to Setting Broken Bones: the Doctor Is Still In
COVID-19 has necessitated advances in telehealth in all sectors, and now that includes sports medicine and the 2020 National Football League (NFL) draft.
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Treating a Broken Bone During a Pandemic
The fear of catching COVID-19 delayed a patient from seeking emergency treatment for a broken ankle. But thanks to a newly opened specialty care clinic, he’ll be riding the trails again soon.
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