11 Shoulder Stretches To Give The Important Joint Some TLC
This article in Women’s Health Mag outlines 11 shoulder stretches you can do to help ward off pain and tightness in the shoulder joint.
Predicting the Super Bowl Based on Injury Score?
If it was easy to predict a Super Bowl win based on the injury score of a team, doctors would be betting on the game outcome and winning.
Saliva and Concussions
Concussions seem to be the “hot” injury right now. Kids are missing more school because of concussions than any other injury and the diagnosis and treatment continues to be controversial. The scale of these are very broad as well. Sometimes there is minimal trauma and the athlete has symptoms for weeks, but other times the […]
Why Playing a Sport Should Be Your Lifetime Routine
This Time magazine article discusses a study in the British Medical Journal saying “people who play a sport are more likely to stay healthy and fit as they age”. We know that our activity level tends to decrease over the years and sports keep people engaged. My question is, which sports are best and which […]
The Scariest Thing About Sports
There is nothing scarier about sports than permanent cognitive defects due to head injury. This article in Bloomberg news talks about new helmet technology. This could be the answer. If helmets can measure how hard the player is getting hit and keep track over a season, then we may be able to not only monitor […]
Attending Women’s Sports Events with My Daughters
At a playoff game for the New York Liberty with my daughter. Women’s sports events are awesome and best enjoyed with one’s daughter!
Why Women Are More Likely to Tear Their ACL
This article correctly explains that women are more likely to tear their ACL, because they fire their quads rather than their hamstrings when suddenly stopping, and land with their knees closer together. It also states that the second reason women are at risk for knee injury is fatigue. I’m not sure that is fair or […]
Wounded Warriors and Physical Fitness
Sports and physical activity can contribute in a positive way to many people’s lives. However, I worry that competition has negatively impacted sports for many kids. Tryouts for kids are held four or more months in advance of the season for kids as young as nine or 10. Burnout for these kids happens in middle […]