Expert Pointers for Avoiding Basketball Injuries
Source - Health Day
Basketball provides a great full-body workout. But there are steps you should take to reduce your risk of knee, ankle and foot injuries, an orthopedic specialist says.
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Future wearable device could tell how we power human movement
Source - Science Daily
For athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon often ensures a trip right back to physical therapy. However, a new technology could one day help tell whether your tendons are ready for action.
Study shows men and women tear ACL the same way in non-contact injury
Source - Science Daily
While women are two to four times more likely than men to tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in their knee, the cause of this injury is no different between the sexes, according to new research.
Return to play checklist reduces re-injury for athletes following anterior cruciate ligament
Source - Science Daily
A new study looked at primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions among high-level athletes, and found that a return to play checklist decreased the incidence of injury to the knee following ACL reconstruction.
Ways To Prevent Sports Injuries In Kids
Source - Ivanhoe
More than 35 million kids play an organized sport in the United States. But, did you know almost a third of kids that play a team sport get injured seriously enough to miss practice or games? April is national youth sports safety month. Here are some tips on how parents can keep their kids safe out on the field.
Blood Flow Restriction Training for ACL
Source - Ivanhoe
As with other knee injuries, how you rehab from a torn ACL is critical to the overall success of the surgery to fix it. Hundreds of thousands of ACL repair surgeries are done every year in the United States and women are more likely than men to suffer this painful accident. We explain a very different approach to fixing this serious injury.
Study finds link between pre-pregnancy fitness and lower risk of gestational diabetes
Source - News Medical
Expectant mothers who were more fit before pregnancy are at lower risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.
Metal plate may provide more stable repair for Jones fractures
Source - News Medical
A metal plate might be the cure for a common foot injury seen in athletes and people on their feet all day, according to new research conducted at Houston Methodist.
BioCartilage Patches Potholes in the Body
Source - Ivanhoe
Cartilage is the cushiony material that protects our joints, and it takes a pounding! It wears down as we age and can be damaged during sports or sudden impact. Over the past few years, researchers have developed biologic materials to help repair or patch the tissue damage.
Return to play for soccer athletes and risk for future injury
A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) looked at soccer athletes who sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to better understand the average return to play time and their risk of injury following a revision ACL reconstruction.