Sports Medicine March 24, 2016 Experimental trial offers promise for new breakthrough ACL surgery Anterior cruciate ligament surgery (ACL), a scourge of athletes of every age and competition level, appears on the cusp of becoming significantly less onerous, results from an experimental surgery trial at Boston Children’s Hospital now show.
Head Injury March 16, 2016 NFL concussion testimony sparks online reaction from players Current and former players had strong reactions the day after a top NFL official acknowledged for the first time a link between football-related concussions and the degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Head Injury March 15, 2016 New test identifies kids at high risk for ongoing concussion symptoms When a child gets a concussion, it can be difficult for a doctor to assess whether he or she will have problems that persist over the longer term.
Sports Medicine March 14, 2016 Amputee gymnast defies odds to compete with prosthetic Kate Foster lost her leg to a leukemia-related infection when she was 12, but she didn’t let the operation stand in the way of her love for gymnastics.
Sports Medicine February 17, 2016 In freak accident, teen basketball player impaled by giant splinter Thirty-four teams of middle school basketball players were gathered at a Wisconsin tournament Sunday when a freak accident took place on the court, WDJT reports.
Head Injury February 5, 2016 NFL critic crashes news conference about concussions SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An uninvited guest at the NFL's annual pre-Super Bowl news conference about health and safety, Chris Nowinski stood nearby and listened Thursday as one of the league's chief advisers about concussions declined to acknowledge a link between football and the brain disease called CTE. "I wanted to see the talking points in real time, and you can tell it affected me emotionally," said Nowinski, executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation and an outspoken critic of the NFL on the topic of head injuries.
Sports Medicine February 1, 2016 AP survey: NFL players question teams' attitudes on health Denver Broncos defensive lineman Antonio Smith is a rarity in the NFL: He does not get injured.
Sports Medicine January 19, 2016 Best way for teens to recover from overuse injuries Last August, Garrett Tarbet, a kicker and defensive back on the varsity football team at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs, Ark., began feeling pain in his shins and the left foot he uses as his planting foot for kicking.
NUTRITION and FITNESS January 15, 2016 Wearable devices move toward disease treatment In the world of wearables, some devices are moving beyond tracking your exercise and sleep, and instead claim to help treat certain diseases and conditions
Sports Medicine January 11, 2016 Studies May Have Overestimated Cellphone Crash Risk Increased risk of having a car crash attributed to cellphone use may have been overestimated in some past studies, a new analysis suggests
Sports Medicine December 1, 2015 Roethlisberger cites family in decision to come out of game After voluntarily removing himself from the game on Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was diagnosed with a traumatic ocular migraine, but said he is concussion-free.
