Tag: Sports Medicine
Treatment for Common Rotator Cuff Ailment May Be Useless
Frequency of Heading in Soccer Tied to Later Cognitive Impairment
Findings similar for self-reported physician-diagnosed dementia/Alzheimer disease
Recommendations Updated for Management of Concussion in Sport
Concussion-prevention interventions presented and tools updated to guide evaluation and management
Athlete Awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Low
Furthermore, only half of athletes report receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
New ‘National Sports Brain Bank’ Will Boost Head Injury Research
Participants agree to donate their brains upon death and to let researchers track their health through annual checkups during their lifetime
AAOS: 2015 to 2019 Saw More Than 5 Million High School Sports Injuries Treated
Overall, 6.3 percent of these injuries required surgery
Long-Term Cognitive Deficits Seen With Traumatic Brain Injury
Three or more mild concussions linked to worse cognition later in life
Prognosis Good Even With Slow Recovery From Concussion
Three-fourths of slow-recovery cohort were able to return to play in an additional month
Football Players Face Accelerated Aging
Findings show fewer years free of disease at all ages compared with the general population
Sports Team Participation Linked to Increased Odds of Vaping
Among cigarette and EVP users, sports team participation linked to lower odds of frequent versus intermittent cigarette/EVP use
