by Amy Norton, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—Older women who get even light exercise, like a daily walk, may lower their risk of suffering a broken hip, a large study suggests. A number of studies have linked regular exercise to a lower risk of hip fracture—a potentially disabling or even fatal injury for older adults. Each year,...
Tag: <span>Injuries</span>
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Expert tips for reducing running injuries
by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—Most runners are enthusiastic about their sport and take steps to work out safely. But injuries like stress fractures and muscle strains, among others, are common and can sideline you, sometimes for weeks if not months. Researchers point to hard heel-toe landings as one key injury risk factor. This type of landing increases vertical...
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It’s not a shock: Better bandage promotes powerful healing
MADISON – A new, low-cost wound dressing developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers could dramatically speed up healing in a surprising way. The method leverages energy generated from a patient’s own body motions to apply gentle electrical pulses at the site of an injury. IMAGE: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSOR XUDON WANG FITS A NEW WOUND DRESSING...
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Contact sports increase Parkinson’s disease risk
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Jasmin Collier Injuries from playing contact sports, such as rugby, boxing, and martial arts, have been linked to a heightened risk of dementia. A new study now says that contact sports may actually lead to other neurodegenerative diseases, and it explains why. A new study argues that contact sports...
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Study finds brain differences in athletes playing contact vs. non contact sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A study from researchers at Indiana University in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical has found differences in the brains of athletes who participate in contact sports compared to those who participate in non-contact sports. The differences were observed as both groups were given a simple visual task. The results could suggest that a history of...
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