September 30, 2024 by Ernie Mundell A tumble, a tackle: Anything can bring on a sidelining sports injury. Now, four experts in such injuries at Penn State Health give advice on recovery and when it’s okay to return to play. AC shoulder sprainsThis happens when your acromioclavicular (AC) joint pops out and separates or is...
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Soccer heading may be riskier for female players
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA OAK BROOK, Ill. – Researchers have found that women who play soccer may be more at risk than their male counterparts. According to a new study published in the journal Radiology, female soccer players exhibit more extensive changes to brain tissue after repetitive ‘heading’ of the soccer ball. IMAGE: A, B, THREE-DIMENSIONAL...
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The future of sports medicine
Technology will change the experience of sports injuries and rehabilitation When was the last time you went out for a run without Endomondo or had a bike tour without Strava? Have you thought about how different the commentaries for live football or basketball matches were only a couple of years ago? Where were those sixteen...
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Research finds injury from contact sport has harmful, though temporary effect on memory
Melissa McCradden, a neuroscience postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University. McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly because even mild trauma can interrupt the production of new neurons in a region of the brain responsible for memory. Though such losses...