In the next few weeks the world will be tuned-in to the excitement of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. And while these world-class athletes have had years and years of training, some of them may suffer …
Recent stories in the news have linked a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy with traumatic or repetitive injuries in sports, particularly football. But what exactly is this condition and why should athletes of all ages be concerned?
Chronic traumatic …
Endurance exercise – jogging, bicycling, walking, and the like – can stop us from looking and feeling old, and might even help us live longer, or so a new study of mice suggests.
Published February 21 in the journal Proceedings …
Perhaps you’ve decided you want to start exercising to get physically fit. Maybe you want to ease or prevent chronic health conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes, or maybe you want to lose that extra weight. Whatever your motivation, you …
A concussion is a brain injury. That’s exactly what health officials want all of us to understand. From infants to young adults to seniors, anyone who appears to have sustained a concussion is advised to be medically evaluated and monitored, …
Parents of children involved in athletics are advised to educate themselves and their children about head injury and concussion before the season begins.
“The diagnosis and treatment of concussions and their long-term effects on athletes continue to be an evolving …
Parents of children involved in athletics would be wise to educate themselves and their children about head injury and concussion, according to physicians of sports medicine at Cooper.
“There is little education and understanding about concussions and what happens to …