Sports prevention experts are always looking for new ways to keep athletes from getting injured. Many studies focus on how to run correctly or how to prevent overuse injuries, but few examine a person’s risk for injury before they begin a running regimen. Risk factor screenings do just that. Risk factor screenings help physicians determine […]
Soccer Injuries on Grass Compared to Turf are Similar
A new study suggests that professional soccer players are just as likely to suffer an injury on grass compared to artificial turf, contrary to the popular belief that artificial surfaces were more dangerous for players. “The feeling of players is that they have more injuries with artificial turf,” said lead investigator Alessandro Ciompi, MD, an […]
Lack Of Sleep Could Increase Pain In Seniors
Our muscles and joints take plenty of wear and tear over the course of our lives, so it’s no wonder that the older a person gets, the more likely they are to experience pain in one or more of their body parts. When a condition sets in, this is categorized as newly-onset widespread pain, and […]
Weather and Our Aches
Whether it’s Grandpa Gary or the elderly cashier at the grocery store, most people know “that person” who claims they can tell when precarious weather is about to approach because they can feel it in their joints. A recent six-nation study tried to shed light to this phenomenon by analyzing weather patterns and joint pain […]
British Hospital To Use Skype For Patient Consultations
The University Hospital of North Staffordshire is set to become the first hospital in Europe to Skype with patients in hopes of reducing outpatient appointments by up to 35 percent. UHNS said it deals with over 500,000 outpatient appointments every year, but if the Skype program is successful, they can help 180,000 people from the […]
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