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Relevant Gems from the 2016 ACSM Meeting

The American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting in Boston has just come to a close and as I bemoaned about a year ago, I did not get to it, yet again. One day I will go. I do, however devour the abstract books each year as there are always some gems. Continue reading →

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Elite sports surgery clinic UK

Doctor Andy Franklyn-Miller is the best sports medicine specialist in Dublin providing his services in UK, Ireland, USA and Australia. Continue reading… Continue reading →

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Elite sports surgery clinic UK

Doctor Andy Franklyn-Miller is the best sports medicine specialist in Dublin providing his services in UK, Ireland, USA and Australia. Continue reading →

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Is endurance training bad for you?

PUBLIC RELEASE: 31-MAY-2016 Is endurance training bad for you? Sports medicine physicians in Saarbrucken find no evidence of heart damage from long-term endurance training by elite master athletes Quote: In 2012, Belgium scientists published a study that concluded that repeated bouts of intensive endurance exercise at the elite level may result in the pathological enlargement of the right ventricle, which, according to the article, is associated with potential health hazards including… Continue reading →

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Is endurance training bad for you?

PUBLIC RELEASE: 31-MAY-2016 Is endurance training bad for you? Sports medicine physicians in Saarbrucken find no evidence of heart damage from long-term endurance training by elite master athletes Quote: In 2012, Belgium scientists published a study that concluded that repeated bouts of intensive endurance exercise at the elite level may result in the pathological enlargement of the right ventricle, which, according to the article, is associated with potential health hazards including sudden cardia death. The publication was the cause of considerable debate among experts in the medical and sports communities Continue reading →

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Stiffness as a Risk Factor for Achilles Tendon Injury in Running Athletes

Systematic Review Stiffness as a Risk Factor for Achilles Tendon Injury in Running Athletes Anna V. Continue reading →

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Stiffness as a Risk Factor for Achilles Tendon Injury in Running Athletes

Systematic Review Stiffness as a Risk Factor for Achilles Tendon Injury in Running Athletes Anna V. Lorimer , Patria A. Hume Sports Medicine; 18 May 2016 Quote: Background Overuse injuries are multifactorial resulting from cumulative loading Continue reading →

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Harassment and abuse (non-accidental violence) in sport

Consensus statement The IOC Consensus Statement: harassment and abuse (non-accidental violence) in sport Margo Mountjoy et al Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096121 Quote: Despite the well-recognised benefits of sport, there are also negative influences on athlete health, well-being and integrity caused by non-accidental violence through harassment and abuse. All athletes have a right to engage in ?safe sport?, defined as an athletic environment that is respectful, equitable and free from all forms of non-accidental violence to athletes. Continue reading →

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Outcome of Sesamoid Excision

Functional Outcome of Sesamoid Excision in Athletes J. Chris Coetzee et al Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine March 2016 vol. 4 no. Continue reading →

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Outcome of Sesamoid Excision

Functional Outcome of Sesamoid Excision in Athletes J. Chris Coetzee et al Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine March 2016 vol. 4 no Continue reading →

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