Being a local sports reporter may not be as easy as one would imagine it to be. It is not enough to just report on as far as the eye can see but more importantly, being able to go further than what is visibly obvious.
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How To Be a Local Sports Reporter
Nearly $30 million a year would be saved in hospital charges if early rather than delayed ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery was performed on pediatric patients, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Early ACL surgery in kids would save money and prevent secondary injuries, study says
Watch out if you are a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher prior to the All-Star break. Pitchers are 34 percent more likely to be injured than fielders, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting. The study looked into the epidemiology of MLB players’ injuries from 2002 – 2008
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New study finds major league pitchers 34 percent more likely to be injured than fielders
Previously, determining athletes at high-risk for ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries required expensive and complex laboratory-based motion analysis systems, such as those used in creating video games. But a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine`s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting, offers physicians a low-cost, in-office, tool to help identify athletes at increased risk.
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Simple, Accurate In-Office Tool Predicts Athletes at High-risk for ACL Injury
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of prevention programs for knee injuries in young athletes, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.
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More Research Needed to Verify Effectiveness of ACL and Knee Injury Prevention Programs, Study Says
Every sport needs many skills for you to be effective and efficient with it. Almost all the sports require these skills. These include speed, agility, mental strength, and endurance
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How To Improve Balance in Sports
Sports have never been a big “no” for almost all kinds of people. From watching tournaments and games live or on the television, it surely makes us jump for joy when our favorite team wins-especially if it’s the championship. That same thing goes when we are playing video games, from the Atari computer of the olden times, to the present Nintendo Wii.
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How To Spin a Strike Everytime on Nintendo Wii Bowling
(AP) — Sports Illustrated is the latest magazine to take app form on Apple’s iPad.
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Sports Illustrated puts out iPad app
People visit physicians to get or stay healthy, but should questions about physical activity be a part of these visits, too — every time? The American College of Sports Medicine and its Exercise is Medicine program think so. So does Indiana University physical activity expert NiCole Keith.
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A doctor’s referral for better fitness
One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this week. In a series of four studies, researchers found that chocolate milk offered a recovery advantage to help repair and rebuild muscles, compared to specially designed carbohydrate sports drinks.
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Chocolate milk is a ‘natural’ for post-exercise recovery