Archive for the 'sports medicine' Category

Discovering Hyponatremia and Preventing It!

How many people really know without reaching for a dictionary what hyponatremia is? The bad news is that most people are unaware of what it is, yet it is a very dangerous condition that occurs quite often.
Much more often than it really should in fact.
To blame for the heightened occurrences [...]

Tips for a Successful Career in Sports Medicine

People are always looking for ways in which they can have a highly successful career and there are things that you can do to really increase the chances of being successful.
However, if you simply overlook some tips you can still have a fulfilling career while other tips are quite necessary in order to [...]

Post Exercise Considerations

For those in the athletic field it is vital to ensure that while you are fully prepared for an athletic event you also take careful consideration to recover from an athletic event as well.
This means you should take care of your body after the activity just as you would before the activity.
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Children at Greatest Risk for Sports Injuries

The statistics all around the world are startling; children are much more likely to be injured while playing sports than an adult, even if they are only playing the occasional game.
As parents and adults, how can we protect children from the majority of the injuries? There are some things you can do, [...]

Exposing Shin Splints

One of the harshest and most painful injuries that people suffer from are shin splints.
While a relatively minor injury that does not involve surgery to correct, it does require plenty of rest and careful training to help prevent the injury from becoming worse.
Taking a few minutes to acquaint yourself with shin [...]

Sports Medicine Ventures into Magnetic Therapy

As research all around the medical field continues to expand, the number of doctors who are looking closely at magnetic therapy continues to grow as well.
With side ranges of benefits that can help those in pain without the use of medications, heat or ice this is starting to look like one of the [...]

Purpose of the American College of Sports Medicine

The American College of Sports Medicine is more than just a nifty name; they are the main organization that is working towards improving the entire field of sports medicine with the overall health of athletes in mind.
By taking the ideas and advances in sports medicine and combining them together with the best training [...]

Questions to Ask When Selecting Your Sports Medicine Doctor

Just as cars are not created equally, and neither are sports shoes there are some rather large differences between sports medicine doctors.
The good news is this creates huge amounts of diversity; the bad news is that this can create numerous problems with finding someone who is well qualified to treat sports related injuries [...]