Expert tips and techniques for preventing sports injury.
Men who maintain fitness, or become fit, are less likely to have physician visits or overnight hospital stays
Sports safety equipment and gear may sometimes look a little bit odd, but using the right protective safety gear for your sport is essential for preventing serious injuries or reducing the severity of an injury you may receive.
Do you have a favorite way to warm up, cool down, or prevent sports injuries? Share your injury prevention tips with other sports medicine readers.
Many people getting into the groove of a workout routine and let some pretty important things that can make their workout routine effective and safe slide. Are you one of them? Here, 5 common workout routine mistakes to avoid.
Things to keep in mind when beginning or changing your exercise routine.
What are safe and unsafe exercises? How do you know what exercises to avoid? Today we determine the safety of any particular exercise in terms of the risk of injury to the person performing that particular movement.
Moderate exercise may boost the immune system function, but intense exercise can have the the opposite effect.
Cyclists need to wear a properly fitted helmet to avoid serious head injuries from falls.
Due to close contact, athletes may be more likely to get Community Acquired MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus), a type of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics.
Athletes can reduce their risk of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries by adding training drills that require balance, and combined strength and speed.
More than 90 percent of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eye wear. What you need to know about protecting your eyes when playing sports.
Athletes frequently get massage before and after athletic events or training, but are the benefits more than psychological?
Mouth guards reduce the risk of broken or lost teeth and other jaw and mouth injuries. Learn more about the selection and use of mouth guards for sports.
Simple tips to prevent exercise-related injuries.
Tips for dealing with the most common sports related injuries
Information on the causes, cures and prevention of muscle spasms.
A proper warm up can reduce injury and improve performance.
Injury rates can be reduced by 25% by taking these preventative measures.
An orthopaedic surgeon tells how to help prevent ACL injuries.
Athletes of all levels can avoid many sports injuries with prehabilitation.
While running on sand or grass would seem to decrease the risk of sports injuries, sports medicine experts see more sprains, strains and tendonitis from running on these uneven and inconsistent surface.
Some practical ways to avoid unnecessary illness and prevent the spread of germs at your health club.
How much you need to exercise depends upon your goals and your current level of fitness.
With more of us spending time indoors in the winter, it's easier for germs to spread. Learn how to keep coughs, colds and the flu from finding you this year.
Athletes wear sunglasses for the way they look as much as for the way they protect.
