Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise. Now, researchers…
Tag: Sports medicine & Kinesiology
The problem with seeing young sportspeople as athletes first, children second
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent report commissioned by Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England, has found evidence of a “culture of fear” in swimming clubs.…
Coaches can boost athletes’ mental health by being ‘authentic leaders’
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sports coaches could strengthen athletes’ mental health and protect them from mental illness by adopting an “authentic leadership” style, a new study reveals. Researchers found when…
New study analyzes link between digit ratio and oxygen consumption in soccer players
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The efficiency of oxygen supply to tissues is a factor in the severity of important diseases such as COVID-19 and heart conditions. Scientists already know that…
School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise
Credit: Gustavo Fring from Pexels School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests. The University of Cambridge study used data…
Physical activity may lessen pain intensity for cancer survivors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who have had cancer often experience ongoing pain, but a new study reveals that being physically active may help lessen its intensity. The study is…
No benefit of physiotherapy over general advice after dislocated shoulder: Clinical trial
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Routinely referring patients to a tailored program of physiotherapy after a dislocated shoulder is no better than a single session of advice, supporting materials and the…
New study reveals significant reduction in lumbar spine reoperation with chiropractic spinal manipulation
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Cannabis can make workouts more fun, but it’s no performance-enhancer
Ultrarunner Heather Mashhoodi runs on the treadmill in 2021 as part of a study exploring how cannabis influences exercise. First author Laurel Gibson takes notes in the background. Study participants used…
Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new landmark study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has revealed one in six have measurements that would normally suggest reduced heart function.…
