Skateboarding and mental health
In 2019, the family and friends of British professional skateboarder Ben Raemers created the Ben Raemers Foundation to honor the memory of their friend and loved one. In May of that year, Ben Raemers…...
View ArticleCompartment Syndrome in Runners
Anterior compartment syndrome or chronic exertional compartment syndrome in runners has always been a frustrating injury for clinicians to treat as outcomes were often less than satisfactory. This is...
View ArticleRunning barefoot may increase injury risk in older, more experienced athletes
In recent years there has been an explosion in barefoot running, as well as the purchase and use of “minimalist” running shoes that more closely resemble barefoot running by encouraging the balls of...
View ArticleHow to protect your kids when they play sports
Every time there is a head trauma, cardiac arrest, or other major injury among professional sports, parents take a deep breath. That athlete is someones child. Could that be my child? Cardiac event…...
View ArticleGolf as a contact sport?
In the article “Golf: a contact sport. Repetitive traumatic discopathy may be the driver of early lumbar degeneration in modern-era golfers” published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Drs....
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