The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers faced a quick turnaround this weekend, shifting from closing out their first-round series Thursday night to opening their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup less than 48 hours later. While the Sixers seemed to handle the switch well, shooting 54.5...
When a runner has pain, does that mean it's the running that is to blame, or something with their training or form? The latter, according to former Olympian runner, mastermind behind the run-walk-run method of the Galloway Training Program, and author of numerous books including Jeff Galloway...
A review published in The Lancet, reveals that careful earthquake preparation helped to lower mortality rates and the burden of injury during the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2011. According to the analysis, the emergency health-system response was extremely...
Overuse injuries - found most often in low-contact sports that involve long training sessions or where the same movement is repeated numerous times - make up nearly 30 percent of all injuries sustained by collegiate athletes. And a majority of overuse injuries (62 percent) occurred in females...
SoulCycle, a top New York City indoor cycling studio, has developed a cult following; among them are celebrity gym rats like Chelsea Clinton and Brooke Sheilds, who attest that their classes, which combine stationary cycling and simultaneous upper body workouts, are responsible for their ripped...
The "most wonderful time of the year" is also one of the busiest for the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center. As the holidays approach, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge people to exercise caution and eliminate potential dangers that could lead to burn injuries. "We see a...
A safe working environment for nurses is also a safe environment for the patients in their care, according to a new study led by public health researchers at Drexel University. Researchers, led by Dr. Jennifer Taylor, an assistant professor in Drexel's School of Public Health, found that safety...
New research from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation may help explain why people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have a higher risk of developing heart disease. Damage to the autonomic nervous system is a key predictor of cardiovascular risk, researcher...
As all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use continues to grow, so does the number of injuries. Children comprise about one-third of the 130,000 to 150,000 ATV-related emergency department visits each year and one-quarter of the more than 800 deaths. In fact, more children are injured from ATV crashes each...
In new research, 30 percent of children hospitalized following a sledding injury suffered significant head injuries, and 10 percent of these children had a permanent disability. The research, presented Saturday, Oct. 15, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and...
Windows are a part of everyday life for children in the United States. While many parents know that windows can be a hazard for their child, they may not be aware just how often things can take a turn for the worse. A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and...
Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego, suggests that lack of the vitamin might also increase the chance of muscle injuries in athletes...
Gender may be associated with an increased risk of cartilage lesions in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured knees, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. "Having articular cartilage lesions (a hole or rough spot...
The Medical Examiner's Office revealed that an autopsy on "Macho Man" Sandy Savage, 58, showed he had died of heart disease, rather than injuries from a car crash near his home in Seminole, Florida on May 20th, 2011. He had become unresponsive while driving his Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle left...
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To hear General Manager Mike Gillis say it, the Vancouver Canucks would be Stanley Cup champions were it not for injuries and the Boston Bruins.
Gillis and Canucks head coach Alain Vingeault met the media on Friday for a debriefing on the 2011 Stanley Cup Final and the rest of the...
As the school year draws to a close, thousands of children across the country will take on a familiar chore: mowing the lawn. June is National Home Safety Month and five national medical organizations are warning Americans that the routine task of lawn mowing can be extremely dangerous to...
...positions do they need to fill? to get rid of chelsea's loosing streak, which positions do u think they need to fill because of injuries? i saw they're moving for kjaer who's a CB, i think maybe they should move for another strong CDM to fill ballack (which they still haven't done yet...