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Less Body Checking May Protect Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
Youth ice hockey leagues (age 13-14 years) that eliminated body checking had fewer injuries and concussions than leagues that allowed body checking.
We’re All in This Together: Challenges of Newly Credentialed ATs
Newly credentialed athletic trainers face challenges in making a decision, developing confidence, role ambiguity, communication, and lack of mentor accessibility.
Preventing Catastrophic Injury and Death in Collegiate Athletes: Interassociation Recommendations Endorsed by 13 Medical and Sports Medicine Organisations
Preventing Catastrophic Injury and Death in Collegiate Athletes: Interassociation Recommendations Endorsed by 13 Medical and Sports Medicine Organisations
Cool States Need to Prepare For The Heat
Overall, 7 out of 10 football programs are not implementing six key heat-stroke preparedness strategies. Football programs within warmer regions of the United States and/or with state-level mandates had better compliance with these strategies than those without mandates or within other areas of the country.
Turkish Society of Cardiology consensus report on recommendations for athletes with high-risk genetic cardiovascular diseases or implanted cardiac devices
Turkish Society of Cardiology consensus report on recommendations for athletes with high-risk genetic cardiovascular diseases or implanted cardiac devices
Frequent Severe Impacts May Add Up?
Prior to a concussion, football athletes experience more head impacts at higher magnitudes compared to non-concussed athletes with similar characteristics.
Brazilian consensus statement on viscosupplementation of the knee (Cobravi)
A multidisciplinary panel prepared aimed to develop a consensus statement on viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis. The panel considered 16 statements about clinical indications, effectiveness, and tolerability.
Concussion Baselines and Assessments: How do we Optimize our “Tools in the Toolbox”?
A sideline concussion assessment with a symptom inventory, Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC), and the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS on firm surface) offers ideal accuracy. Annual baseline assessments provide only slightly improved diagnostic accuracy compared to just post-injury assessments alone.
Baseball Prevention Programs Prevent Poor Performance and Injury
Youth baseball players who participated in a weekly 10-minute prevention program experienced fewer shoulder or elbow injuries and improved performance compared to those that performed traditional warm-ups.