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Coaches Gain Current Concussion Info with a Five-Minute Fact Sheet
The NCAA Fact Sheet for Coaches has a small-to-moderate positive short-term effect on concussion knowledge and behavioral intentions among NCAA coaches
Which Shoes Protect Those Who Protect Us?
Cadets wearing exercise shoes with a mild-to-moderate rigidity experienced fewer exercise-related injuries when compared to minimal rigidity. Likewise, shoes with a mild to moderate heel height reduced the risk of injury compared to minimal heel heights.
Protein is not the Whey
People performing a 12-week endurance training program with protein supplementation had similar improvements in maximal oxygen uptake and performance as people training and consuming a placebo drink.
High School FIFA 11+ Implementation Had Poor Compliance and No Injury Reduction
The FIFA 11+ program failed to reduce lower extremity injury
rates versus a standard warm-up among high school athletes, probably because 2 out of 3 teams failed receive the recommended number of training sessions/week. We need better implementation strategies to ensure compliance with injury
prevention programs.
Clinical Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: A Consensus Reached by Systematic Review of the Available Data
Clinical Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: A Consensus Reached by Systematic Review of the Available Data
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.