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Sports safety starts with the right gear to prevent injury
Shin guards, kneepads, helmets and masks have one big thing in common: it all improves safety and can prevent a sports injury. If you’re wondering whether kids need to…
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Myositis ossificans: Abnormal bone tissue growth in muscles
Myositis ossificans may sound like a complicated condition, but this abnormal bone-tissue growth is a somewhat common sports injury. This condition is more likely in active young adults and…
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Watch out for eye injuries in sports and recreation
Getting hit or poked in the eye can happen while playing sports or doing recreational activities. An eye injury may be painful, but that doesn’t mean it’s vision threatening.…
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Tips for preventing pitching-related injury
An increase in pitching-related injuries is an issue for all levels of play within the game of baseball. Athletic directors, coaches, parents and players in school and club sport…
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Soccer heading may increase concussion risk
Soccer concussion symptoms can happen when someone’s head strikes an object such as another player or the ground while playing sports. In soccer, players purposely make head-to-object contact when…
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Can broken bones affect children’s growth?
When kids break bones, they worry about how long they’ll need to wear casts. Meanwhile, health care providers look for signs that fractures have affected children’s bone growth, which…
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Wrestlers: Scale back on extreme weight-cutting methods
Wrestlers spend the off-season trying to build muscle and get stronger. The muscle-building process involves adding some body fat. Wrestlers often want to lose that extra body fat to…
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What you need to know about femoral stress fractures
Femoral stress fracture, a fracture to the thighbone, is the fourth most common fracture in athletes and military recruits. Such fractures may be one of two types: an insufficiency…
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Wrestling builds fitness beyond the mat
Wrestling’s popularity dates back to 15,000-year-old cave paintings in France and as an iconic sport in the ancient Greek Olympic Games. Today, the sport continues to be a good…