Exercise improves survival rates for colorectal cancer patients

December 15, 2009

Press Release:
Exercise improves survival rates for colorectal cancer patients
Men who have been treated for colorectal cancer can reduce their risk of dying from the disease by engaging in regular exercise, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The findings are published in the December 14 issue of the Archives of Internal [...]

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How Can Some Athletes Play on Through Intense Pain?

December 12, 2009

How can some sportsmen and women, in the heat of the moment, play on through pain that would floor anyone else?

Press Release from the University of Oxford
Bert Trautmann, the Manchester City goalkeeper, famously played on through to the end of the 1956 FA Cup final – holding on for a 3-1 win – despite suffering [...]

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How do foot orthotics work?

December 12, 2009

A review just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine looks at how how foot orthotics might work (Foot Orthoses and Gait: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Literature Pertaining to Potential Mechanisms. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Dec 8)
The authors did a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the evidence for the physiological basis for orthoses [...]

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Cuboid Syndrome

December 8, 2009

Cuboid syndrome is a common overuse injury on the lateral side of the foot. it is generally thought to occur when the cuboid bone is not stable in the proximal and distal joints it has and contraction of the peroneus longus tendon that passes under the cuboid try to sublux the bone. The symptoms involve [...]

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Severs Disease

October 23, 2009

Severs disease or calcaneal apophysitis is a common problem of the heel in children aged 8 to 12 years. Some recent data on Severs Disease has suggested that the mechanism of injury may be a stress fracture like lesion of the cartilage growth plate. Most cases respond well to a cushioning heel lift, calf muscle [...]

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Sports Medicine Forums

October 23, 2009

There are a number of online sports medicine communities for the discussion of issues of relevance to the discipline.  The Forum Finder directory of forums, has a listing of Sports Medicine Forums. At these forums you can interact with colleagues and discuss the latest sports medicine issues.

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Does your clinical practice have a website?

October 23, 2009

Do you have a website to promote your clinical practice. How does it rank in the search engines? DO you know how to get it to rank better? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the art (there is no science in it!) of getting a site to rank well in the search engines, such as Google [...]

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Exercise for cancer patients under going chemotherapy

October 23, 2009

A randomized controlled trial from two hospitals in Denmark published in the British Medical Journal set out to assess the effect of a group exercise intervention, as an adjunct to conventional care, on fatigue, physical capacity, general wellbeing, physical activity, and quality of life in patients with cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy. They found an [...]

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Experts Applaud Physical Activity Guidelines Bill

October 23, 2009

Press Release:
EXPERTS APPLAUD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES BILL
ACSM led call for creation of federal guidelines in 2006; members served on scientific writing team

INDIANAPOLIS — As debate continues over health system reform, a proposal with vast preventive power is drawing widespread support. Scientists, physicians, public health experts and others have rallied in favor of the Physical Activity [...]

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Gout as a cause of heel pain

October 22, 2009

Gout is not a common cause of heel pain but gout can affect the subtalar joint, causing pain in the rearfoot. The urate crystals can also deposit in the plantar soft tissue and mimic plantar fasciitis. The differential diagnosis is usually difficult as both can mimic other symptoms. For gout and heel pain, considers a [...]

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