Sports Medicine News

Training injuries were more common among school-level rugby teams compared with academy-level rugby teams, according to researchers’ findings.

To strengthen University Hospitals’ concussion management program, the university recently announced it has added primary care concussion specialists and physical therapists to the program, according to a press release.

High-intensity interval training was well-tolerated by women with rheumatoid arthritis and adults with juvenile-onset idiopathic arthritis and may be beneficial, according to the results of a study.

ORLANDO, Fla. — When using ankle sleeves and lace-up braces, athletes showed improvements in neuromuscular control while performing the Drop Vertical Jump test. Additionally, ankle torque decreased during 45° bounding maneuvers, and no deficits in performance time were observed when compared with control during cutting maneuvers, according to study data presented here.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — According to study findings presented here, athletes who require surgical intervention for the treatment of Lisfranc injuries are typically able to return to sport.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Patients who are operatively treated for Achilles tendon ruptures returned to active duty quicker, however, there were no differences in complications compared with patients who were treated nonoperatively, according to data presented here.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of early outcomes presented here support the use of arthroscopic treatment for patients with multidirectional glenohumeral instability.

Although heading the ball is the activity most commonly associated with concussions in soccer, a recent study suggested that player-to-player contact is the most prevalent cause of concussions in the sport.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Intercollegiate contact-sports athletes who experienced in-season shoulder instability and underwent arthroscopic stabilization had significantly higher odds of returning to sport the following season without a recurrent instability event compared with athletes who received nonoperative treatment, according findings of an award-winning study presented here.

DJO Global recently announced its launch of Compex Wireless USA, which the company says is the first FDA-cleared wireless neuromuscular electronic stimulation device designed to enhance the performance and speed recovery of athletes.