Athletes

PHILADELPHIA — The incidence of sudden cardiac death among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes decreased over the past 2 decades, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Resumption of elite-level sports after recovery from COVID-19 is “safe and feasible,” according to a prospective study of Dutch athletes.

In ACL treatment, ACL reconstruction has long been the gold standard. However, recent innovations and research regarding ACL repair have surgeons wondering if a changing of the guard could be on the horizon.

There are two questions here. The first is the term “implant” and the second is compelling data.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reports of anxiety and depression decreased student athletes who returned to sports, according to a presentation at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

Healio spoke with Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, president of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (ATA) and adjunct professor in the doctor of athletic training program at Moravian University, about the role of athletic trainers and how to best help student-athletes as a new school year begins.

Compared with non-users, female athletes who regularly use cannabis had reduced early anaerobic power production and may have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to published results.

Results from a systematic review revealed 94.1% of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic or experienced mild acute symptoms; however, persistent symptoms in 8.3% of athletes could affect return to play.

BOULDER, Colo. - In this video from the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress, Pat Karns, MA, ATC, discussed the benefits of different cannabinoids for extreme sports athletes.

As the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games get underway in Beijing, this is a great time to be thinking about how the risks and management of concussion differ for parasport athletes, that is, anyone with a disability who needs modification to participate in a sport.