Running

Clark Gamblin, MD, MS, MBA, ran “on the moon” in Antarctica, under hang gliders in South Africa, and next to a starlit ocean in Australia.

Results showed self-detection of foot strike pattern may decrease the risk of running-related injuries in endurance runners. However varying characteristics in footwear may impact athletes’ ability to accurately detect foot strike patterns.

“Ultra eye,” more formally known as “ultramarathon-induced corneal edema,” is a rare but fascinating condition that presents only in athletes during very long-distance events.

Results published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found most world-leading track and field athletes lack sufficient musculoskeletal health literacy.

Published results showed that marathon running may be associated with extrinsic foot muscle damage and changes to longitudinal foot arch height.

Moderate-distance runners and non-runners alike demonstrate similar rates of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, according to systematic review data published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

Participating in leisure-time activities like playing tennis, swimming laps, jogging or walking may help lower the risk for death in older adults, according to researchers.

ATLANTA — Male runners are more likely to have lower tibial bone mineral density and strength compared with nonathletes, according to a presenter at ENDO 2022.

A federal effort to vaccinate 28 million American children against COVID-19 will launch fully next week, the White House said Wednesday.

Results presented at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting showed an association between increases in training volume with injuries among runners training for a marathon.