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Are Athletes Protected Enough?
by Loren Fogelman
posted January 6, 2012 at 1:17am

What’s the downside to being an athlete? Should athletes be educated about the possible long term impact their sport could have on their body as well as quality of life down the road? And whose responsibility is it anyway?...more

Joanna Zeiger: A Visit to The Cortisone Cowboy
by Fast at Forty
posted October 13, 2011 at 9:23am

Sometimes it takes reaching a low point to try a different tactic. The Twin Cities marathon was such a catalyst; not finishing the race due to ongoing rib pain and the continued pain in the days afterward spurred me into action. Last year I underwent a se...more

Female athletes and concussions explored in ground-breaking documentary by U of M's Tucker Center and Twin Cities station
by anngaff
posted October 7, 2011 at 12:06pm

Via Release MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/03/2011) —In collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Channel 2 has produced a ground-breaking, one-hou...more

Lauren FLeshman on Ankle Sprain Pain that Just Won’t Quit?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:27pm

Q: Hey Lauren, I was wondering if you could help me. In October last year [11 months ago] I sprained my ankle. I had physio in December through to February. I was diagnosed with a grade 1 (slight sprain) but my physio said that I must of had a Grade 2...more

Storm guard Sue Bird contemplates surgery
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 22, 2011 at 12:16am

Just as tape recorders were about to click off, Storm PG Sue Bird admitted she's played with a slight tear in her left labrum since November 2010. The 10-year vet is awaiting imaging on her right hip, which could show a similar injury. While mirroring te...more

Joanna Zeiger: Kinesio Tape and Fairy Dust
by Fast at Forty
posted September 20, 2011 at 10:59am

I have been dealing with my rib injury for nearly two years. I have come to view this injury as a chronic condition, not unlike my asthma. It is with me all the time. It must be managed on a daily basis. Most of the time, the injury lingers in the backgro...more

Lize Brittin: Catch - not 11, 14, 17 or 18
by Lize Brittin: Training on Empty
posted September 11, 2011 at 3:22pm

It's called Catch-22, and I don't mean the novel. I mean the frustrating situation of not being able to get the desired outcome. What I really mean is this: My foot needs Aleve, but my stomach can't handle Aleve. Either I take the Aleve and suffer the sto...more

SIGN UP – Dick’s Sporting Goods is Giving FREE Concussion Software To Schools
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 10, 2011 at 6:00pm

Ali Krieger from the US women's soccer team in a Gaithersburg, MD Dick’s Sporting Goods store, helping spread the word about the new PACE program (Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education). Are you a parent of an athlete, coach, teacher or sc...more

Soccer Star Ali Krieger Joins Fans at Concussion Education Event
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 5, 2011 at 2:17pm

< p> US Women’s soccer player Ali Krieger signs autographs for fans during the PACE - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education - event at Dick's Sporting Goods, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Gaithersburg, MD. Krieger and Dick’s Sporting Goo...more

How's your cruciate?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted July 21, 2011 at 1:32pm

pic from balls.ieNon-sporting types would probably give that post-title a skip. But if you're like me, every twinge and ache gets examined before that big sigh of relief; oh, it's just a sprain, nothing serious. Until the big ones fall apart and then you ...more

Injuries and imagery in women’s sports - what's the message?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted July 6, 2011 at 4:51pm

(This is a topic I wanted to examine in my recent series “Women’s Sports Without Illusions,” especially after a perceptive reader brought it up. I pledged to address it in a new phase of my inquiry that continues on this blog and elsewhere. So here...more

Sacroiliac Joint (S.I. Joint) dysfunction and running. How to deal, what works for me.
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted July 5, 2011 at 2:39pm

I've been getting this question a lot so I thought I would blog about it.People have been asking me about my "hip" and what it feels like/ what I do about it. In college I was misdiagnosed with piriformis syndrome and ran hurt 75% of the time. It was not ...more

Injury…not always a bad thing
by Pretty Tough
posted May 9, 2011 at 12:06am

(Editor’s Note: Pretty Tough Team member Heidi Johnson-Fry is a champion duathlete from Montana. ) After a year of being side lined for an injury/surgery, I am back to racing! I just came back from a decent showing in the Dallas Rock n Roll Half...more

Violent injury: just ‘part of the game’?
by Off The Court
posted April 23, 2011 at 2:03pm

‘This is a barbaric game, this game is not for the weak. You play football, you understand that.’ Former gridiron player Marshall Faulk is blunt in his assessment of the violence involved in American football.This year, for the first time, AFL players...more

Watch the video of “The Female Athlete and Concussions”
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted April 20, 2011 at 5:58pm

The video of our Spring 2011 Distinguished Lecture on “The Female Athlete and Concussions” is now available online, free of charge. Featuring Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, Ph.D., Jill Brooks, Ph.D., and Aynsley Smith, Ph.D., R.N. Recen...more

New concussion rule brings player care to a head
by Off The Court
posted April 16, 2011 at 2:39am

“This is a barbaric game, this game is not for the weak. You play football, you understand that.” Former American Football player Marshall Faulk was blunt in his assessment of the violence involved in football. This year, for the first time, AFL playe...more

Female athletes and concussion
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted April 13, 2011 at 2:57pm

Our Spring Distinguished Lecture Series is tomorrow, Thursday April 14, 7-9pm CST on “The Female Athlete and Concussions.“ Recent research findings in multiple academic disciplines have sparked a much-needed national conversation about the rising...more

Kid's Just 'Wanna Have Fun: A Look into the Impact of Children's Sports
by kristenbennett
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:50pm

   Elena Delle Donne now plays basketball at the      Universiy of Delaware, near her hometown.             She was interviewed by ESPN at age fifteen, the top basketbal...more

Sports Injuries we hate
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 7, 2011 at 12:49pm

Derval O Rourke European Championships zimbioThis is a guest post from Don Connigale, a freelance journalist, copywriter and regular runner who is currently working with a number of clients including No Win No Fee UKKNEE PAINKnee pain comes up next, in pa...more

Sports Injuries from high heels to running shoes without pain
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted March 29, 2011 at 11:57am

This is a guest post from Don Connigale, a freelance journalist, copywriter and regular runner who is currently working with a number of clients including No Win No Fee UKCommon Sports Injuries While the sports injuries that make headlines tend to be the ...more

When injury puts you on the bench: How do you cope? Come back?
by Fair Game News
posted March 4, 2011 at 3:27pm

By Ashleigh Sargent After I recently suffered a severe ankle sprain that sidelined me from basketball for several weeks, I saw firsthand that injuries are not just physically damaging but mentally challenging too! I spoke with Kate McLaren, PhD, a sports...more

Got Knee Pain? Creatine may improve pain & stiffness
by Performance Nutrition
posted February 18, 2011 at 2:51pm

If you have knee pain, chances are you may have osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder and it’s the medical term for “wear and tear” on a joint. Over time, the cushioning between your joints, your cartilage, can break dow...more

Vonn concussion race: NFL players aren’t the only athletes who deserve better protection
by Fair Game News
posted February 16, 2011 at 12:38pm

By Laura Pappano It’s February and Lindsey Vonn is in the news. Again. Unlike last year, when we debated whether or not she was exploited by an SI swimsuit spread, this year she has just won the silver medal in the downhill world championships in Garm...more

Concussions, and how to spot them
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 7, 2011 at 5:28pm

It seems we’ve been hearing a lot more about concussions in recent years, particularly with regard to football and hockey. There was Merril Hoge’s career-ending head injury after a concussion that ultimately resulted in a $1.55 million judgment agai...more

Top Five Friday: Plantar Fasciitis Rehab
by Byline to Finish Line
posted January 28, 2011 at 1:30pm

Weeks have now passed and my trusty running shoes are gathering dust. Granted, my poor housekeeping skills mean my running shoes accumulate dust even when I’m using them on a regular basis, but the metaphor applies. The cautious course of treatment for...more

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