The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 11+ Kids program is a neuromuscular training program designed to improve physical performance and reduce injury risk in youth soccer athletes; however, it has not been evaluated in female youth athletes who are at elevated risk for injury compared with their male counterparts. The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the impact of…
‘Heartbroken’ Tottenham midfielder stretchered off in win at Wolves Netherlands star faces eight months out after scans confirm injury Xavi Simons has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will be out for around eight months. The Tottenham midfielder suffered the injury in his team’s 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday and will be unavailable for the remainder of the club’s Premier League surviva…
By Charnicia E. Huggins
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Snowboarders who use wrist
guards to prevent hand injuries may unwittingly increase their
risk of injuring their elbow, upper arm or shoulder, new study
findings, reported by researchers in Canada, show.
“The results were consistent in showing that wrist guards
were protective for hand-forearm injuries but possibly harmful
for elbow-shoulder inj…
