sports-medicine

A significant concussion forced Mikaela to step away from school and competitive cheer, but sports medicine and psychology experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles helped her to come back stronger than ever.

No one wants to hear the distinctive pop of an ACL tearing or rupturing, which typically means the player's season is at an end. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is located inside the knee and provides stability during movements such as cutting, turning, twisting and jumping. Deanna Brinks, M.D., a physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine physician at the Mayo Clinic Health…

‘Tennis became a race against time’ after 2005 diagnosis ‘The suffering was less than my passion,’ says tennis great Rafael Nadal has revealed he spent most of his career in pain as he willed himself to play through a chronic foot injury and went on to win 22 grand slam titles while spending two decades ruling men’s tennis alongside Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard, who retired in 2…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-51991-0 The impact of core stability training on jump serve speed in male volleyball players

BackgroundSecondary injury after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, defined as ipsilateral graft rerupture or contralateral ACL rupture, remains a clinical challenge. Current prediction models predominantly fail to capture this multifactorial risk. In this study, we developed a multi-domain machine learning model to predict the risk of secondary injury.MethodsThis retrospective coho…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 30 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-49353-x The effect of eccentric exercise-induced delayed onset neck muscle soreness on force steadiness and the spatial distribution of neck extensor muscle activity

‘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…

Research has shown that female athletes are particularly susceptible to specific injuries, such as ACL tears and stress fractures, as well as conditions related to low energy and pelvic floor dysfunctions. University Hospitals (UH) has launched new specialized care for female athletes of all ages and abilities.

Effort takes holistic approach to high ACL injury rates Fifpro first launched project in England in 2024 The National Women’s Soccer League is joining the Women’s Super League and the sport’s global players’ union in a three-year research initiative aimed at reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the women’s game. ACL injuries are between two and six times more likely to occur in w…

Hamstring injuries are among the most common injuries in sports, particularly in activities involving sprinting and rapid acceleration. They account for roughly 10 % of injuries in field-based sports and often result in significant time away from competition. Despite their frequency, the mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of certain training programs in preventing these injuries remain poorl…

Forward could be out until 2027 with suspected achilles tendon rupture Ekitike is club’s leading goalscorer this season with 17 goals The Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup with the injury he sustained against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Didier Deschamps has confirmed. Ekitike suffered a suspected achilles tendon rupture in the first half of Live…

Vonn tore her ACL in a crash just days ahead of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. An orthopedic surgeon for skiers says her comeback will hinge on one specific moment. The post Can Lindsey Vonn Race the Olympics with a Torn ACL? An Expert Weighs In. appeared first on Outside Online .

Notre Dame Research and Athletics have awarded three research teams the first-ever Human Performance & Wellness Research Grants. The grants will provide funding to support exceptional research projects that contribute meaningfully to fields related to the health, well-being, and performance of human subjects. Jeffrey F. Rhoads, vice president for research and professor in the Department […] The p…

If you’re equally passionate about athletics and becoming a doctor, you may want to consider a career in sports medicine. It offers the perfect opportunity to blend your two passions in a way that helps individuals live healthy, active lives. But what do sports medicine physicians do exactly? We’re breaking down the daily duties, exploring […] The post What Does a Sports Medicine Physician Do? A …

Orthopedics and Rheumatology - Juniper Publishers Abstract Health intervention in adapted sport has been a critical issue in order to decrease musculoskeletal injuries. In this regard, shoulder injuries are a common problem among wheelchair basketball players (WB). Research in adapted sport injuries is increasing all over the years; however, it is necessary to implement protocols to treat an…

Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Abstract Professional sport activities or work may exert considerable stress on the spine. We aimed to assess the effects of loading on the deformation of the vertebral body of the twelfth thoracic vertebra (T12) and the lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5), which are subjected to considerable stress in basketball players. A total of 20 basketball players were assign…

Gary Taylor is used to providing advice to others when they come into Go! Running, but when Dr. Michael Cassat came into his store, the roles quickly reversed. Gary asked the sports medicine doctor if he could help with a lingering Achilles tendon problem, and the doctor’s response was, “Sure, come see me.” Dr. Cassat prescribed physical therapy, a night splint, and modified training. A few month…