New research has found more evidence to suggest a positive link between exercise and depression, this time finding that children who exercise could benefit from a reduce risk of developing depression in the future. Carried out by a team from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Calgary researchers at the Alberta Children's Hospital, the study is the… Read More
Historically athletes were barefoot in the sporting arena and it is only a relatively recent phenomenon for shoes to be worn in competition. In Roman times wrestlers competed barefoot, whilst runners wore little more than thin leather sandals to compete over long distances. More recently several athletes have achieved significant success competing barefoot: Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia won the Rome… Read More
Plantar fasciitis is a common affliction affecting many athletes, in particular runners. Adam Smith has written a great piece in the September issue of Sports Injury Bulletin outlining the relevant anatomy, how the injury occurs, how to differentiate from other similar pathologies, such as neural irritation in the tarsal tunnel, and finally how to manage it. Speaking from experience as… Read More
Stress fractures to the ribs occur in rowers, golfer, canoeists, lacrosse players and baseball pitchers. They are more common in sports involving an element of trunk rotation with scapula movement across the rib cage. A stress fracture is described as an overload to the bone caused by repetitive loading due to a particular movement. Any load on the bone will… Read More
The talk in soccer circles this week is the imminent return to action of Theo Walcott, the Arsenal and England star who damaged his knee back at the start of 2014. After 286 days of rehab, Walcott made a return to Arsenal's Under 21 team last week. This has left journalists salivating at finding out when he will be returning… Read More
Perhaps you bent the wrong way while lifting something heavy. Or you�re dealing with a degenerative condition like arthritis. Whatever the cause, once you have low back pain, it can be hard to shake. About one in four Americans say they�ve had a recent bout of low back pain. And almost everyone can expect to experience back pain at some… Read More
Eight, 8 oz. glasses of water a day: it�s a rule that�s been burned into our brains for years as the ideal amount of fluid to drink each day. Yet no matter how many times experts say that's not quite accurate, many still believe "8x8" is the magic amount. The truth: How much water you should drink each day really,… Read More
Wondering exactly how much protein you should be consuming each day? The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), which is the minimum amount you need to be healthy, is 0.8 grams per kilogram (0.36 grams per pound) of body weight per day�46 grams for an average woman. That equals as little as 10% of daily calories. If you're not super active, that's likely… Read More
We all know to go easy on the sweet stuff, but what actually happens to your system when you indulge? Here are eight ways sugar affects the body. Brain Issues Fructose�the sugar that naturally occurs in fruit and is a component, with glucose, of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and table sugar�lights up the brain's reward center, says pediatric endocrinologist… Read More
If you want to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions and pills being used, and potentially misused, you need alternative pain management. And chiropractors say that�s what they�ve been providing for decades. Read More