Sports Science & Injury Prevention
Wearable injury technology is becoming more visible in running groups, school sports, and performance programs because overuse problems often build through repeated loading rather than one clear incident. The best use is not to treat data as a diagnosis. It is to use measured trends—such as workload, movement symmetry, and … Read the rest
Student-Athlete Return-to-Sport planning works best when it treats the first practices after a break as a transition, not a test of toughness. UAB guidance published on August 25, 2026, emphasized that student-athletes should rebuild fitness, strength, and endurance progressively after summer or other breaks, rather than jumping straight into maximum … Read the rest
New England running back TreVeyon Henderson has missed practice with an ankle issue, while center Ben Brown has been ruled out with a knee injury. Seattle is managing players including safety Nick Emmanwori, receiver Tory Horton and tackle Josh Jones.
The same discipline belongs on the betting side. Someone asking … Read the rest
As a performance-focused educator, I view Warm-Up Strategies as more than a few laps and stretches before practice. For adolescent male athletes, the research points toward structured, repeatable routines that blend movement quality, strength, jumping mechanics, agility, and balance. The evidence does not suggest that any warm-up can remove injury … Read the rest
Safe Home Exercise for older adults works best as a public health practice, not as a random set of movements picked from memory. For seniors, caregivers, coaches, and community educators, the goal is to match activity with established guidance while respecting health status, medication effects, mobility limits, and the home … Read the rest
In the world of youth sports, keeping athletes healthy and performing well is key. Monitoring their hydration is a big part of this. Dehydration can cause serious health problems, like heat illness, which is a big worry during intense sports.
New technology is changing how we check if athletes … Read the rest
Eye health practices deserve careful attention after past FDA recalls and warnings involving contaminated eye drops. The concern is not that every eye product is unsafe, but that products used around the eye require a higher standard of hygiene, sourcing, and personal awareness. For athletes, students, coaches, and active adults, … Read the rest
The measles outbreak in the United States has become a major education topic for families, schools, coaches, and youth activity programs. As a performance-focused educator, I look at public health reports the same way I look at training data: numbers matter, but context matters too. This is general education, not … Read the rest
Sports biomechanics is a field that looks at how athletes move and the forces on their bodies. It’s key for better performance and less injury. Recent innovations have changed how coaches and trainers work with athletes.
Dr. Beth Wilcox, a sports medicine expert, says pro teams now use biomechanists to … Read the rest
It’s important for educators to know about the latest in managing mild brain injuries. Learning and doing well in school is key for kids and teens. But, a mild brain injury can really mess with how they think and learn.
Studies show that these injuries affect more than just the … Read the rest