Squatting in skinny jeans can be harmful
A 35-year-old Australian woman had to be cut out of a pair of “skinny jeans” after her calves ballooned in size.
All posts tagged: Injury
Rehabilitating the athlete not just the injury: The psychology of sports injury rehabilitation
Despite a growth in research over the past 30 years, scholarly and applied understanding of the psychosocial considerations during sports injury rehabilitation is in a relative infancy.
Exercise in water for fitness or rehabilitation
Exercising in water is particularly effective because it offers a wide range of therapeutic and health benefits without the hard impact of land exercise.
Seattle Seahawks adopt safer rugby tackling techniques
Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll reveals that for the past four years tackling techniques used in Rugby have been adopted by his team.
The unknown risks of youth rugby
“let’s call the current state of monitoring and prevention of rugby injury in schools what it is: a scandal.”
Higher mileage runners may have lower incidence of knee injuries
Higher mileage, more experienced runners may have lower incidence of knee injuries
Are cyclists safe when wearing headphones?
In a poll undertaken by the BBC, most people agreed it is unsafe to cycle when wearing headphones and should be banned.
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord