Keep safe on the slopes
Winter sports contribute to a greater number of head injuries than neck injuries, but both head and neck injuries can be devastating.
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GB tipped for best ever winter olympics
Great Britain could be set for a record-breaking medal haul at the Winter Olympics in Sochi
Putting the freeze on winter sports injuries
Injuries severe enough to cause head injury or other trauma often also cause neck fracture or spinal cord injury. Winter sports contribute to a greater number of head injuries than neck injuries, but both head and neck injuries can be devastating.
Hit the slopes in style
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An innovative approach to teaching and coaching sport
Play Practice offers the teachers and coaches them the knowledge and tools to improve their current methods of coaching and teaching.
No good evidence that mouthguards and helmets ward off concussion
Mouthguards and helmets can help ward off other serious head and facial injuries, but there is no good evidence that they can help prevent concussion, and paradoxically, they may even encourage players to take greater risks.
Skiers and rowers have no more back pain than couch potatoes
Despite putting constant stress on their backs, rowers and cross-country skiers may not experience any greater levels of chronic lower back pain than the rest of us, according to a new study.
Science and Nordic Skiing
2nd International Congress on Science and Nordic Skiing 28th to 30th May, 2012, Vuokatti, Finland.