Female endurance sports athletes may be at risk for serious health issues, according to physicians at Loyola University Health System. Excessive exercise and inadequate nutrition can lead to problems such as low energy, menstrual irregularity, fertility issues, stress fractures and osteoporosis…
A twice weekly hip strengthening regimen performed for six weeks proved surprisingly effective at reducing — and in some cases eliminating — knee pain referred to as patellofemoral pain (PFP) in female runners…
Research conducted by the President of the American College of Sports Medicine and colleagues shows many doctors aren’t sure what to tell their pregnant patients about exercise. ACSM President James Pivarnik, Ph.D., FACSM, and colleagues Patricia Bauer, Ph.D., and Cliff Broman, Ph.D., surveyed 93 M.D.s, D.O…
Female athletes experience dramatically higher rates of specific musculoskeletal injuries and medical conditions compared to male athletes, according to exercise physiologist Vicki Harber in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta…
For a week Ms Gravina evaluated players from the first two Athletic teams (Superleague and National League), in order to observe their eating habits and where they could improve. The evaluation lasted a week and the studies were carried out on the days prior to the match, on the same day of the game and after the match…
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