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Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn't require surgery

You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years.

Cardiology

What to know about exercise as medicine for high blood pressure

Linda Pescatello, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (CAHNR), has established herself as a leading figure in the study of exercise as medicine. One avenue of Pescatello's work has highlighted ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Blood flow restriction cuffs a fall risk for older adults

New research from Murdoch University's School of Allied Health and Health Futures Institute has found that wearing blood flow restriction cuffs can change the way older people walk, potentially making them more unsteady during ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Parasports provide a range of benefits for people with cerebral palsy

A review in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology summarizes the multiple benefits of sport participation for people with cerebral palsy. The authors present a summary of available sports, as well as adaptations, to help ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Long-term study reveals physical ability peaks at age 35

A 47-year-long Swedish study at Karolinska Institutet reveals how fitness, strength, and muscle endurance change during adulthood. The results show that physical ability starts to deteriorate as early as age 35, but it is ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Conservative management of Achilles tendinopathy

In Elisa Arch's Orthotics and Prosthetics for Enhanced Mobility Lab, students are exploring novel approaches to help those with Achilles tendinopathy (AT) return to daily activity more quickly.

Health

How to head off tendon trouble

Injure a tendon and you might not notice right away, but beware: These injuries often fail to heal properly, putting everyday activities at risk.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Research team studies hydration at 2024 Boston Marathon

A research team from the College of Education and Health Professions, along with co-authors from several other institutions, recently published a study they conducted at the 2024 Boston Marathon examining the role of hydration ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New global recommendations support exercise for leg lymphedema

Researchers from Macquarie University have published the world's first ever consensus-based recommendations on exercise as part of the management of lower limb lymphedema, a condition affecting millions worldwide.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Q&A: How do you reduce and prevent injuries in soccer?

The world's most popular game—football to most, soccer to some—can take a heavy physical toll on players. Given the massive number of male and female players lacing up their cleats, there has been a surprising dearth ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

New crisis management model for professional soccer

When does a soccer team really face a crisis—and in which situations is the dismissal of a coach nothing but an over-hasty reaction? In a recently published study, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Endurance exercise without weight loss may reduce body fat

Participating in a high volume of exercise over a short period of time, such as cycling hundreds of miles in a few days, could reduce body fat levels without weight loss. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of ...

Health

How to prevent or at least slow developing 'Dead butt syndrome'

Its name might sound funny, but its long-term effects are no laughing matter. "Dead butt syndrome," an affliction that once targeted athletes, is now a major cause of pain and discomfort among people who sit at a desk for ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Long-term exercisers have 'healthier' belly fat, study reveals

People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University ...

Health

Study recommends nutrition coaching for young athletes

Young athletes face an array of nutritional risks that could hamper their performance, recovery from injury, and overall wellness, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children found. However, ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Study shows AFL players' hip issues begin in early career

Researchers from La Trobe University studied 58 pain-free male Australian Football League (AFL) draftees, finding that nearly half showed hip joint changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 20% had a particular hip ...