Following the loss of multiple former NFL players like Junior Seau to suicide in recent years, there's been an increase in attention paid to the effects of brain injury sustained through multiple concussions and whether trauma to the brain increases ... Read More...
After receiving the all-around silver medal for her showing in the 2008 summer Olympic games and winning the 2009 season of "Dancing with the Stars," gymnast Shawn Johnson's return to the games this summer in London was highly ... Read More...
Longtime San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau died today of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. After an almost unheard of 20 year NFL career, Seau's suicide has renewed speculation about the relationship between multiple concussions ... Read More...
With the 2012 major league baseball season swinging into action this week, Vitals has gotten into the competitive spirit, ranking all 30 MLB teams according to what we consider their greatest assets. Rather than fumbling through hitting, pitching, ... Read More...
Jeremy Lin has brought a lot of excitement and something to root for to New York Knicks fans and people around the country in general, but after the March 24th game, he complained about a sore left knee and an MRI revealed a small meniscus ... Read More...
Years ago, if a child was playing a sport and was involved in a collision or impact with another player or object, they might come out of the game for a little bit. The coach would give them a look over and maybe ask them how many fingers he was ... Read More...
The winter skiing and snowboarding season, albeit a mild one for many people in the country, is almost over. The American Journal of Sports Medicine published its latest study comparing injuries of both sports. Dr. Terrell Joseph, an orthopaedic ... Read More...
Ever since Frankie Edgar lost to Benson Henderson in UFC 144, and some would even argue before that, there has been talk about Edgar needing to drop weight to enter a lower weight class. The reason for this is not just the typical comments that he is ... Read More...
Hockey has always been a physical game, with the potential for injury being acknowledged by the players. However, in the last few years, concussions and head injuries have been covered more and more by the media. In 2011, Minnesota Wild NHL ... Read More...
Competing in the X-Games has its positives and negatives. Along with the chance to showcase talent among the world’s top athletes, comes the chance for injury. Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke sustained a serious head injury on January 10th ... Read More...
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