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School-Based Strength Training Helps Kids Become Stronger, Boys Become More Active

Substituting 45 minutes of supervised school-based strength training for 2 of 3 regular PE classes significantly increased upper and lower body strength in healthy schoolchildren aged 10 to 14 years, and significantly increased daily spontaneous physical activity outside the training for boys.

Muscle Cramps: Common and Painful But Preventable

Almost every athlete (and, anyone reading this right now) has had muscle cramps at some point. Because they are so common, it is important to understand how they can happen with everyday activities, and that they there are a number of remedies to prevent and treat muscle cramps to reduce occurrence and intensity.

Survey To Collect Data On Health Screening Of Athletes

We've been asked by Gloria Wu, M.D., a physician active in the Sudden Cardiac Death Association of San Jose, California, and an Associate Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, for help on a research project she is working on in the area of health screening (a/k/a pre-participation physical evaluations) and its importance to athletes. Please help Gloria and her team by taking this 1-minute survey to help them learn more about this issue.

Psychological Factors Play Important Role In Successful Return To Sport After Injury

A growing body of evidence suggests that psychological factors play an important role in determining whether an athlete makes a successful return to sport following injury, finds a new study.

Halloween Safety Tips: Protecting Your Personal Safety, Property and Bank Accounts

Halloween is just around the corner and many consumers may not realize how frightening this spooky night could really be for their personal safety, their property or their bank accounts. To help families better prepare for Halloween hazards that may come in disguise or under the cloak of dark, Trusted Choice® independent insurance agents offer some important safety tips.

Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy: Two Top Docs Take Turns Debating The Study Results

Platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections have emerged in recent years as a treatment for a variety of sports injuries, but there are few studies reporting on its effectiveness of PRP. Two top sports medicine physicians debate the hottest topic in orthopedics.

Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP) Awards $1 Million In Grants To Schools To Fight Childhood Obesity

On June 27, 2013, the Active Schools Acceleration Project ASAP named 1,000  elementary schools in all 50 states as recipients of a $1,000 ASAP Acceleration Grant to help them implement in September three new activity programs designed to fight childhood obesity. The program is the third in First Lady MIchelle Obama's "Let's Move! Active Schools" initiative.

Headaches in Children: When Do Parents Need to Worry?

Doctors are seeing more and more children complaining of headaches, the most common being tension headaches and migraines. It's important to watch out for the triggers, says a pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Return-to-School Tips: Regular Check-Up with Pediatrician Tops List

As summer winds to a close and parents prepare their children to return to a regular routine of packed lunches and homework, it is important for parents to take steps to ease anxiety, keep kids healthy and improve concentration in the classroom. To ensure the best academic performance, kids need to be in good physical and mental health. So before going back to school, we advise parents take their children for a regular check-up with their pediatrician.

10 Principles to Guide Administration of Sports Medicine - Athletic Training Services

As part of the Inter-Association Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Sports Medicine Management for Secondary Schools and Colleges, the task force developed a set of 10 principles to guide administration of sports medicine-athletic training services in order to provide athlete-centered medicine. .
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