Allowing fights between players in the National Hockey Leagues will not deter greater violence in the modern game, a new study has found. In fact, teams and players who fight more often are also responsible for a disproportionate number of violent penalties across the league. The results refute league officials’ arguments for continuing to…
Traumatic brain injury, a major public health problem, is the leading cause of death and disability in children aged 0 to 4 years and 15 to 19 years. With an average of 308,000 cases per year in the United States, such accidents are common among school-age children participating in sports and play activities involving…
Professional footballers’ matchday performance fell after recovering from COVID-19, with three-quarters battling fatigue for six weeks, a University of Essex study has found. The study – published in Physiological reports — examined top football players for the first time and examined the impact of the long Covid-19 crisis on top athletes. The study found…
Body checking experience and injury rates among ice hockey players aged 15-17 years. Eliason PH, Hagel BE, Palacios-Derflingher L, Warriyar V, Bonfield S, Black AM, Mrazik M, Lebrun C, Emery CA. CMAJ. Jun 20, 2022;194(24):E834-E842. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211718. Full text freely available Take home message More experience with body checking was not associated with a…
Record levels of obesity and physical inactivity among children mean they will bear the brunt of worse health consequences from rising global temperatures – that’s the stark warning in a new comprehensive review of current research on the subject. Publication of her findings in the peer-reviewed journal TemperatureDr. Shawnda Morrison, an environmental physiologist, states…
