Local News: Ashburn, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine News Editors

News Widget

Display the Sports Medicine news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Sports Medicine News

News on Sports Medicine continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

1 hr ago | The Courier-Journal

Cancer patients take health fight to the gym

Her face flushed, Rosemary Lamont sat on the gym floor one recent afternoon, listening to her trainer's impassioned commands.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Charitable Organizations, American Cancer Society, Eden Prairie, MN, Fitness, Yoga, Breast Cancer

Wed Jun 19, 2013

Athletic Business

When Muscle Soreness May Be More Serious Than 'No Pain, No Gain'

Training is hard. It is supposed to be hard. Recruits are working to get ready to defend the country, and to do that they need to be in top shape.

Comment?

Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Bethesda, MD

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Competitor Magazine

Sole Man: 13 Things You Didn't Know About Running Shoes

Think you know a lot about running shoes? Here are a few more things to ponder. Photo: Brian Metzler/Competitor.com 1. Let's get right down to it: for years, many of the innovations in the technical fabrics used in running apparel and running shoe uppers have come from the innovations developed for women's lingerie.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Watches, Berkshire Hathaway , Insurance, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services

She Knows

Is CrossFit safe for kids?

The high-intensity fitness phenomenon has reached the grade-school crowd. But is CrossFit training safe - and appropriate - for children? Ten-year-olds doing kettlebell squats and Olympic-style lifts? Yes, CrossFit - the popular strength and conditioning program that combines varied, high-intensity and functional moves - has a new devoted audience: ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Health Club, CrossFit, Fitness, Family, Kids, Scarsdale, NY, Medicine, Weight Training

I-Newswire.com

Murfreesboro Good Feet Offers Plantar Fasciitis Foot Pain Relief With Good Feet Orthotics

Good Feet Worldwide, LLC., an international retailer of custom-fitted arch support, announced its foot pain relief process focusing on reducing plantar fasciitis foot pain and heel pain for Murfreesboro.

1 comment

Related Topix: Murfreesboro, TN, Medicine, Nashville, TN

HeraldNet

Fitness myths debunked: Ten falsehoods about diet, exercise

Muscle can turn into fat, lifting weights makes you look like Arnold and a thousand crunches a day will give you a six-pack.

Comment?

Related Topix: Fitness, Weight Training, Medicine

Medical News Today

Exploding The Myth About Running Injuries

If you are healthy and plan to start running for the first time, it is perfectly all right to put on a pair of completely ordinary 'neutral' running shoes without any special support.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health

Mon Jun 17, 2013

University Business

University of Utah restructures athletic department leadership

Utah athletics director Chris Hill is overseeing a lot of things. There are plenty of projects in the works as the Utes assimilate to life in the Pac-12.

Comment?

Related Topix: University of Utah, Medicine

The New Zealand Herald

Steroid rise worries drug expert

Drug Free Sport New Zealand has identified the lack of knowledge about steroid use outside of competitive sports as an issue that needs addressing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, World News, Medicine

Patch.com

The Skinny on Medical Conditions and Exercise

When it comes to exercise, Dr. Jonathan Phillips often hears excuses from patients with medical conditions.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Phuket Gazette

Phuket Health: Back to the bare basics

PHUKET: Dr Thomas Walton is the newest member of the team at Thanyapura's Integrated Health Clinic in Thalang.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chiropractic, Buffalo, NY, Massage Therapy

The Star Online

Talking about protein

IF you're a regular gym-goer, you would probably have come across a bunch of guys who routinely talk about the kind of protein shakes they drink to get pumped and primed, while comparing the size of their biceps.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Ann Arbor.com

Wildly Fit fitness studio to include 'outdoorsy twist' on regular workouts

Amy and Christian Wilds wanted to put an outdoorsy twist on fitness training with the opening of their new studio, Wildly Fit .

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Star Tribune

Twin Cities fitness retailers race to meet high-end trend

Athletic apparel retailers are catering to Twin Cities women who want to be stylish for workouts, but also when they're out and about.

Comment?

Related Topix: St. Louis Park, MN, Edina, MN, Fitness, Yoga, Medicine, Minneapolis, MN

TCPalm

BodyLogix: Rules for hydration: Summer is here

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com - Water, water, water.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

OregonLive.com

Summer UberKids Running Program Press Release

Sports Authority, Qdoba, and Uberthons are presenting the first Summer UberKids Running Program in Beaverton and Sherwood July 8 through August 29. Classes are limited to 40 kids per class.

Comment?

Related Topix: Family, Kids, Life, Food, Nutrition, Medicine, Recreational Vehicle, Marathon

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Cancer patients take fight to the gym

"Sit up tall and lift that leg," the trainer coached, counting down the remaining seconds.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Charitable Organizations, American Cancer Society, Eden Prairie, MN, Fitness, Yoga, Life, Food, Nutrition

Thu Jun 13, 2013

WebMD

Exercise and Your Kid's Brain

You know exercise is good for kids' bodies. Did you know that exercise is crucial for kids' developing brains as well? "Exercise has tremendous mental benefits," says Joel Brenner, MD, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Freshnews

Website Launch Announcement: Qinetic.com; New Fitness and Wellness Network Goes Live June 13, 2013

Qinetic.com, 'The Fitness and Wellness Network', launched on June 13, 2013. Qinetic is the first of its kind in the health and fitness industry.

Comment?

Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Life, Food, Nutrition, Medicine

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Medical News Today

Cross-Country Skiers Run Higher Risk Of Heart Rhythm Problems

Main Category: Sports Medicine / Fitness Also Included In: Heart Disease ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 12 Jun 2013 - 11:00 PDT Despite being extremely fit, top cross-country long-distance skiers are at increased risk of developing arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm.

Comment?

Related Topix: Heart Disease, Health, Cardiology, Medicine