Sports Medicine

"The full scientific community should move from calling the statistical relationship between repetitive head impacts (RHI) and CTE an ‘association’ to ‘causation.’” — Chris Nowinski, Concussion Legacy Foundation

Historically, athletes with other upper respiratory infections have been subject to the “neck check” to determine if playing was safe.

Young athletes who have any expectations of success will find the path of least resistance goes through the weight room.

This week, John Doherty takes reader questions and comments about the risk of youth baseball pitchers throwing too hard, the safety of various football helmets, and how to limit knee and akle injuries.

Extraordinary is one way to Notre Dame’s 135 years of football, but the echoes from those years are sometimes extraordinarily unpleasant.

Thanks to Dr. Stanley Herring's work, countless thousands of athletes are better protected from the effects of sports-related head trauma. 

The pitching speeds in today’s professional game aren't just ruining arms, they are ruining the game.

According to a literature review in the May/June 2010 issue of Sports Health, 32-44% of groin strains are tied to a previous injury.

Exposure to sun and drowning are two very real dangers that are preventable.

Recent heat-related tragedies offer some lessons that are worth learning here rather than experiencing later in person.

Forcing the asymptomatic athlete to go through a prolonged return-to-play progression, the experts believe, will actually lead to unnecessary deconditioning.

Athletes' performance after knee operations can be a mixed bag.

At the time, the decision did not attract much notice.

Even though they are there to prevent and treat injury and illness among participants, traditional athletic trainers are close to the action and occasionally suffer mishaps of their own.

The average age of the former players at the time they were surveyed — between December 2018 and May 2019 — was 67.

Yet, strength training is beneficial only if done safely and with proper form. 

Tiger Woods' return was evidence of what to expect from good surgeons, a competent rehabilitation team, and a supremely skilled athlete.

The condition has gained a measure of notoriety in the last week thanks to the revelation by Bruce Willis’ family that the actor is retiring due to the affliction. 

Will other sports governing bodies follow the AFL’s lead and re-examine the validity and efficacy of their concussion-related policies? A new finding suggests possibly.

This week's sports medicine remembers longtime Hobart trainer Sam Ford, and takes a look at hamstring injuries and recovery times.

While watching Notre Dame’s rout of Georgia Tech on Saturday, my mind drifted back to the 1978-79 season when I was a sophomore student athletic trainer for the Irish.