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Experts say athletes should focus on fluids...
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.
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| Aug. 06--While most of the sweating and fluid loss comes during practice, what athletes do off the field can be just as important to staying healthy, sports medicine experts have said.
Even so, teams and schools need to be prepared for the worst and many are not, said Dr. Michael Bergero... |
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Early Steps Can Protect Your Knees, Prevent Later Problems...
SOURCE: Methodist Center for Sports Medicine, news release, Aug. 2, 2010
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| SATURDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Protecting your knees when you're younger may help prevent serious problems such as arthritis and the need for knee replacement when you're older, an expert advises.
Research indicates that nearly half of adults develop arthritis in at least one knee b... |
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Not Every ACL Tear Needs Early Surgery, Study Suggests...
SOURCES: Richard B. Frobell, Ph.D., department of orthopedics, clinical sciences, Lund University, Sweden; Ewa Roos, Ph.D., professor and head of the Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Bruce A. Levy, M.D., department of orthopedic surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; July 22, 2010, New England Journal of Medicine
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| WEDNESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Tears to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee are a relatively common and debilitating sports injury, typically leading to surgical repair.
But a new study in the July 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that... |
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