More young athletes end game in E.R. (The Record)
Hit by line drives, high sticks and 200-pound tacklers, more young athletes are ending up in hospital emergency rooms across North Jersey. Some casualties arrive by ambulance; others are escorted by coaches or parents: A 15-year-old shortstop whose nose was bashed by a bad throw....more...OHSU, Joe's Sports & Outdoor Team Up to Offer School Sports Physicals June 2 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Oregon Health & Science University and Joe's Sports & Outdoor are teaming up to offer school sports physicals at several Portland-area locations on Saturday, June 2....more... Peeden plots his move in 5K (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Joe Peeden waited and waited and waited Saturday morning for the right time to pass Paul Thames in the 5K race of the Tennessee Sports Medicine Expo 10K....more... Out of the game (Centre Daily Times)
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hit by line drives, high sticks and 200-pound tacklers, more young athletes are ending up in hospital emergency rooms....more... Precautions can bench youth baseball injuries (The Facts)
Due to the rising rate of repetitive stress and overuse injuries in Little League pitchers, Little League Baseball, Inc. has made a bold move for the 2007 season by limiting the number of pitches a pitcher can throw in a game....more... Exercise, eating plan should fit the individual (The Springfield News-Leader)
When it comes to wellness, sometimes it's hard to know the answers to everyday questions. Here's some examples:...more... Ending the arms race (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
It's Little League night in Coon Rapids and the Cardinals and Giants are playing for first place. As the Giants' Nathan LaBrant steps into the batter's box, all eyes are on the pitcher's mound, where Tanner Lowe, 12, twists and kicks before throwing another fastball. As the ball hits the catcher's mitt, volunteers for each team stand by their dugouts and mark a scoresheet. After each inning, they ......more... Museums, libraries, talks & classes (BendBulletin.com)
HIGH DESERT MUSEUM: Featuring art, artifacts, special exhibits, live animals and an outdoor interpretive trail, all of which celebrate the people, plants and animals of the arid Intermountain West. High Desert Museum admission is $12 ages 13-64, $11 seniors, $7 children ages 5-12 and free for museum members and children ages 4 and younger; admission prices are good for two consecutive days; 59800 ......more... Experts find concussion is 'hidden injury' (Baltimore Sun)
New research shows epidemic occurs more than once thought Characterized by the medical community as a "hidden epidemic," concussions - mild traumatic brain injuries, as they are formally known - are sometimes hard to diagnose in professional and college athletes. But they are even more difficult to detect at the high school level. ...more... |