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American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
Rodriguez et al. |
Prevention and Treatment of Common Eye Injuries in Sports Sports and recreational activities are becoming increasingly popular and account for more than 40,000 eye injuries each year in the United States. Athletes should be educated by team physicians about proper eye and facial protection and encouraged to use protective devices.   |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2001
Ian Lee |
Preventing Sports Injuries You don't need expensive gear to prevent injuries; just the basics and a bit of knowledge... |
Sports Central
May 22, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Don't Blame Contact Sports I believe that the dangers of contact sports are often over-stated, especially in the non-sports media. Conversely, the dangers of non-contact sports are routinely under-stated. |
AskMen.com
Sabrina Rogers |
Top 10 Common Sports Injuries Read on to find out which injuries are most common, as well as ways to prevent and treat these ailments. |
U.S. CPSC
March 29, 2006 |
Gear Up, Strap It On -- Helmets Can Save Lives and Reduce Injuries CPSC Releases New "Which Helmet for Which Activity" Guide |
| AskMen.com |
Which Is More Dangerous: Boxing Or MMA? There have been two recorded deaths in MMA; in boxing, there have been 70. |
AskMen.com
Geoffrey Lansdell |
Top 10: Gruesome Sports Injuries In the past 20 years, athletes have trained like never before and have donned some immense pads. Our list of gruesome sports injuries, however, are so freakish that nothing could have prevented them. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2006 |
Preventing Injuries in School-age Children and Teenagers The most common injuries in school-age children and how to prevent them. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Sports Are Bad For Us About two weeks into the new baseball season, the Milwaukee Brewers are hot, but the early theme is probably injuries, particularly those that require Tommy John surgery. |
AskMen.com
March 8, 2013 |
Concussion Treatment Now that we as a society understand just how dangerous concussions are, it's our collective obligation to provide athletes with technology that can quickly and accurately diagnose an injury. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2004 |
Sports and Women Athletes: The Female Athlete Triad The female athlete triad affects eating habits, menstrual periods, and bone strength. Know the risk factors, signs and treatment. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2005 |
How to Prevent Falling A patient/caregiver handout including facts about falls and the elderly, its causes and dangers. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Tips on Bike Safety Is bicycling good for you?... What causes bicycle crashes?... What kinds of injuries can riding my bicycle cause?... What can I do to prevent being hurt?... How can I be sure my bike is safe?... What about child carrier seats?... |
Sports Central
March 24, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Chris Borland and the Future of Head Injuries Linebacker Chris Borland is drifting toward the back page, or perhaps off the page entirely. And I'd like us to keep considering this uncomfortable topic a while longer. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
David S. Kushner |
Concussion in Sports: Minimizing the Risk for Complications Mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, is a common consequence of collisions, falls and other forms of contact in sports. The physician's responsibilities in assessing an athlete with concussion include offering guidance about the athlete's ability to return to play... |
AskMen.com
Alex Santoso |
5 Tips For Good Vision Health Because in the United States there are 300,000 men who are blind and 1.1 million men with impaired vision, here's a review of five things you can do for good vision health. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006
John W. Whiteside |
Management of Head and Neck Injuries by the Sideline Physician Injuries to the head and neck are common in sports. Sideline physicians must be attentive and prepared with an organized approach to detect and manage these injuries. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Mark Hyman |
Young Athletes, Big-League Pain Year-round play and dreams of going pro are side-lining kids with serious sports related injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
April 23, 2008 |
Spring Shifts Kids' Sports Into High Gear The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is teaming up with the Chicago White Sox to urge kids to put on their helmets and safety gear. |
Nursing
November 2009
Laskowski-Jones & Jones |
Winter emergencies: Managing ski and snowboard injuries This article provides an overview of ski- and snowboard-related trauma, describes injury management considerations in the field, and offers advice for snow sport injury prevention and safety. |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The Injury Toll Steroid use may explain a sharp rise in the time baseball players spend on the disabled list... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001
Matthew J. Thompson & Frederick P. Rivara |
Bicycle-Related Injuries Bicycle riding is a popular form of recreation among persons of all ages, and related injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality... |
Defense Update
Issue 2, 2007 |
Eyewear Protection for the Warfighter New trends in infantry gear: According to Army medical records, 16% of the medical evacuations from combat zones since March 2003 have included serious eye injuries. Yet, many of such eye injuries could be avoided with proper use of protective eyewear. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Athlete Contract Violations Fortunately for owners, many contracts prohibit athletes from taking part in activities likely to injure or sideline them. But here are a few athletes who violated their contracts and suffered financial consequences for it. |
U.S. CPSC
February 14, 2005 |
CPSC Releases Special Report On Older Consumer Injuries According to a new study on emergency room injuries of adults 65 and older, that age group is increasingly at risk for product-related injuries in or around the home, especially falls. |
Sports Central
September 8, 2008
Kenneth Dean |
Enough is Enough: Football's Unnecessary Risk How many more men have to suffer serious neck injuries in football before something more is done about it? |
Outside
June 2009
Abe Streep |
The Real Heal A nagging sports injury is a formidable opponent. Here's what I learned defeating mine. |
Popular Mechanics
December 16, 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
Head Games: How Helmet Tech Works in 7 Different Sports With all the attention athletic head injuries are attracting, the author decided to survey the myriad playing fields to find out what's considered state-of-the-art when it comes to skull safety. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Sticking to Lifestyle Changes: Increasing Physical Activity How do I pick activities I can stick with?... What will help me stick with increased physical activity?... How do I keep from getting bored?... What if I get off track?... |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2006
Leggit & Meko |
Acute Finger Injuries: Part I. Tendons and Ligaments A basic understanding of the complex anatomy of the finger and of common tendon and ligament injury mechanisms can help physicians properly diagnose and treat finger injuries. |
Sports Illustrated
April 23, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
The Lying Game Injuries are common in the NHL playoffs. So are false injury reports... |
Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2002
Jon Wertheim |
Trying to understand the injury bug Injuries, of course, are as much a part of any credible sport as wins, losses and courtesy cars. Still, the bug is brutalizing tennis these days... |
Searcher
May 2004
Barbie E. Keiser |
Safety First: Where? When? Why Me? Article identifies websites created by government agencies, private associations and organizations, academic institutions, and commercial entities that provide some context as to accidental injuries, their prevention and teatment and the costs associated with them. |
National Defense
August 2015
William I. Oberholtzer |
Helmet Technology Could Help Prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic brain injuries are, again, center stage for not only those engaged in contact sports, but military operations as well. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Play It Safe Look after employees' off-the-job health, too. |
Sports Illustrated
May 3, 2002
Ivan Maisel |
Walking wounded College teams fight to keep players healthy... |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2006
Patricia G. Schnitzer |
Prevention of Unintentional Childhood Injuries A guide to preventing the most common unintentional injuries in children of all ages. |
Adventure
Jun/Jul 2004
McKenzie Funk |
A World of Hurt Proper training and equipment can help prevent injuries in running, kayaking, mountain biking, and sport climbing. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
Carol Marie Cropper |
Lenses By Night, Clear Sight By Day Spooked by surgery? New contacts aim to correct myopia while you sleep. |
American Family Physician
August 2001
Edward A. Jackson |
The V-Y Plasty in the Treatment of Fingertip Amputations Fingertip amputations are injuries commonly seen by family physicians. The classification of fingertip injuries corresponds with the normal anatomy of the tip of the digit. There are three zones of injury; the V-Y plasty technique is used to repair zone II injuries... |
