By Dr. Don Kirkendall I had my topic picked out, then the temperatures in the Eastern U.S. skyrocketed. So while this won’t appear until after this heat spell has (hopefully) run its course, one can never read about the challenge of heat too often, especially with August team training camps just around the corner. Let’s […]
Sports Medicine Corner
Healthy Choices for the Pregame Meal
By Dr. Don Kirkendall Nutrition continues to be a hot button topic in most all sports. It was that way back when I was in grad school and it remains that way today. I must be naïve because I sort of assumed that with all the research on the interaction of nutrition, health, and performance, […]
Klinsmann Announces Roster To Begin Hex
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named 26 players to the roster that will train in advance of the opening matches of Final Round Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Final Round, also known as the “Hex”, begins with USA-Mexico, presented by AT&T, on Nov. 11 in Columbus, Ohio. Four days […]
Stop Wasting Your Money On………..
Sports Medicine Corner By Dr. Don Kirkendall I’m kind of an infographics junkie, always interested in seeing how creative people present data (especially BIG DATA) in a meaningful design. My favorite book is The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless. Great visuals. Worth a look. One of his most widely circulated designs is entitled Snake Oil […]
Everbody Not Following Same Concussion Rules
I won’t defend the National Football League. For years, they denied any problems with head injury while seemingly aware that a problem did indeed exist. But give them credit, they are directly facing the problem. The EPL should consider following the NFL’s lead Three contrasting situations between Nov 3-10 caught my eye: • Tottenham vs. […]
Are Champions Born Or Are They Made?
Sports Medicine Corner If you have even the remotest interest in sport sciences, I’ve got a new book for you. David Epstein, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, presents some pretty complex topics in the very readable “The Sports Gene” where he explores the concepts behind whether there is a genetic predisposition for sport (nature) […]
All ACL Rehabs Are Not The Same
Sports Medicine Corner Go ahead and admit it, you really ARE impressed with Adrian Peterson. Unless you make it your mission in life to ignore the NFL, you know that Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings, tore his ACL and MCL on December 24, 2011. Surgery was December 30. Eight months later, having not […]