http://www.training-conditioning.com/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:03:01 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Ryan Johnson At Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., Jordan Helgren, a two-time Minnesota girls’ state champion triple jumper, dislocated her patella three weeks before the 2008 state meet. Ryan Johnson, CSCS, Coach Practitioner and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Wayzata, blogs about the team effort that got Helgren back on track and able to successfully defend her title. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/jumping_for_joy.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/jumping_for_joy.html Weekly Blog Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:03:01 -0500 This Michigan State University sports medicine physician, previously an athletic trainer, has signed on to provide sports medicine care for the U.S. gymnastics team next month in Beijing. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/headed_to_beijing.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/headed_to_beijing.html In The News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:50:23 -0500 NCAA Division III members have submitted eight legislative proposals for consideration, including requiring head coaches to be CPR and AED certified and the allowance of "walk-throughs" during preseason acclimatization periods. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/ncaa_diii_safety_proposals.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/ncaa_diii_safety_proposals.html In The News Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:11:04 -0500 A study that followed 20 youth athletes with medial epicondyle fractures found that a non-operative approach was more effective in the long run than undergoing an operation. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/no_surgery_required.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/no_surgery_required.html In The News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:42:17 -0500 At the weekend's AOSS annual meeting, a presenter showed that the number of elbow injuries requiring surgery in baseball student-athletes continues to increase, while the age of those patients is decreasing. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/incidence_up_age_down.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/incidence_up_age_down.html In The News Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:43:34 -0500 The Delaware task force that studied the issue of random steroid use and possible testing in its districts has decided not to test its student-athletes, but rather use the money to educate them about the dangers. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/education_first.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/education_first.html In The News Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:51:05 -0500 A recent study found that forcing cool air between a player's football pads and his body was much more effective in dropping the athlete's core temperate than blowing air onto the outside of the pads. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/heat_illness_measure.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/heat_illness_measure.html In The News Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:02:09 -0500 By R. Dawn Comstock Dawn Comstock, PhD, Principle Investigator at The Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, analyzes injury rates and trends for rugby while sharing the results from two new studies. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/rugby_injury_breakdown_1.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/rugby_injury_breakdown_1.html Weekly Blog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:16:32 -0500 Because test results post-concussion are significantly different for males and females, researchers are calling for individualized approaches to treating concussions instead of a one-size-fits-all approach. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/results_differ_by_gender.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/results_differ_by_gender.html In The News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:24:10 -0500 Should you treat an ACL tear or stress fracture differently in a 12-year old than an 18-year old? Orthopedic surgeons discuss the issue. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/treating_younger_athletes.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/treating_younger_athletes.html In The News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:11:52 -0500 A new research study suggests that enlarged hearts are not a health concern for athletes as long as the heart is healthy. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/heart_healthy.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/heart_healthy.html In The News Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:47:19 -0500 Some of the new training facilities aimed at scholastic-age athletes not only employ elite coaches, but also enlist the help of very high-tech equipment that professional teams use to evaluate players. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/going_hightech.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/going_hightech.html In The News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:46:23 -0500 The University of Rochester's sports medicine department is holding a summer program that teaches young athletes how to correct their technique and prevent injury. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/training_the_right_way.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/training_the_right_way.html In The News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:51:35 -0500 Texas began testing its high school student-athletes for steroids this spring, and of the 10,000 tested, two results came back positive. The athletes will automatically sit out for 30 days. http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/results_in.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/results_in.html In The News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:03:49 -0500 Journal of Applied Physiology says that ingesting caffeine after a workout reduces recovery time.]]> http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/postworkout_caffeine.html http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/07/postworkout_caffeine.html In The News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:03:23 -0500