All About sports medicine

Prevention and treatment of sports injuries

Altitude training is not a fad it has a measurable effect on athletic performance. Elite athletes use the low-oxygen (hypoxic) conditions that they find at high altitude as a training tool to help improve their oxygen delivery and uptake (VO2 Max).

Training for Athletic Staff. Coaches and trainers who take a ten week course in sports medicine are better equipped to handle medical emergencies during a game, but they still don't have the knowledge of certified athletic trainers, according to a study that was presented at the fifty first Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Researchers say the results clearly shows the importance of athletic trainers at secondary school level.

During a speech to health and fitness professionals at the American College of Sports Medicine Health & Fitness Summit and Exposition, Manore said that the average low carbohydrate dieter is on the plan for no more than 3 months. Because you have to limit so much food, and in particular important foods like fruits,  whole grains, and vegetables, dieters tend to modify or cheat.