Dr. Towers said that he believes the discovery of this high occurrence of lateral meniscal tears among elite college football players may have a significant impact on improving physicians' ability to treat and diagnose this problem.

Dr. Towers also said. "We found the highest incidence of lateral meniscal tears in linemen and defensive secondary players. Now that we are aware of this, there may be ways to educate the players who are most at risk for this injury."

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Your sport could be your ticket to help pay for college. Every high school athlete knows that in a matter of seconds the dream could end. Nothing kills a college athletic career faster than an injury.

Depression was significantly lower, reductions in anger were evident, confusion was significantly lower, and even fatigue, while markedly elevated immediately after the weight lifting exercise, was reduced at the two- and three-hour marks.

The college takes the position that the athletic performance, physical activity and recovery from exercise are enhanced by optimal nutrition, the paper recommends appropriate selection of fluids and food, timing of intake and careful supplement choices.

Dehydration can limit the body's ability to regulate body temperature by sweating and/or skin blood flow and may contribute to heat exhaustion, heat injury, and exertional heat stroke.

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), together with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and Dietitians of Canada, has recently released a joint position statement, Nutrition and Athletic Performance.

Unfortunately most athletes don’t even realize when they’ve suffered from a concussion. There can be serious results if the brain isn’t given the chance to heal properly following a concussion and it receives another injury.

"It's a mistake to think that exercise (output) without the right kind of energy intake will burn calories and reduce body weight appropriately," said Benardot. "The important thing is to be in balance, so that resting metabolism stays high enough."

The last thing you need as a college athlete is a bout of the flu during the playing season. You may be able to avoid the flu or complications with these simple steps.