Results of a small study looking at brain changes in 24 high school football players have just been released. The athletes each wore helmets outfitted with the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) during all practices and games. Get the details of this research here. Read More

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have found that regaining full function after an ACL injury is more than just physical – it requires retraining the brain. Read More

Attention, athletic trainers! Are you ready to Scrape, Tape and Move? No…it’s not the latest dance craze! It’s an integrated approach to restoring and maximizing the human movement system that you can learn in a one-day course. Find out more about this important new method of assessing and treating pain and injuries in our interview with Mike Voight, ATC, PT, one of the creators of Scrape, Tape and Move. Read More

Soccer is an increasingly popular sport among youth in the United States, with over three million registered soccer players under age 19 playing in leagues every year. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that with the increase in the number of players there has been a rise in the number and rate of injuries. Read More

A Belgium study has found that supplementation of nitrates (found in spinach and other leafy greens), in conjunction with sprint interval training in low oxygen conditions, could enhance sport performance. Grab a salad and read about this research! Read More

Former college athletes are more likely than their non-athlete counterparts to be thriving in four out of five areas of well-being, according to a research conducted by the Gallup organization. The results are detailed in a report released in February 2016, Understanding Life Outcomes of Former NCAA Student-Athletes. Read More

Despite popular perceptions, cheerleading is one of the safest high school sports, yet the relatively few injuries sustained are often some of the most severe, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Read More

The caffeine in a morning cup of coffee could help improve athletic endurance, according to a new University of Georgia review study.

Authored by Simon Higgins, a third-year doctoral student in kinesiology in the College of Education, the study was published in last month's issue of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. Read More

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and five other professional organizations released a new team physician consensus statement last month that outlines best practices for injury and illness prevention for athletes of all levels. This statement is the newest paper in a series published since 2000 that addresses pertinent topics such as return-to-play decisions, concussion treatment, injury and illness prevention, sideline preparedness, psychological issues and other important topics. Read More

A new study finds the overall rate of ACL injuries among high school athletes is significantly higher among females, who are especially likely to experience ACL tears while playing basketball, soccer and lacrosse.

The study, "Sport-Specific Yearly Risk and Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in High School Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," was presented at the 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics Conference and Exhibition in late October. Read More