Health Headlines: Does artificial turf cause injuries?
Liz Gardner, MD, spoke with Darren Kramer in this WTNH interview about whether artificial turf causes more ACL and Achilles Tendon injuries.
High rates of injury in women’s soccer may be due to lack of funding
Tearing an ACL can keep a player off the field for months, even a year or more. It’s nearly three times as common among women, according to the National Institutes of Health. And it’s just one of the injuries –- and other physical issues –- that women’s soccer players face more often than men. Closing that gap will require investments of time and money.
It's Getting HOT Out Here
Summertime issues like heat rashes and sunburn have been around forever. But with the acceleration of climate change-the 10 warmest years ever recorded have all occurred since 2010, and experts predict that the planet's average temps could soar another 2 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next decades-it's time to consider the serious health dangers of extreme heat, says Elizabeth Gardner, M.D., an associate clinical professor at Yale School of Medicine and a sports medicine expert.
Inside the ACL ‘epidemic’ plaguing women's soccer and the high-stakes search for cures
Claire Constant didn’t hear the dreaded pop, but did feel the jolt of pain. It shot through her body on May 16, two months before the tournament of her dreams. She’d been training, day after day, smiling and pushing toward her maiden World Cup — until she planted her foot in Portugal, saw her knee shift and nearly blacked out. “NO!” she screamed.
You Can Try A Cold Plunge Right At Home Using Only Your Shower
A cold plunge is essentially one form of cryotherapy that involves submerging the body or a body segment in cold water. Those wellness perks are real, too. The thinking is, when you dip for several minutes in frigid water, the sudden change to your body temp can ignite physiological processes that lead to wins such as improved athletic performance, a revved-up metabolism, and a perkier mood.
