Sports injuries
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Sports injury prevention - myDr.com.au
Look at your exercise program in terms of FIT - Frequency, Intensity and Time. Only one of these should be increased each week.
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Groin strain (sports injury) information | myVMC
Groin strain is a term used to describe an injury to one of the muscles or tendons located within the groin region of the inner thigh.
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Use of genetic information in sport | NHMRC
DNA testing can be used for a number of purposes not related to health. One area of interest is the potential for DNA testing and genetic profiles in sport applications such as talent identification, individualised training programs and avoidance of sport-related injury.
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Helping your child cope after an accident
Accidents are unexpected events that often result in injury such as a car accident, sporting accident, fall, burn injury or animal attack.
Read more on Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network (ACATLGN) website
Mouthguards (31-64yrs) - Your Dental Health | Australian Dental Association
To prevent serious dental injury while active, wear a customised mouthguard. Information for Adults 31 - 64 years.
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Mouthguards (12-17yrs) - Your Dental Health | Australian Dental Association
To prevent serious dental injury while active, wear a customised mouthguard. Information for Teens Age 12 - 17 Years.
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Mouthguards (18-30yrs) - Your Dental Health | Australian Dental Association
To prevent serious dental injury while active, wear a customised mouthguard. Information for younger Adults 18 - 30 years.
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Elbow pain - Better Health Channel
Elbow pain and can result from overuse in a range of sports or occupations.
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Bullying - The Trauma and Grief Network (TGN)
Bullying is a difficulty that many children may now experience. It can happen at school, in sporting groups or online. Bullying is an important issue that needs to be addressed by parents, carers, the community and young people as well. On this page there are some resources that provide some information about what bullying is,
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Brain Foundation | Concussion
Concussion Concussion (See also Acquired Brain Injury) Description Concussion is used to describe a minor head injury that is not usually life-threatening
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Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries | Cochrane
Hamstring (muscles situated at the back of the thigh) injuries are common in sports such as football and basketball. These injuries are often serious, causing pain, long rehabilitation times and a distinct proneness to re-injury. Various interventions targeting the prevention of such injuries are in common use. This review set out to examine the evidence for the effectiveness of these interventions in preventing hamstring injuries.
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Rehabilitation following an injury to the hamstring in adults | Cochrane
Hamstring injuries are commonly encountered in sports medicine, and clinical management of this problem differs widely. Only two randomised studies, totaling 104 participants, were found that compared rehabilitation programmes for this condition. This means that many proposed techniques have not been subjected to proper scrutiny. There is limited evidence from one study to suggest that rate of recovery can be increased with an increased daily frequency of hamstring stretching exercises. There is preliminary evidence from another small study of mixed ability athletes to suggest that exercise to correct movement dysfunction could reduce time to return to full activity and the risk of re-injury. Further studies are required to check these findings and to inform on current practice and the widely published rehabilitation protocols for these injuries.
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Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise | Cochrane
Many people stretch prior to or after engaging in physical activities such as sport. Usually the purpose is to reduce the risk of injury, reduce soreness after exercise, or enhance athletic performance. This review looked at the effects of stretching on muscle soreness only.
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Platelet-rich therapies for musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries | Cochrane
Muscle, ligament and tendon injuries frequently occur during activities such as sports, and may be due to tissue degeneration. These injuries are more frequent in particular parts of the body, such as the tendons located in the shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle.
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Adverse effects of sports supplements in men | Australian Prescriber
Up to 1 in 5 sports supplements contain banned substances. Find out what to look for and how to manage patients with adverse effects.
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The World Anti-Doping Code in sport: Update for 2015 | Issue 5 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
The World Anti-Doping Agency prohibits certain methods and drugs that may enhance performance, harm the athlete or violate the spirit of sport. Some may be...
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Surgery versus conservative treatment for acute ankle sprains in adults | Cochrane
Ankle sprain is one of the commonest musculoskeletal injuries in active people. It generally involves damage to the lateral or outer ligaments, which connect bones together on the outside of the ankle joint. Treatment is usually either immobilisation of the leg in a plaster cast, or 'functional treatment' where the ankle is kept in use while protected by an external support. After treatment, however, some people still have a weak and sometimes painful ankle. This review aimed to find out if primary surgical repair of the torn ligament(s) gives a better result than either of these two non-surgical or conservative treatments.
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Meldonium and the WADA Prohibited List | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Sports anti-doping
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Cold-water immersion for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise | Cochrane
Delayed onset muscle soreness commonly results after sports and exercise activity. Cold-water immersion (CWI), which involves people immersing themselves in water at temperatures of less than 15C, is sometimes used to manage muscle soreness after exercise and to speed up recovery time.
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Computer-assisted surgery for knee ligament reconstruction | Cochrane
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) are centrally located ligaments in the knee. An ACL injury is common in sports such as football and basketball, while PCL injury is far less common. An operation to reconstruct the ACL, usually with a tendon, is one of the most frequently performed orthopaedic procedures. It is very important to perform this operation accurately to obtain a satisfactory outcome and a computer may be able to assist with this. This review set out to examine the evidence for using an additional computer during the operation to help with the positioning of the bone tunnels in which to place the replacement tendon.
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