News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 9:03:19 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu The public health threat of youth sport injuries will worsen unless we enlist current injury prevention interventions.'nbsp;'nbsp; Parents, coaches and scientists need to be partnering on the field to protect the long-term health of their athletes. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1336 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1336 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics On the football field, the hockey rink or wrestling mat, an athletes'rsquo; head can take a beating 'mdash; and a University of Michigan neurologist is leading the charge to help doctors who treat the brain better understand those sports injuries. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1332 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1332 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics Researchers measured the strain placed on ligaments in cadaver knees during simulated sports landing movements to show that no two knees respond the same, and that injury prevention programs should be tailored to individual athletes. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1287 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1287 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics From the U-M School of Kinesiology: New research shows that training your brain may be just as effective as training your muscles in preventing ACL knee injuries, and suggests a shift from performance-based to prevention-based athletic training programs. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7249 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7249 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics Is it the cool style or the vibrant colors that should attract you to a shoe? Or is it the fit, function and structure of a shoe? A University of Michigan Athletic Training Clinical Specialist offers some tips to help us choose the right athletic shoe. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1158 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1158 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST All New Bone 'amp; Joint Center fellowships will give U-M researchers the funding and tools to study what causes sports'nbsp;injuries and how to prevent them. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1040 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1040 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST All Ronald F. Zernicke, Ph.D., director of the University of Michigan Bone 'amp; Joint Injury Prevention 'amp; Rehabilitation Center, was recently honored with the Canadian Society of Biomechanics Career Award during the North American Congress on Biomechanics held at U-M. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=621 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=621 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics The number of baby boomers opting for knee replacement surgery earlier in life is growing at an exponential rate - in just 10 years, there could be as many as 3.2 million knee replacements each year. While knee replacements do have a positive impact on a patient'rsquo;s quality of life, U-M experts worry that the demand for new knees could outpace the availability of surgeons. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=333 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=333 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics A study from the University of Michigan Health System has found that retired professional football players experience levels of depressive symptoms similar to those of the general population, but the impact of these symptoms is compounded by high levels of chronic pain. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=567 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=567 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics An ACL injury early in life could mean the onset of arthritis at a very young age. Researchers at the U-M Health System are hoping to identify the first signs of degenerative arthritis in young knees, to allow for early medical intervention and to slow progression of the disease. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=980 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=980 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics