Sports Medicine
COVID-19
UHealth Sports Medicine Institute Expert Leads Call to Action for Harnessing Exercise’s Health Benefits During the Pandemic
Exercise is powerful medicine for physical and mental wellbeing. But people’s ability to harness proven benefits from exercise has been greatly challenged during this pandemic, according to Thomas M. Best, M.D., Ph.D., FACSM, professor…
Orthopedics
High-Tech MRI Study of Novice Female Distance Runners Shows Post-Race Changes in Knee Cartilage
Using an advanced MRI imaging technique, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers detected cartilage changes in the knees of healthy female runners running a half marathon, in the…
Orthopedics
Muscle Injuries Should be Graded Differently to Guide Athletes’ Return to Sports, Study Finds
Current grading systems for muscle injuries may not provide clinicians with enough information to guide athletes on when they can return to their respective sports with minimal risk of re-injury.…