This will be the first in a series of articles related to Women’s Sports Medicine, focusing today on the background of female-specific athletic medicine. Thanks to Dr. Lisa Daye for Read More

This is a very interesting and informative article about a phenomenon that is spreading across the country – the opening of medical clinics specifically for the diagnosis and treatment of Read More

In the future, we will take a look at ACL injuries as they relate specifically to women in sports. Today though, I thought it might be a good idea to Read More

EVENT: FREESTYLE SKIING Freestyle skiing is the competition that includes the disciplines of men’s and women’s moguls and aerials.  In this Olympics, both men and women will be participating in Read More

EVENT: BOBSLEIGH Bobsleigh is the Olympic event where two- and four-man teams attempt to achieve the fastest times down a curving, banked ice-track in composite body sleds.  Steering is achieved Read More

EVENT: BIATHLON  Biathlon is the name given to the Olympic sport that combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.  The sport has its origins in Norway as an alternative training exercise Read More

EVENT: NORDIC COMBINED Nordic Combined is an Olympic sport that combines two sports that we have already discussed on the blog-cross-country skiing and ski jumping.  This sport was a part Read More

EVENT: SKI JUMPING Ski jumping is the event in which competitors speed down a ramp to try and jump the greatest distance.  In addition to how far the skiers jump, Read More

EVENT: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Cross country skiing has been an Olympic sport since the first Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 with women’s events being added in the 1952 Games in Read More

EVENT: SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING Short Track Speed Skating is essentially the “Roller Derby meets Arena Football” cousin of regular, or long track, speed skating.  Multiple skaters (usually between four Read More