Running is a great way to stay in shape and to get your joints moving. From your shoulders to your ankles, a regular running routine can help to prevent total joint procedures, such as knee or shoulder replacements, later in life. Now that spring is finally here, more and more people will be hitting the road. Read More

As you know, exercise is important to maintain good health, including the health of your muscles, joints and bones. Of course, the type and intensity of exercise that’s right for you changes over time. We all have different physical capabilities and age can prevent us from doing the same types of exercise we did in Read More

The New York State Athletic Training Association is proud to celebrate March as National Athletic Training Month! This year’s theme is “We’ve Got Your Back” The outreach athletic training staff leaves the office every afternoon and continues our work day at our contracted high schools. How many of our staff actually know what we do Read More

It probably comes at no surprise that exercise can really benefit your bone health. While bones function far differently from muscles, they still require use in order to avoid deterioration and to continue supporting your body. So, you have a few options to ensure that your bones stay healthy, including strength training, yoga and cardio Read More

As with many aspects of health, obesity can create serious problems for your bones or joints. Of course, the earlier in life that obesity becomes an issue, the more damage that may be done, as the impact of weight upon the skeletal structure takes its toll over a longer period of time.  Childhood obesity is Read More

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 providing her presentation with talking points as a reference for these articles. So, let’s begin with a look at the history of women in sports. 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 concussions sustained by young athletes. This trend is clearly in response to the heightened concerns about concussions, which can be traced to the very high 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 look at some school sports that are specifically popular around the Buffalo region. Probably the most popular sport in the United States, football is also 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 the discipline of ski cross for the first time as well.  Freestyle skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Games in Calgary with the 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 by the driver through the use of steering handles, or rings, attached to pulleys on the sled’s front axle which help to navigate the sled Read More