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has a pickleball injury left you in a pickle?
even professionals who treat sports injuries are surprised at the number of pickleball players limping into their offices.
jill barker
世界杯决赛2022
nov 14 2022
roland chammas (far right) congratulates naren thakrar (far left), lisa marie mills (no hat) and susan sowerby following a pickleball game at the ecclestone park tennis courts in kirkland on monday july 5, 2021.

sports injury: how much force does it take to snap a leg?
the lower leg of mma fighter richard palencia visibly snapped during a match. the twist — palencia was the one doing the kicking.
chris arnold
bone health
nov 11 2022
the shin bone, or tibia, is one of two bones in that area of the leg — the other being the fibula. getty

opinion: want to improve health and well-being? start walking
opinion: it is estimated that about eight per cent of heart disease, depression and dementia could be prevented if people were more active. there’s plenty that every level of government can do to encourage more walking, including improving transit and sidewalks
dr. paula rochon
世界杯决赛2022
nov 9 2022
it is estimated that about eight per cent of heart disease, depression and dementia could be prevented if people were more active. 

is it safe to take creatine for better workouts?
the amino acid has been shown to increase muscle growth and help with muscle repair, but it also can cause stomach cramps, bloating and rarely, liver failure.
chris arnold
fitness
nov 4 2022
some users of creatine report stomach cramps and bloating after use. getty

sports injuries: what's a torn labrum?
anaheim ducks defenceman jamie drysdale suffered the injury after being hit into the boards by william carrier.
chris arnold
fitness
nov 3 2022
jamie drysdale is expected to have surgery soon and will begin rehab shortly after. (photo by derek leung/getty images)

matt ryan of indianapolis colts sidelined for a grade two shoulder separation
a shoulder separation is an injury to the joint where the collar bone and shoulder blade meet. the worst level is a grade five, where the end of the collar bone can tear through the muscles surrounding it.
chris arnold
fitness
oct 27 2022
in matt ryan's grade two shoulder separation, the joint covering is torn and the ligaments connecting the two bones stretch, but do not tear. (andrew nelles-usa today sports)

how to take steps to reduce running-related knee pain
there’s no guarantee that any one strategy will reduce the risk or effectively diminish knee pain.
jill barker
世界杯决赛2022
oct 24 2022
cheerleaders from collège de maisonneuve help motivate runners during the montreal marathon in september.

buffalo bills jordan poyer only misses one game after collapsed lung
poyer only missed one game after suffering a collapsed lung in a game versus the baltimore ravens on oct. 2.
chris arnold
fitness
oct 21 2022
buffalo bills safety jordan poyer #21 looks on before a game against the pittsburgh steelers at highmark stadium on october 09, 2022 in orchard park, new york. (photo by timothy t ludwig/getty images)
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has a pickleball injury left you in a pickle?
even professionals who treat sports injuries are surprised at the number of pickleball players limping into their offices.
jill barker
世界杯决赛2022
nov 14 2022
roland chammas (far right) congratulates naren thakrar (far left), lisa marie mills (no hat) and susan sowerby following a pickleball game at the ecclestone park tennis courts in kirkland on monday july 5, 2021.

sports injury: how much force does it take to snap a leg?
the lower leg of mma fighter richard palencia visibly snapped during a match. the twist — palencia was the one doing the kicking.
chris arnold
bone health
nov 11 2022
the shin bone, or tibia, is one of two bones in that area of the leg — the other being the fibula. getty

opinion: want to improve health and well-being? start walking
opinion: it is estimated that about eight per cent of heart disease, depression and dementia could be prevented if people were more active. there’s plenty that every level of government can do to encourage more walking, including improving transit and sidewalks
dr. paula rochon
世界杯决赛2022
nov 9 2022
it is estimated that about eight per cent of heart disease, depression and dementia could be prevented if people were more active. 

is it safe to take creatine for better workouts?
the amino acid has been shown to increase muscle growth and help with muscle repair, but it also can cause stomach cramps, bloating and rarely, liver failure.
chris arnold
fitness
nov 4 2022
some users of creatine report stomach cramps and bloating after use. getty
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canadian society for exercise physiology

sports injuries: what's a torn labrum?
anaheim ducks defenceman jamie drysdale suffered the injury after being hit into the boards by william carrier.
chris arnold
fitness
nov 3 2022
jamie drysdale is expected to have surgery soon and will begin rehab shortly after. (photo by derek leung/getty images)

matt ryan of indianapolis colts sidelined for a grade two shoulder separation
a shoulder separation is an injury to the joint where the collar bone and shoulder blade meet. the worst level is a grade five, where the end of the collar bone can tear through the muscles surrounding it.
chris arnold
fitness
oct 27 2022
in matt ryan's grade two shoulder separation, the joint covering is torn and the ligaments connecting the two bones stretch, but do not tear. (andrew nelles-usa today sports)

how to take steps to reduce running-related knee pain
there’s no guarantee that any one strategy will reduce the risk or effectively diminish knee pain.
jill barker
世界杯决赛2022
oct 24 2022
cheerleaders from collège de maisonneuve help motivate runners during the montreal marathon in september.

buffalo bills jordan poyer only misses one game after collapsed lung
poyer only missed one game after suffering a collapsed lung in a game versus the baltimore ravens on oct. 2.
chris arnold
fitness
oct 21 2022
buffalo bills safety jordan poyer #21 looks on before a game against the pittsburgh steelers at highmark stadium on october 09, 2022 in orchard park, new york. (photo by timothy t ludwig/getty images)
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