New model predicts how shoe properties affect a runner's performance

by Jennifer Chu,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearchers measure the stiffness of midsole designs using an Instron machine to mimic footsteps. Credit: Melanie Gonick, MITA good shoe can

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

New model predicts how shoe properties affect a runner's performance

by Jennifer Chu,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearchers measure the stiffness of midsole designs using an Instron machine to mimic footsteps. Credit: Melanie Gonick, MITA good shoe can

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Is the COVID vaccine safe for pregnant people? What about when you are breastfeeding?

by Emily Boynton,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKristin Woodring found out she was pregnant in the fall of 2020. A pharmacist at UR Medicine's Strong

OB & GYN March 13,2024

Is the COVID vaccine safe for pregnant people? What about when you are breastfeeding?

by Emily Boynton,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKristin Woodring found out she was pregnant in the fall of 2020. A pharmacist at UR Medicine's Strong

OB & GYN March 13,2024

Study shows weightlifting before basketball practice does not affect shooting accuracy

by Mike Krings,University of KansasGraphical representation of the biomechanical parameters examined during the preparatory and release phases of shooting motions. Knee angle (A); ankle angle (B

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Study shows weightlifting before basketball practice does not affect shooting accuracy

by Mike Krings,University of KansasGraphical representation of the biomechanical parameters examined during the preparatory and release phases of shooting motions. Knee angle (A); ankle angle (B

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Can smells improve your athletic performance?

by Martin Lasalle,University of MontrealCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDid you know that the scent of peppermint can make you run faster? That a whiff of ammonia will make you do a few more p

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Can smells improve your athletic performance?

by Martin Lasalle,University of MontrealCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDid you know that the scent of peppermint can make you run faster? That a whiff of ammonia will make you do a few more p

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Stroke therapy shoe empowers patients' recovery

by Tina Meketa,,University of South FloridaCredit: Kyle Reed and Moterum Technologies Inc.In a rural village near Guadalajara, Mexico, Maria Magdalena Valencia Juares, known as Elena, has to cli

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Stroke therapy shoe empowers patients' recovery

by Tina Meketa,,University of South FloridaCredit: Kyle Reed and Moterum Technologies Inc.In a rural village near Guadalajara, Mexico, Maria Magdalena Valencia Juares, known as Elena, has to cli

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Aotearoa's maternity system found to privilege whiteness

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study undertaken as part of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Whānau Manaaki research program shows th

OB & GYN March 13,2024

Aotearoa's maternity system found to privilege whiteness

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study undertaken as part of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Whānau Manaaki research program shows th

OB & GYN March 13,2024

Researchers design low-cost wearable biosensor to enhance athletic performance, physical health

by Russ Nelson,University of Alabama in HuntsvilleDr. Moonhyung Jang, left, operates a TENG generator to light an LED display as Dr. Gang Wang looks on in the Adaptive Structures Laboratory. Cre

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Researchers design low-cost wearable biosensor to enhance athletic performance, physical health

by Russ Nelson,University of Alabama in HuntsvilleDr. Moonhyung Jang, left, operates a TENG generator to light an LED display as Dr. Gang Wang looks on in the Adaptive Structures Laboratory. Cre

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

New clues to origins of lower back pain

by Dennis ThompsonSome people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests.The research could explain why only certain people develop

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

New clues to origins of lower back pain

by Dennis ThompsonSome people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests.The research could explain why only certain people develop

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Overcoming a 'stiff' reputation: Research highlights foot's variability and movement capability

by Camille Chorley,Griffith UniversityMean foot shape while bearing full bodyweight (fBW) and minimal weight (mBW), as well as mean deformations when increasing the load from mBW to fBW (mBW–fBW

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Overcoming a 'stiff' reputation: Research highlights foot's variability and movement capability

by Camille Chorley,Griffith UniversityMean foot shape while bearing full bodyweight (fBW) and minimal weight (mBW), as well as mean deformations when increasing the load from mBW to fBW (mBW–fBW

Orthopedics & Sports medicine March 13,2024

Group B strep and having a baby: what pregnant women need to know

by Hannah Dahlen, Emad El-Omar and Naomi Strout,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageGroup B streptococcal (GBS) is a common bacteria that likes to live in the human gut and migrate down th

OB & GYN March 13,2024

Group B strep and having a baby: what pregnant women need to know

by Hannah Dahlen, Emad El-Omar and Naomi Strout,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageGroup B streptococcal (GBS) is a common bacteria that likes to live in the human gut and migrate down th

OB & GYN March 13,2024