Preparticipation Physicals: How Much Is Saving a Life Worth? (Medscape)
A Better Way to Screen Athletes? For years, sports-medicine specialists have debated the best way to screen athletes for participation in sports. In recent years, much of the debate has focused on the use of [...]
Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes
By Paul Clerc, Atrial fibrillation occurs when the electrical activity of the heart enters into an abnormal rhythm. In normal circumstances, the atrium (small chamber) of the heart beats once followed by a beat of [...]
The Importance of Proper Diet During Training Recovery
By Benny Freedman, Rest between bouts of strenuous exercise is key to allow the body adequate time for recovery. Most athletes understand conceptually that rest and recovery are essential for optimizing performance, but often treat [...]
Blood Pressure Monitoring: Accuracy is Important
By Paul Clerc, Knowing your correct blood pressure (BP) is important as increased resting BP is correlated with increased stroke risk, cardiac disease and kidney disease 1,2. High BP, typically considered to be >140/90, is [...]
High-intensity interval training for the busy athlete
By Richard Roberts, It seems as though with every passing year, we expect to fit more and more into our daily schedule. Work responsibilities, family matters and financial stress are at the forefront of [...]
Alcohol and Cardiac Health
Alcohol and Cardiac Health By Emma McIver Alcohol: detrimental or preventive? You have likely heard both sides of the argument and wonder which to believe. A study conducted in 2006 monitoring almost 2500 test patients aged 70 to [...]