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It is well known that muscle mass is lost following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. These researchers sought to compare muscle strength gain in the quadriceps and hamstring muscles in patients following ACLR surgery using exercises with and without blood flow restriction.
Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may enable development of therapies to curb the muscle decline that accompanies aging, new research suggests.
A smart bandage used wireless power to protect and monitor wounds, provide feedback on tissue health, and encourage healing using electrical current. Mice treated with the bandage healed faster than those protected with standard wound dressings. The skin has a remarkable capacity to…
Use of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has been on the rise and researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, put the numbers together:
The 100m race is the highlight of many track and field events; indeed, in the Olympic Games, it defines the fastest man and woman in the world. In this event, the block start performance and subsequent first 2 steps can be of critical importance since they directly influence the runner’s overall time.
Despite major advances in elucidating the pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), there remains a lack of disease-modifying treatment options in individuals with diabetes. Currently, there is no convincing evidence supporting glucose control or lifestyle management as therapies for…
For 10 years, John O’Sullivan, founder of the Changing the Game Project and Way of the Champions Podcast, has published his books of the year. Here’s what he has to say for 2022…
Researchers in Australia and Britain sought to understand the effects of non-surgical treatments on pain and function in people with patellofemoral pain (PFP). After reviewing the findings from 65 randomized controlled trials they found 6 interventions with positive effects at 3 months in people with PFP.
A recent study from the Polish Academy of Sciences looked at the number of training days lost due to COVID-19 and vaccination against COVID-19 in elite athletes. The retrospective survey of 1,073 elite athletes found that…
Metformin has long been considered the first-line medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Combined with diet and exercise, the 3-part treatment regimen has been considered the best early approach to diabetes care. But when blood glucose becomes difficult to control and a second medication is…
Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) are often associated with ankle pain and dysfunction. They can occur after ankle trauma, such as sprains or fractures, but they usually present as a continued ankle pain after the initial injury has resolved. Chronic ankle ligament instability and subsequent microtrauma may lead to insidious development of an OLT. Medial-sided lesions are more common (67%) than lateral-sided lesions.
Candidaemia is the most common fungal bloodstream infection in hospitalized patients. Diabetes is one of the risk factors for mortality from candidaemia. A group of researchers from Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, compared the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and…
For patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery, preoperative oral antibiotics are standard of care. Yet, there is no consensus on the efficacy of this postsurgical protocol. For this study, researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis wanted to know whether postoperative oral antibiotics reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients, with…
Writing in the 50th anniversary edition of the journal Age and Ageing, researchers Avan Sayer and Alfonso Cruz-Jentoft express optimism that a newly formed Global Leadership Initiative on Sarcopenia will develop international consensus on definition and diagnosis.
Using data from the Lifescan server, researchers sought to provide real-world evidence, that their products—the OneTouch Verio Reflect (OTVR) meter which provides ColorSure Dynamic Range Indicator (DCRI) and Blood Sugar Mentor (BSM) features that are complemented by the OneTouch Reveal (OTR) mobile app—support improved blood glucose control.
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