Female athletes at risk for gender-related injuries
Women have different sports medicine needs than men.In sports medicine, it isn’t always true that what’s “good for the goose is good for the gander.” Reporting on issues unique to female runners in the journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Washington University physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists say women’s bodies adapt to athletic challenges differently. They say that when female athletes get injured, health-care professionals need to consider the anatomic, biomechanical, hormonal and functional factors that are unique to women.
If you’ve got an ache, try an ice pack, suggests sports medicine expert
WrightIt’s common knowledge that minor aches and pains can be treated by applying cold or heat, but knowing how and when to use these treatments can be tricky, according to Rick W. Wright, M.D., instructor of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine physician at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Wright, who serves as a team physician for the several St. Louis area professional sports teams, offers some advice on proper use of hot and cold therapies in an article published recently in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.