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When Walking Hurts: What You Can Do About Leg Pain
• Pain • • Trauma & Injuries • May 29 08

Walking often tops the list of good ways to get exercise. But walking isn’t easy for everyone. A number of conditions can cause leg… When Walking Hurts: What You Can Do About Leg Pain   

 
 

Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 30 08

A common component of the contraceptive pill (progesterone) could improve the neurologic outcome for patients with severe head injuries, according to a study published… Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury   

 
 

Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 22 08

Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study suggests.

In a study… Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma   

 
 

Safe and Sound?
• Infections • • Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 06 08

It is no secret—MRSA kills. It is also no secret that MRSA is a huge ongoing obstacle facing all health-care professionals; orthpaedic surgeons are… Safe and Sound?   

 
 

Sex Matters: From Sports to Life
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 05 08

We know men and women are different on the outside, but the differences on the inside are astronomical, as well. Today, orthopaedic surgeons are… Sex Matters: From Sports to Life   

 
 

Whiplash May Produce Delayed Jaw Pain
• Pain • • Trauma & Injuries • Aug 16 07

One in three people exposed to whiplash trauma is at risk of developing delayed TMJ symptoms that may require treatment, according to research published… Whiplash May Produce Delayed Jaw Pain   

 
 

Passengers, not just mobile phones, contribute to road accidents
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • May 22 07

The new study, by The George Institute for International Health, was designed to determine the risk of a crash associated with passenger carriage compared… Passengers, not just mobile phones, contribute to road accidents   

 
 

US soldiers in Iraq fighting drug-resistant bacteria after injuries
• Infections • • Trauma & Injuries • May 16 07

US soldiers in Iraq do not carry the bacteria responsible for difficult-to-treat wound infections found in military hospitals treating soldiers wounded in Iraq, according… US soldiers in Iraq fighting drug-resistant bacteria after injuries   

 
 

Study takes next step—Why women suffer more knee injuries
• Gender: Female • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 07 07

Female athletes are up to eight times more likely to suffer knee injuries during their careers than males, and now researchers may be closer… Study takes next step—Why women suffer more knee injuries   

 
 

Overuse sports injuries widespread in kids
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 15 07

With child athletes becoming increasingly competitive and training more rigorous at younger ages, orthopedic physicians are seeing an alarming rise in sports injuries simply… Overuse sports injuries widespread in kids   

 
 

Facial injuries a risk for soccer players
• Trauma & Injuries • Oct 19 06

Chipped teeth and a broken nose may sound like boxing war wounds, but amateur soccer players are at risk of such injuries as well,… Facial injuries a risk for soccer players   

 
 

Simple test spots athletes at risk of ankle sprains
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 26 06

A simple test - basically standing on one leg with eyes closed - can help identify whether or not an athlete is at risk… Simple test spots athletes at risk of ankle sprains   

 
 

Exercise Better Than Ergonomics to Treat Upper-Body Work Injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 23 06

Many conservative methods used to treat work-related complaints of the upper body have only limited effectiveness, according to an updated systematic review by Arianne… Exercise Better Than Ergonomics to Treat Upper-Body Work Injuries   

 
 

Training may cut female soccer players’ knee risks
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 03 06

Adding injury-prevention exercises to soccer practice may help prevent a common knee ligament injury in female athletes, study findings suggest.

The small study, of… Training may cut female soccer players’ knee risks   

 
 

That Conk on the Head Could Be a Concussion
• Trauma & Injuries • Jun 28 06

That Conk on the Head Could Be a Concussion

You’re playing a pick-up game of basketball and get hit in the head with the ball. The jolt leaves you feeling slightly dizzy and… That Conk on the Head Could Be a Concussion   

 
 

Apartment Dwellers Face Higher Injury Risk
• Trauma & Injuries • May 09 06

Compared to people who live in detached or single-family homes, apartment dwellers experience substantially higher rates of injury, according to a new study from… Apartment Dwellers Face Higher Injury Risk   

 
 

For some with partial spinal cord injury, two different therapies show positive results
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 28 06

Body weight-supported treadmill training isn’t more effective than conventional mobility rehabilitation for restoring movement to those with partial spinal cord injury, according to a… For some with partial spinal cord injury, two different therapies show positive results   

 
 

Injury risks posed by paper shredders
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 07 06

As our environments change over time with technology, pediatric emergency specialists are continuously challenged to observe possible trends and prevent more injuries by educating… Injury risks posed by paper shredders   

 
 

Cheerleading Injuries Found to Be Significant Source of Injury to Girls
• Trauma & Injuries • Jan 03 06

Cheerleading Injuries Found to Be Significant Source of Injury to Girls

First-of-its-kind research conducted by staff of the Center for Injury Research and Policy in the Columbus Children’s Research Institute at Columbus Children’s Hospital… Cheerleading Injuries Found to Be Significant Source of Injury to Girls   

 
 

Wrist guards don’t prevent all snowboard injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 21 05

Snowboarders who use wrist guards to prevent hand injuries may unwittingly increase their risk of injuring their elbow, upper arm or shoulder, new study… Wrist guards don’t prevent all snowboard injuries   

 
 

Vitamin D does not prevent fractures in the elderly
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 27 05

Giving vitamin D and calcium supplements to elderly patients who have Osteoporosis does not prevent them breaking bones, researchers said on Thursday.

People with… Vitamin D does not prevent fractures in the elderly   

 
 

Exercise as good as surgery for shoulder injury
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 26 05

Surgery is not superior to graded exercise training for treatment of rotator cuff injury, according to results of a comparative trial conducted in Denmark.

… Exercise as good as surgery for shoulder injury   
 
 

Soccer players’ injury rates tracked in British study
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 21 05

Soccer or association football - not matter what you call it, players of the game are more likely to suffer injuries than gymnasts, tennis… Soccer players’ injury rates tracked in British study   

 
 

Kids risk head injury on the golf course
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 13 05

As the ranks of young golfers grow, hospitals may start seeing more head injuries in children and teens caused by swinging clubs… Kids risk head injury on the golf course   

 
 

A dash of onion halts bone loss in rats
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 07 05

Onions can spice up your meals - and maybe strengthen your bones, preliminary study findings suggest.

Investigators from the University of Bern in Switzerland… A dash of onion halts bone loss in rats   

 
 
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