Huffington Post - Harmful Foods For Bone Density: Experts Share What To Avoid For Strong Bones | HuffPost Life – September 14, 2024
Folks concerned about osteoporosis often add calcium and vitamin D to their diets, but these supplements could hurt your bone health rather than help if not taken as needed. Dr. Liz Matzkin, associate professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery in Boston, explained: “Although calcium and Vitamin D is important to maintain bone health, exceeding the recommended doses per day can backfire and be harmful rather than beneficial. Calcium and vitamin D requirements are age dependent, so make sure you are aware of the optimal dose for you.”
Washington Post: April 10, 2024: Want to run a Fall marathon? It’s time to pick a training plan for your goals.
Do you have a fall marathon on your calendar? Picking the right training plan — whether it’s your first race or you’re trying for a personal best — will help you have a successful race day.
Healio: Orthopedics Today March 2024: Sports participation, physical activity declined from middle to high school.
Results showed a decrease in sports participation and physical activity from middle school to high school, with a significant number of students specializing in a single sport or no longer participating as they entered high school.
Huffington Post Dec 20,2023 - 4 Food Ingredients That Weaken Your Bones, According To Osteoporosis Specialists. Read in HuffPost:
My grandmother has osteoporosis, along with 10 million other Americans diagnosed with the disease and 43 million others with low bone mass. Not wanting to follow in her hobbled footsteps, the rest of the women in the family are taking precautions, including consuming the recommended amount of calcium (more isn’t necessarily better), adding weight-bearing exercises to our exercise regimens and attending regular doctor checkups.
Boston 25 Live Interview Opportunity- Women's World Cup July 21, 2023
DEDHAM, Mass. — Team USA is playing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup right on Boston 25 News. This week during Wellness Wednesday we are focusing on the wear and tear the popular sport of soccer can take on the body.
Women 8 times more likely to have ACL tears. Here’s how to avoid them
When it comes to getting and staying active, avoiding injury is critical. One injury, in particular, can keep athletes on the sidelines forever.
The Boston Globe: May 2023 Pickleball Injuries Are Mounting
Retired Waltham detective Tom Bryant is one of the lucky ones. Yes, his rapid-onset pickleball obsession has led to knee problems, and at times an inability to climb stairs without grasping the handrail, and he may have torn his meniscus, and he couldn’t walk for a while because of plantar fasciitis, and he was told by an orthopedic doctor that all that game-related lunging likely brought on patellafemoral syndrome.
CNN Health. October 13, 2022 Limiting contact in practice may be one of the best ways to reduce head injuries in youth football
Mark Jonas, a member of the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, knows what it takes to make kids into champions on the football field. He just took over the team at the Southern Door High School in rural Wisconsin and changed practice this summer to try to keep his players healthy.
AARP 5 Ways to Avoid Hamstring Injuries April 13, 2022
Your hamstrings, located in the back of your thighs, are a part of your body that’s easy to ignore - until you make the wrong move and feel that sudden, sharp pain from an injury that could keep you hobbled for months.
Mass. College Athlete Back to Top Form after Years of Setbacks Feb 11, 2022
A local college athlete is now back in top form after years of setbacks due to an injury that can be common athletes. Lauren Goode has been on the dance team throughout her four years at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. For Goode, it’s been competitive and rewarding but most recently it’s been painful.
