SRO Sports Medicine

PFPS – Runners and jumpers experience this painful condition most

People who have patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) experience pain in the front of the knee and around the patella, or kneecap. Athletes who specialize in running and jumping sports—particularly females and young adults—complain of this condition most frequently, but PFPS can happen to anyone. The characteristic symptoms of ...

2022-12-12T13:31:36-07:00

Athletes require additional training to stay fit with COVID restrictions

Researchers caution that the prolonged individual training players have been exposed to for months is insufficient to help athletes maintain the physical fitness and mental strength they need for competition. Writing in the International Journal of Sports Medicine the researchers and sports physicians express their fears that injuries ...

2022-12-12T13:32:16-07:00

No difference in ACL knee injuries among men and women

While women are two to four times more likely than men to tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in their knee, the cause of this injury is no different between the sexes, according to new research from Duke Health. The findings counter a common explanation for the higher ...

2025-11-03T10:10:43-07:00
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