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AED Advocate Rachel Moyer Keeps Working the Beat
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Paul Steinbach,
December 2011
Greg Moyer's grave is marked by a homemade cross. Rachel Moyer vowed not to purchase a headstone until every school in America had an automated external defibrillator, the emergency heart-rhythm equipment that might have saved her 15-year-old son from sudden cardiac arrest during a basketball game in December 2000 — if only his high school had owned one.
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Former Athlete Chris Nowinski Discusses Brain Trauma
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Paul Steinbach,
October 2011
Former Harvard University football player Chris Nowinski estimates that he suffered at least five concussions by the time an opponent's boot to the chin knocked him out of professional wrestling in June 2003.
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High Schools Get Aggressive About Concussion Education
By
Michael Popke,
October 2011
Arizona is leading the next phase of concussion education and management.
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California Lags in Regulating Athletic Trainers
By
Michael Popke,
September 2011
In May 2009, Tommy Mallon was playing in his final high school lacrosse game for Santa Fe Christian in Solana Beach, Calif., when he collided with an opposing player as both were scrambling for a bouncing ball.
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New NATA Guidelines Address Safe Weight Loss Practices for Student-Athletes
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Michael Popke ,
August 2011
Ashleigh Clare-Kearney was not a typical high school gymnast. At 5 feet, 4 inches, and 155 pounds, her physique stood out in a sport often unkind to girls taller than 5-foot-2 and heavier than 115 pounds — a fact not lost on her coaches.
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Overly Aggressive Workouts Put Athletes at Risk of Rhabdomyolysis
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Paul Steinbach,
April 2011
A University of Iowa investigation into the January hospitalization of 13 football players has determined that an intense exercise regimen on the heels of a three-week layoff from supervised workouts was the cause of the players' rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal breakdown of muscle fibers into the bloodstream, where excess proteins can clog the kidneys and cause renal failure.
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Baseline Testing for Concussions Gains Popularity
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Catherine Liewen,
January 2011
Nathan Stiles, a senior football player at Spring Hill (Kan.) High School, was playing an epic game against Osawatomie High on a Thursday night last October. He already had 65- and 18-yard touchdown runs when he came out of the game after being tackled near the sideline just before halftime.
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Sports Medicine Gains Unprecedented Strength in Minimizing High School Risk
By
Nicholas Brown,
December 2010
As high school injury data mounts, sports medicine gains unprecedented focus in minimizing risk.
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Administrators Point Out Potential Dangers of Energy Drinks
By
Michael Popke,
October 2010
As energy drink consumption amps up among student-athletes, administrators are pointing out the potential dangers.
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Uniform Sensors Measure Impact of Blocks, Tackles
By
Michael Popke,
October 2010
The San Franscisco 49ers are helping researchers learn more about the biomechanics of football injuries.
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