“80% of British Track and Field athletes selected to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games had injuries or illnesses requiring management before, during and after the Games….”
This article from the British Journal of Sports Medicine examines the health management and performance optimization of elite athletes from an integrated sports medicine approach. The authors
I’ve just got back from the Olympics where I had the privilege of working as an Osteopath for the Canadian Long Track Speed Skating team.
Most of my time was spent in the medical bay of the Canadian residential block located in the Olympic Village. After being there a few days it became apparent
Everyone seems to be saying it; “Your chair will kill you!”
A quick Google search confirms it and everyone from the Guardian in the UK to the Mayo clinic in the US has written something about it. But what does it actually mean? How is it that “sitting is the new smoking”? I wanted to give you