New Recommendations Steer Doctors Away from Opioids to Treat Pain in Adolescent Athletes
Experts urge team physicians, pediatricians to use nonpharmacologic treatment first Athletes at all levels and ages commonly experience pain during practice and in competition. Identifying and appropriately managing acute and chronic pain is fundamental for short- and long-term health. This is especially true for adolescent athletes in whom inadequate or inappropriate pain management can lead […]
Strict Rest Slows Recovery after Sports-Related Concussions
ACSM, Five Sports Medicine Organizations Publish New Guidance on SRCs for Team Physicians (Indianapolis, IN) – Nearly 1.8 million sports-related concussions (SRCs) happen annually in youth under age 18 in the U.S. Accurate diagnosis and treatment are key for recovery and long-term athlete health. The Team Physician Consensus Conference (TPCC), a project-based alliance of the […]
ACSM Publishes New Guidance for Safer Practices in Weight-Category Sports
ACSM recently released new guidelines that support safer practices and more equitable competitions for athletes in weight-category sports. The new expert consensus statement updates and replaces previous guidelines released by ACSM in 1996. ACSM subject matter experts authored the statement, “American College of Sports Medicine Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports,” which […]
ACSM Announces Kristin Traskie as Inaugural Certified Fitness Professional of the Year
(Indianapolis, IN) – The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) today announced Kristin A. Traskie, M.P.H., ACSM-CPT, as the ACSM Certified Professional of the Year during ACSM’s 25th anniversary International Health & Fitness Summit. Traskie is the inaugural recipient of the award. ACSM’s Committee on Certification and Registry Boards (CCRB) selected this year’s winner for demonstrating exceptional leadership, […]
Why We Must Prioritize Equitable Access to Physical Activity for Children with Disabilities
Providing children with disabilities equal access to quality education is a central tenet of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This four-part American legislation governs how states, schools and public agencies provide special education and related services to more than 6.5 million children across the country. Within this legislation, students are entitled to free […]
New ACSM Task Force Pursues Reimbursement for CEPs and EPs
ACSM exercise physiologists work to better the health, fitness and quality of life for patients who are at high risk for or who are living with one or many chronic diseases. ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologists® (ACSM-EP®) are fitness professionals with an academic degree in exercise science, qualified to pursue a career in university, corporate, commercial, […]
ACSM and National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute Named NYSS Champions
Both organizations recognized by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition for promoting participation in youth sports The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to recognize the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute (NYSHSI) as two of the first organizations to […]
Mythbusting | Youth Resistance Training
Myth: Lifting weights is unsafe for children and will stunt their growth. One of the most common myths associated with youth fitness programs is that resistance training is unsafe and harmful to the developing skeleton of children. Unfortunately, these outdated views persist today and some parents and caregivers question if children should lift weights in […]
Gunnar A.V. Borg (November 28, 1927 – February 2, 2020) | A Multilayered Legacy
It is a rare achievement for a researcher’s name to be recognized, and for a body of work to be appreciated, across all the diverse subdisciplines of exercise science. Gunnar Borg is one such name, and his research on perceived exertion is one such body of work. Gunnar Borg passed away earlier this month, at […]
How to Craft Your Article Title to Increase Views and Citations
Most academics use the citation count of their peer-reviewed publications to assess the impact of their research. Unfortunately, a substantial proportion of published articles are poorly cited, which suggests a minimal contribution by this work to the knowledge in a field. For example, Kortlever et al. found that 36% of the 135,029 articles published in 204 orthopedic journals between […]
