Recovery That Keeps You in the Game

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As we age it’s important to prioritize athletic recovery. Check out these science-backed tips on recovery for active older adults from Therabody.

Hot Topic | Osteoarthritis and Physical Therapy

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability in the middle- an older-age population. There are over 600 million worldwide with OA, the knee being the most affected joint. In the absence of effective non-opioid pharmacologic therapies for knee pain, OA remains a key driver of the opioid epidemic and healthcare […]

Science Spotlight | New ACSM Team Physician Consensus Conference Statement Published 

In January 2024, the American College of Sports Medicine Team Physician Consensus Conference (TPCC) produced a new statement, “The Team Physician Consensus Statement 2024 Update” in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE) and the Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR) journals.  This latest TPCC consensus statement covers the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of […]

FY26 Budget and the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

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President’s FY 2026 Budget Released  On May 30, 2025, the White House released the detailed Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, which outlines sweeping changes and deep funding cuts for both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The NIH would see its discretionary budget slashed by nearly […]

Science Spotlight | June 2025

Check out the latest episode of ACSM’s Healthy Youth Sports Podcast series The newest installment of Healthy Youth Sports, features Kevin Martinez, ESPN’s Vice President of Corporate Citizenship, diving into the network’s groundbreaking Take Back Sports initiative. Kevin shares insights on the Take Back Sports program’s vision and why storytelling and culture change are at […]

Active Voice | Walking Pace, Genetic Predisposition, and Brain Health

Your brain is the conductor of your life. It controls movement, stores memories, makes decisions, and forms your identity. This is why declines in brain health, such as during the development of dementia – a broad term for diseases that cause a progressive decline in cognitive function and affects daily living – are so devastating. […]