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 […]

Clinical Highlights from Current Sports Medicine Reports | Q1 2025

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Happy April and welcome to the highlights and review of the AMAZING material published over the last quarter in Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR). See you in Atlanta! From time-to-time CSMR publishes Invited Commentaries. I’ve highlighted an important Invited Commentary from this past quarter below: Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Sports Medicine Access in Secondary School Athletics […]

Clinical Highlights from Current Sports Medicine Reports | Q4 2024

I hope everyone’s 2025 is off to a good start and welcome to the highlights and review of the AMAZING material published over the last quarter in Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR).   Invited Commentary Integrating Fitness Equipment in Persistent Traumatic Stress Environments for Reducing Drug Overdoses authored by Eric Randall, BS. This is a great example of […]

Clinical Highlights from Current Sports Medicine Reports | Q3 2024

Welcome to the highlights and the review of the AWESOME material published over the last quarter in Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR). I’m going to do something a little different this quarter and highlight a couple invited commentaries, along with interesting case reports and section articles.   Invited Commentaries The Cannabis Shift: How We Educate and Message […]

GSSI Pre-Conference

The Physiology of Hydration: More Than Water Alone

This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts. 

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  • Session 1: Sweating the detail: New insights on hydration considerations for athlete performance
    • Lewis James, PhD, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
  • Session 2: Functional ingredients in fluid replacement beverages for athletes
    • Lindsay Baker, PhD, Director at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute
  • Session 3: The hydration toolkit: Practical approaches to athlete support
    • Floris Wardenaar, PhD, Associate Professor at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University