In conjunction with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Singapore Sports Medicine Association (SMAS), a Sports Medicine Seminar was held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Singapore, on 12 March 2011.
With the theme "Staying Strong, Living Long - Sports Medicine Interventions in the Golden Years", the seminar covered a wide range of topics from Physiology and Performance of Master Athletes to Bone Health and Joint Diseases. Attendees also get to participate in a hands-on joint injection workshop at the end of the seminar.
A total of 125 partici...
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21 January 2012
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16 January 2012
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10 January 2012
Weighted Step Ups for Leg Strength and Power »
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25 January 2012
It seems everyone wants toned and defined "Six Pack Abs."
While it's not a simple thing to develop, it is possible. The key is living a lifestyle that combines good nutrition, and quality exercise that, when combined over time, melts away the layer of fat covering the core. Once this fat is reduced, you'll begin to see the muscle definition.
If you want to start seeing some ab definition, start here:
10 Tips to help uncover your six pack abs
What It Takes to Get Defined Abs originally appeared on About.com Sports Medicine on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 04:43:42.
Exercises for Hips and Knees »
21 January 2012
Some of the best exercises for your hips and knees a simple moves that work your hip through the entire range of motion,
To reduce knee pain, and help the patella track properly, it helps to do exercises that engage the abductors and adductors. Theses muscles are critical for providing integrity of the hip joint and create a strong, balanced link between the lower body and the core. If you routinely exercise the hip only in one direction (with walking, running, clycing, etc.) you are missing out on some lateral movement that helps improve that structural integrity of the hip, as well as the entire lower body.
If abductor and adductor muscles are not strong, flexible, and balanced, the patella (kneecap) may not track properly as the knee bends and you may wind up with knee pain, patellofemoral syndrome, or another injury.
Learn how to add the best knee and hip exercises to your workouts to help build hip joint integrity:
Example Beginner Exercises
Example Intermediate Exercises
Example Advanced Exercises
Exercises for Hips and Knees originally appeared on About.com Sports Medicine on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at 03:56:45.
Running Injuries Can Creep Up Slowly »
16 January 2012
Running injuries that start slowly with subtle nagging aches and pains can turn into a more serious injury over time. At first, most of these aches go unnoticed or if they are noticed, they are often ignored until a serious pain occurs.
Such "silent injuries" in runners can be caused by a wide variety of factors and most fall into chronic pain category. Such problems can linger from months and years of neglect.
While subtle, these injuries do have warning signs you should recognize. Read more:
Running Injuries Can Creep Up Slowly originally appeared on About.com Sports Medicine on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 15:19:30.
Groin Strains, Pulls and Tears »
10 January 2012
It's not uncommon for even the most accomplished athlete to suffer a groin strain. The adductor muscles of the inner thigh are at risk for a strain during any sports that require sudden starts, stops and a quick change of direction while running. The most common sign of a problem is a sudden, localized pain in the inner thigh, but a severe groin injury, such as a groin tear, tends to cause acute pain, swelling and even a large bruise on the inner thigh.
The best treatment for these injuries depends upon the severity of the strain, but rest, ice, compression and elevation is the immediate first aid treatment. Recovery from a groin injury can take a few days or months, depending upon the extent of the injury.
Five Tips for Treating Groin Pain
Learn More About Groin Pulls
Groin Strains, Pulls and Tears originally appeared on About.com Sports Medicine on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 10:12:58.
Weighted Step Ups for Leg Strength and Power »
5 January 2012
If you want to build leg strength without excessive knee strain, add the weighted step up to your routine. Both beginner and elite athletes can use this exercise to gradually build power in the quads, glutes, and hamstrings. This exercise is easy to master, and once you learn the basic movement, there are a variety of options to increase the difficulty or turn this into a dynamic, power exercise.
Use this exercise to improve your vertical jump, or to build power for sprints, cycling or downhill skiing.
The only equipment required is an adjustable step and some dumbbells.
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Weighted Step Ups for Leg Strength and Power originally appeared on About.com Sports Medicine on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at 03:15:01.
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The recently concluded Sports Medicine Association AGM was warmly received by all participants, and the organising committee thanks all parties who were involved in making the meeting possible. Here are images of the meeting
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Routine use of costly x-ray, MRI, and CT scans on patients with lower back pain may be unnecessary and, in the case of two of the tests, expose people to low-dose radiation, researchers said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 31 - Women who participated in weight-bearing sports during their teens, the formative years for bone growth, have stronger bones after menopause than women who participated in lighter activities during their youth.
Those findings, from investigators in Japan, are published in the December 23 Online First edition of the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Takeru Kato at Suzuka University and colleagues assessed bone health among 46 postmenopausal women between 52 and 73 years of age. The women were grouped according to what ...
Hybrid SPECT/CT devices, since the first commercial device in 1990 by GE Healthcare, allow combined functional and anatomical assessment. Although planar imaging and SPECT are routinely performed studies, the roles of CT coregistration and specific imaging protocols have yet to be clearly defined. Generally the usage will depend on clinical requirements.
Recent studies have evaluated the usage of SPECT/CT hybrid imaging for Tc99m Bone Scans. Tarik Belhocine from South Street Hospital, London, Ontorio, Canada, assessed 51 consecutive patients with suspected bone ...
Sports injuries are mainly of acute or chronic in nature. With acute injuries, it is relatively more unpredictable. However, with chronic injuries, there is usually underlying intrinsic and extrinsic causes which are predictable and within control. When appropriate measures are taken more seriously, these injuries could be minimized. This presentation gave a current update on the efficacies of the commonly practiced conservative management in sports injuries e.g. cryotherapy, heat, contrast bath, ESWT, electro physical agents, manual therapy, taping, stretching ...
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