News tagged with female athletes
Female hormone cycle affects knee joints (w/Video)
New research from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary has found a connection between the laxity of a woman's knee joint and her monthly hormone cycle.
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Locker room talk: How male athletes portray female athletic trainers
A college quarterback coming into the locker room with a dislocated shoulder wouldn't care whether the athletic trainer taking care of him is male or female -- or would he? A study from North Carolina State University examining ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Sexist Olympic coverage
Pirkko Markula says when it comes to the Olympics, media coverage rarely gives women equal treatment.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Female athletes injured more than male athletes
Female athletes experience dramatically higher rates of specific musculoskeletal injuries and medical conditions compared to male athletes, according to exercise physiologist Vicki Harber in the Faculty of Physical Education ...
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Ballerinas and female athletes share quadruple health threats
A study led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has revealed that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes ...
May 30, 2009 |
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