August 2018 - Primary Care Sports Medicine Journal Roundup
American Journal of Sports Medicine (August 2018)
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Operative repair of an MPFL injury in the acute phase in skeletally immature children with a primary traumatic LPD significantly reduced the redislocation rate but
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Operative repair did not improve subjective or objective knee function compared with a knee brace without repair.
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The majority of the patients in both groups were satisfied with their knee function.
British Journal of Sports Medicine (August 2018)
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Yes, lower hip range of motion
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“Foot orthoses are not superior for improving pain and function compared with sham or other conservative treatment in patients with PHP”
Sports Health Journal (August 2018)
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About 3 months for all stress injuries.. “The expected time to return to full unrestricted athletic participation after diagnosis of a stress fracture is 12 to 13 weeks for all injury sites.”
Sports Medicine (August 2018)
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Question: Does caffeine help endurance athletes? Short answer, yes.
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“Caffeine can be used effectively as an ergogenic aid when taken in moderate doses”.
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Moderate dose means 3-6 mg/kg
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“Results demonstrate that the existence of a relationship between training load and injury continues to be well supported in the literature and is strongest for subjective internal training load.”