sports medicine
By Tim Lightfoot on 5/17/2013 12:44 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [concussion] Popular tags: concussions, athletic care, football, money, greed, incompetence, NFL, Penn State
Then there are the weeks in sports where you think: “How can this stuff really happen? Are people really this maniacal and self-serving?” Unfortunately, there are times when your naivety is stripped and it really appears that even decisions about appropriate health-care for athletes are decided by incompetent idiots on power trips. Two extensive investigative reports this week dealing with the health of football athletes show convincingly that unfortunately, this incompetence, greed, and politics can and do dictate care for athletes.
By Tim Lightfoot on 3/8/2013 3:53 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [human performance], [performance enhancing drugs] Popular tags: runner's high, cannabinoid, marijuana, exercise, activity, opioids
Studies now suggest that the compounds that trigger and sustain runner’s high are compounds called ‘cannabinoids’. You may recognize that term, especially if you are familiar with some of the synonyms for marijuana.....
By Tim Lightfoot on 7/20/2012 12:44 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [activity], [exercise], [human performance] Popular tags: exercise, fatigue, activity, human performance, sled dogs
By Tim Lightfoot on 6/29/2012 9:44 AM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [human performance]
By Tim Lightfoot on 4/16/2012 4:16 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [running], [marathon]
By Tim Lightfoot on 2/24/2012 5:06 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [human performance], [cheating], [performance enhancing drugs] Popular tags: PEDs, Ryan Braun, doping, baseball
Why do elite athletes risk take performance enhancing drugs (PED, dope)? This question continues to be raised....
By Tim Lightfoot on 2/16/2012 1:54 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [exercise], [education], [cheating] Popular tags: exercise science, scientific misconduct
“Is scientific misconduct that prevalent?” This blog explores that question in light of recent high profile scientific misconduct cases.
By Tim Lightfoot on 1/25/2012 3:57 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [activity], [exercise], [death rates]
“Hey…pssstt….Did you know that about 25% of people die in their sleep? Frankly this concerns me so much, I may not go to sleep again.” Faced with that statement, most of us would scoff and continue with our life. So, why do we get so excited about people that die after they exercise?
By Tim Lightfoot on 12/21/2011 11:41 AM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [concussion] Popular tags: concussion, football, sports medicine
They wanted the win, so they trotted out a quarterback with a brain injury who subsequently lost the game for them and who hasn’t played since because of his concussion. ....
By Tim Lightfoot on 11/15/2011 1:10 PM | Filed Under [sports medicine], [Uncategorized], [activity], [exercise], [education], [learning], [human performance]
At the Huffines Institute, we are thrilled because our local newspaper - The Eagle - has agreed to start porting the content from our website to their website to a new....