Soccer in Medical News

U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Major League Soccer Kick-Off Partnership to Save Children's Lives

Initiative Encourages Youth Soccer Players to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced their partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) to create a soccer-focused community outreach program to involv...

Motion analysis helps soccer players get their kicks

New York, 9 July 2009 As soccer continues to grow in popularity, injuries to soccer players are likely to increase as well. Certain injuries fall into gender-based patterns and new research at Hospital for Special Surgery suggests some underlying causes that could help lead to better treatment, o...

Photos: Soccer Hall of Famer Marcelo Balboa Encourages Men to 'Team Up Against Prostate Cancer'

New Campaign Launches on Father's Day to Encourage Men & Their Families to Take an Active Role in Protecting their Prostate Health NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The son of a professional player and coach, soccer runs in Marcelo Balboa's family, but like many others, so does prost...

Renowned Athlete Laila Ali and Olympic Soccer Player Tab Ramos Team With Jared Fogle to Kick Off National Pep Rally to Energize Kids to Eat Healthy and Stay Active

SUBWAY(R) RESTAURANTS PARTNERS WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WE CAN! EDUCATION PROGRAM TO HELP KIDS AND FAMILIES MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SUBWAY(R) Restaurants and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today a partnership in support o...

Neurological & Orthopedic Named Official Hospital of Chicago Red Stars Women's Pro Soccer Team

CHICAGO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (NOHC) has been named the exclusive hospital partner of the Chicago Red Stars, a charter member of Women's Professional Soccer, a newly formed league which features the best soccer players in the world. The NOHC w...

Abby Wambach to Conduct Youth Soccer Clinics Hosted by MVP Health Care and Preferred Care

The Health Plans' Kidpower Web Sites Now Offers Fans Quick, Easy Way To Send Get Well Messages To The Injured Soccer Star ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MVP Health Care and its operating subsidiary, Preferred Care, announced today that, despite a recent injury that has preve...

Delray Beach Soccer Club Signs Division One College Soccer Coaches

Kicks Off Talent-Spotting Try-Out Sessions This Week DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delray Beach Soccer Club announced today that two former Division One college soccer coaches have joined the club's veteran coaching staff as its youth soccer talent spotting try-outs ...

Sorpresa! and Major League Soccer Kick Off Partnership With Interactive Online Contests for Young Soccer Fans

Network to Select Young Hispanic 'Reporterito' to Cover MLS Events; Launches User-Generated Video Contest, Winning Entries to be Featured on Network NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Juniper Content Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: J...

Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group to Host Youth Soccer Clinic

Youths ages 5 years to 16 years invited to attend on Saturday, April 19th VICTORVILLE, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group today announced the Victorville Youth Soccer Clinic. They will host this free Youth Soccer Clinic on Saturday, April 19th from 9 am -...

U.S. Soccer Team Putting Vision in Focus for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and U.S. Soccer Federation team up to give U.S. athletes a performance edge with better vision JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of ACUVUE(R) Brand Contact Lenses, today announced i...

International Soccer Superstar Ronaldinho Signs With Nutrilite(TM)

World's Leading Brand of Vitamin, Mineral and Dietary Supplements Taps International Icon for Global Marketing Campaign and Cause-Related Initiative **B-ROLL OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE REUTER'S WNS FEED AT 4:05 - 4:15 a.m. GMT on F...

Study Reveals 1.6 Million Pediatric Soccer Injuries

Soccer, one of the most prevalent sports in the world, has continued to grow in popularity in the United States. As the number of children participating in organized and// unorganized soccer leagues increases, so does the number of children at risk for injury. A study conducted by researchers in th...

Barcelona soccer club to Fund Help for Children with AIDS

The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF and the Barcelona soccer club announced a plan on Thursday wherein the team has agreed to donate $1.9 million a year over the next five// years to help the underprivileged children with AIDS in developing countries. Their first installment will go towards th...

Wear Headgear While Playing Soccer

In a new study published in the July issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine,from small scrapes to hospital emergencies, playing soccer can be painful, and even dangerous. To avoid head injuries and concussions the only effective solution is wearing soft protective headgear, as shown by Dr....

Back-to-School Parents Earn an A+ in Safety: Backpacks, Cheerleading, Football

... partake in after-school sports including cheerleading , football , soccer and gymnastics . The AAOS recommends daily exercise to build strong b... 1,024,022 kids to doctor's offices, emergency rooms and hospitals. soccer is next on the list, with 368, 726 injuries for that same age group. ...

Gym Class Injuries Up 150 Percent

...se who were hospitalized, about 75 percent were boys." Almost 70 percent of the injuries happened during running, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer or gymnastics, she said. Injuries differed for boys and girls, she noted. Boys were more likely to be injured on the head, during collisions with ...

Parents Concerned About Kids' After-School Snacking Habits

...r for your whole family. Easy to prepare and eat on the go, the microwavable, hand-held snacks are a great everyday solution whether you're driving to soccer games or craving something tasty and filling to eat right after school. "Balanced nutrition is probably the biggest influencer on energy and ...

New national study finds increase in P.E. class-related injuries

.... Nearly 70 percent of PE-related injuries occurred while children were participating in six activities (running, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics). Injuries were caused by contact with another person, playing surface, equipment, stationary structures, pulled muscles, overuse and a...

Mayor Menino Joins The Salvation Army to Celebrate the Groundbreaking of the Kroc Community Center

..., musical instruction space, a visual and performing arts center, an aquatic center, gymnasium and fitness center, a basketball and tennis court and a soccer field. The center will also provide meals for elders and auditoriums for community meetings. "This is a dream come true for the people of Dorch...

DaVita Donates Toys, Shoes and School Supplies for Army National Guard to Distribute in Iraq

... to the children and families in Asaf. Donations included approximately 30 soccer balls, 100 pairs of shoes, 125 tooth brushes and toothpaste, and six large ...g water and irrigation as well as repairing and constructing schools, local soccer fields, small businesses and a medical clinic. "I would like to s...

Rwanda Genocide 100-Day Commemoration Culminates With Kigali Festival With Andrew Palau

...ars. Play For Hope, a ministry to initiate and strengthen local sports outreaches, hosted an eight-week series of camps that culminated in a soccer tournament at the stadium with winners announced on the first festival night. At Africa New Life's orphanage, as well as at the stadium grounds during...

Treating Kids' Summertime Bumps, Bruises and Injuries with The Healthcare Scoop

...share their experiences and tips on keeping kids healthy and active this summer Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 20, 2009 -- On soccer fields and in backyards nationwide, active kids are tossing video games and television aside as they enjoy the summer sun. While the occasional bump o...

Soccer Injuries Differ by Gender

...RIDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Male and female soccer players have different patterns of injuries, and n...s to examine the kicking motion in male and female soccer players, and identified gender-based distinctions ...tion analysis to show what was going on during the soccer kick. We know that female...

Study identifies potential fix for damaged knees

...so-called articular cartilage can occur in various ways, ranging from direct trauma in a motor vehicle accident to a noncontact, pivoting event on the soccer field. "Articular cartilage lacks the intrinsic properties of healingyou are essentially born with the articular cartilage that you have," Dr. Bedi ...

The Max Cure Foundation Announces Its First Charity Benefit: The 'Roar for a Cure' Carnival to Be Held on Saturday, August 22, 2009

...ten years old and lives with her family in Sag Harbor, N.Y. She is the daughter of two Eastern Long Island educators -- Jim, a teacher and wrestling, soccer and tennis coach at East Hampton High School; and Brigid, assistant principal at Montauk Public School. Their lives were forever changed on the night...

Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas & Mike Weir to Play at Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge to Benefit Native American Youth

...ortsmanship and integrity. Additionally, the Foundation's San Felipe Pueblo soccer Club has grown to include approximately 160 Native American youth in New Me...n, the San Felipe Pueblo and other communities represent the model golf and soccer programs the Foundation plans to implement in Native communities across Ind...

Kids of Parents Who Value Exercise Are More Active

...r bias on encouraging boys to participate in certain sports and strenuous activities more than girls." For the study, vigorous team sports included soccer and basketball, moderate team sports included baseball/softball, football and volleyball. Intense individual sports included running, cycling, swimmin...

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious Research Awards at Annual Meeting

...o Prevent Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Female Collegiate soccer Players." The paper found that the risk of potentially devastating tears to an important knee ligament may be reduced in female college soccer players by an alternative warm-up program that focuses on stretching, stren...

The No Name 5K Your Way Benefits Courage Center

... demonstrations from the national champion Jr. Rolling Timberwolves basketball team and Courage Center Blizzards power soccer team. Members of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division currently serving in Iraq will be running a 5K in support of Cou...

Internationally Renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon, Giancarlo Puddu, MD, Inducted into Sports Medicine Hall of Fame

...iversity of Siena, the University of Chieti, and at the Istituto Superiore di Educazione Fisica in Rome. He also served as team physician for the Roma soccer team. In 1987, he went into full private practice. He is currently an editorial board member of more than six journals, including the American Journal...

Brown Takes Over Reins as Chair of AOSSM Medical Publishing Board of Trustees

...for the Women's National Team from 1995 to 1999, a period when they won both an Olympic Gold Medal and the World Cup. He has been a member of the U.S. soccer Medical Committee since 1988. "During my career, I've always thought of AOSSM's meetings and journal as being the premier places for people t...

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners

...n to teaching, Nathan has played college, semi-professional and competitive soccer -- sometimes with an ostomy bag -- has coached high school varsity soccer and competed in triathlons. He's currently training for an ironman race and...

Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition Presents Third-Annual Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!(TM) Event

... fun FREE family activities scheduled are Fun Kick soccer clinics sponsored by the Chicago Fire ; tennis cl...ids bikes; family-pack tickets to the Chicago Fire soccer game that evening against the Tigres UANL; Antonio...and the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) and U.S. soccer Foundation for making tennis and...

Chocolate Milk's 'Natural' Muscle Recovery Benefits Match or May Even Surpass a Specially Designed Carbohydrate Sports Drink

...ilk is Effective Post-Exercise Recovery Aid For soccer Players SEATTLE, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- soccer players and exercise enthusiasts now have another ...0601/CG24830 ) In this study, 13 male college soccer players participated in "normal" training for one ...

Frisco ISD Treats Four Students in Medical Emergencies With OxySure(R) Model 615

... and his breathing quickly improved." Frisco High School Trainer, Jason Barnes has also used the Model 615 during warm-ups at an away high school soccer playoff game. "The student had an asthma attack during warm-ups and I never go anywhere without my OxySure(R) system. I quickly treated the student ...

Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise

...her, such as gymnastics, horseback riding, downhill skiing and high-intensity racquet sports. And they should avoid contact sports such as ice hockey, soccer and basketball. "Anything that involves impact or the chance of abdominal trauma, they should try to avoid," Wang explained. Exercise that's pe...

Champions Shawn Johnson & Phil Jackson Wear Energy Muse Jewelry

...for the wearer. For more information, please visit: www.energymuse.com . (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090521/LA20800 ) soccer superstar David Beckham, Olympic volleyball players Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh, hockey players Natalie Darwitz & Kelly Stephens, and profess...

SMS Technology Places Eye Health Educational Information at Hispanics' Fingertips

... along with text message alerts about Major League soccer (MLS), a sport that captures the interest of the H...pair the healthy sight text messages with engaging soccer alerts in order to maximize the number of people w...m MLS games, and news about prominent professional soccer players. To subscribe to the automatic SMS ...

Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book

...om a wheelchair and goes beyond the informative with dozens of profiles of individuals with paralysis who are thriving members of the community. From soccer moms to well-known radio hosts, these survivors represent a true cross-section of people with spinal cord injury and disease. The Los Angeles T...

OWATER Invites Inspirational Athletes to Share Their Stories on Sports Drink Labels

...evon Haskell, a cyclocross competitor from Chicago; Mindy Solkin, a running coach from New York City; The San Francisco Nighthawks, a semi-pro women's soccer team; and women from the Boston Triathlon Team, among others. The labels also feature many of owater 's active employees. The owater label pr...