Professor Jeremy Loenneke, from the University of Mississippi, is one of the leading researchers in this field, and his work has widely contributed to much of what we currently know about BFR.
In an attempt to reduce injury incidence, new research is being conducted to identify the main risk factors.
Sleep Trackers have been around for more than a decade, and these apps or devices are aimed to measure the amount and quality of our sleep.
Among the many benefits of sleeping well, for athletes there is one very important reason and that’s why they need to sleep more hours: they need to restore the balance to their immune system.
Since 2001, hamstring injuries – the most frequent kind of injury – have been increasing by 4% each year.
A short nap can reinforce the memory of what was learned just as well as a full night’s sleep.
Designing injury prevention programs is a top priority for coaching staff in the pursuit to reduce the incidence of injuries.
Not feeling rested after your first night away from home is normal and has traditionally been associated to psychological factors or fatigue from having travelled the day before.
The biceps femoris is one of the muscles that make up the hamstrings, which is one of the most injured muscle groups in sports such as football.
The relationship between health and athletic performance go hand in hand, and elite sports couldn’t be understood without the direct supervision of specialized doctors.