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Getting an edge on a very common youth sport injury
Research at the Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center is moving a step closer to solving a problem that affects at least 400,000 young athletes every year and causes them to sit on the sideline for months. Injuries to the knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common youth sport injuries, and the injury frequency has been steadily climbing over the last decade. The new study, led by Center members and Kinesiology Professors Riann Palmieri-Smith and Scott McLean, will determine which components of current ACL prevention training programs work best to reduce injuries. [Watch video...]
U-M joins other leading research universities to launch futurity.org
A group of leading research universities has launched Futurity (www.futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more. The University of Michigan is one of 35 partners supporting the project. Given the changes occurring in the news business, the partner universities are looking for ways to share important breakthroughs with the public in a new and direct way. [Read more...]
U-M exceeds $1 billion in annual research spending for the first time
Research spending at the University of Michigan in 2008-09 exceeded $1 billion for the first time, a milestone that highlights the university’s role as an economic resource benefitting the entire state. In the midst of the most severe recession since the Great Depression, research spending at the university rose 9.4 percent over the previous fiscal year, totaling $1.02 billion. The federal government provided 64.4 percent of the funds, and federal research spending at the U-M rose 7.1 percent over 2007-08. [Read more...]
Cadaver bone experiments help explain knee injuries, suggest new preventions
Researchers measured the strain placed on ligaments in cadaver knees during simulated sports landing movements to show that no two knees respond the same, and that injury prevention programs should be tailored to individual athletes. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common form of knee injury and women suffer them eight times more than men. Currently, most ACL injury prevention programs are based on gender and on large populations, said Scott Mclean, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and lead researcher on a new study. McLean said this approach doesn't fully account for individual knee joint differences and how gender influences these differences. [Read more...]
Knee injuries may start with strain on the brain, not the muscles
New research from the University of Michigan shows that training your brain may be just as effective as training your muscles in preventing ACL knee injuries, and suggests a shift from performance-based to prevention-based athletic training programs. "These findings suggest that training the central control process—the brain and reflexive responses—may be necessary to counter the fatigue induced ACL injury risk," according to Scott McLean, assistant professor with the U-M School of Kinesiology. [read more...]
U-M experts say proper nutrition essential for bone health
Musculoskeletal conditions, such as arthritis and joint pain, are the number one reason for physician visits and account for at least 50 percent of all chronic conditions in people over the age of 50 in the United States. Furthermore, more than one in four Americans having a musculoskeletal condition requiring medical attention. Following a comprehensive review of the medical literature, researchers at the University of Michigan conclude that adequate nutrition is essential for overall skeletal health of people of all ages and all activity levels. [read more...]
U-M Center receives $175,000 gift to further injury research
Former U-M assistant track coach supports new fellows
The University of Michigan Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center has announced a $175,000 gift from George A. Wade, M.D., to support doctoral fellows studying prevention and rehabilitation science. The fellowship is the first of its kind for the Center and will support its national leadership in injury prevention. [read more…]