School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Studies involving dozens of Indiana University researchers were displayed and discussed during the American College of Sports Medicine's 58th annual meeting May 31-June 4 in Denver. This news release briefly describes studies and topics involving barefoot running, weightloss in a 3D virtual world, older adults who give yoga a try while recovering from stroke, health disparities involving physical fitness and improved running mechanics as a result of stronger hips.
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Self-massage with foam rollers, over-exercising and strong core muscles -- the body's 'guy wire to stability and mobility,' are the topics of IU Health & Wellness in April.
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IU Health and Wellness for December 2010 discusses a study that found that tired runners can unknowingly change their running form, advice about when gift giving becomes 'showing off,' and a study that examined the effect of water-based and silicon-based lubricant.
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More than 30 researchers from Indiana University participated in the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Baltimore, June 2-5. Studies in this tip sheet discuss hip exercises that reduce or eliminate common knee pain in female runners, dwellings' interiors and inhabitants' physical activity levels, breathing exercises that might make more oxygen available for other muscles during endurance sports, doctors prescribing physical activity, and the effect -- or lack of effect -- compression clothes have on performance.
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Indiana University sports medicine experts discuss research and expertise related to the common misuse of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by athletes and the need for winter sports athletes to baby their immune systems with good nutrition, hydration and flu vaccinations.
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Students considering a career in health care can learn about more than careers as "doctor" and "nurse" at Indiana University Bloomington's Health Programs Fair on March 4 (Wednesday). The fair, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union Alumni Hall, will feature more than 100 health care representatives on hand to meet with students and answer questions about educational and career opportunities.
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