Swapnali Halder, Ph.D. High-energy demand during high intensity exercises requires a proportionate increase in bodily energy supply. High-energy exercise (HIE) is an exercise where the intensity of exercise exceeds corresponding maximal oxygen uptake (called aerobic power or VO2max)by the body. Anaerobic exercise is a high intensity…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Suchitra Chari, MS Creatine (Cr) is an organic molecule that is produced endogenously in the body and is also obtained from meat and fish and to a lesser extent from dairy products. 95% of the Cr in our body is present in skeletal muscle, substantial…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] By Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN Concussion is a term we often hear especially as it relates to athletes and sports related injuries. Did you know that a concussion is also known as a mild form of Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI and affects…
By Dr. Gary Franke Introduction Almost everyone has heard about antioxidants. These nutrients, often vitamins or minerals, are found in many types of foods and are widely considered to be beneficial. Fruits and vegetables are healthy partly because of the antioxidants they contain. The aisles of grocery and drug stores…
By Perry McLimore, MD., JD. Gamekeeper’s thumb was described in 1955 due to chronic laxity found in the joint in Scottish gamekeepers.1 The gamekeepers would break the necks of small game by placing the neck of the animal between the ground and their thumbs. Skier’s thumb is…
By Perry McLimore, MD., JD. ELBOW The elbow is a synovial joint, which means the joint has a synovial capsule and is bathed in synovial fluid for cartilage nourishment. The bones that make up the elbow joint are the humerus, which is the upper arm bone. Below or distal to…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN Energy drinks, most of us have seen them for sale in stores or advertised on television and sporting events. They are in common use, especially among teenagers and young adults and they make up a multi-billion dollar industry…
By Sean Manning Interval training has been a staple of physical conditioning for decades. Traditional interval training alternates between low- to moderately high-intensity exercise and rest or recovery. Interval training performed in this way is typically done within an aerobic range of heart rate, or about 60%-80% of…
What are BCAAs? BCAA stands for Branched Chain Amino Acids because of their chemical structure or formula. Each amino acid (as the name shows) has an amino group (NH2) and an acid group (COOH), and rest in between is a chain of groups like ––CH2 defines the name and function…