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At What Age Do Athletes Achieve Peak Performance?
Read More →: At What Age Do Athletes Achieve Peak Performance?There is no single peak age in sports. Here’s what research shows about when sprinters, endurance athletes, and team-sport players…
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Orthobiologics Explained: PRP vs. BMAC
Read More →: Orthobiologics Explained: PRP vs. BMACPRP and BMAC are often mentioned together, but they come from different sources, contain different components, and fit different injuries.…
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College Football and Knee Injury Prevention: How to Stay on the Field Through the Mid-Season Grind
Read More →: College Football and Knee Injury Prevention: How to Stay on the Field Through the Mid-Season GrindBy mid-season, college football knees have absorbed weeks of cumulative stress. Here’s which prevention strategies have real evidence behind them,…
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What the WNBA Playoffs Reveal About Women’s Joint Health Under Peak Load
Read More →: What the WNBA Playoffs Reveal About Women’s Joint Health Under Peak LoadPlayoff basketball pushes elite female athletes to peak workloads, and the injury patterns that emerge go well beyond the ACL.…
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Marathon Training: Protecting Your Knees in the Final 8 Weeks
Read More →: Marathon Training: Protecting Your Knees in the Final 8 WeeksPeak mileage is when knee pain most often shows up in marathon training. Here’s how to tell normal fatigue from…
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Cartilage Damage vs. Arthritis: What’s the Difference and Why the Diagnosis Changes Everything
Read More →: Cartilage Damage vs. Arthritis: What’s the Difference and Why the Diagnosis Changes EverythingKnee pain is often labeled arthritis when the real problem is a focal cartilage injury. Here’s how the two differ,…
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Post-Traumatic Arthritis: When a Sports Injury Becomes a Joint Condition Years Later
Read More →: Post-Traumatic Arthritis: When a Sports Injury Becomes a Joint Condition Years LaterThat old sports injury you brushed off years ago may still be making its mark. Brian J. Cole MD, MBA…
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What’s Actually in AGYL — and Why It Matters for Athletes
Read More →: What’s Actually in AGYL — and Why It Matters for AthletesGeneric joint supplements often miss the ingredients athletes actually need. Brian J. Cole MD, MBA breaks down the evidence behind…
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Fueling Through the NBA Playoffs: What Back-to-Back Games Do to the Body and How Nutrition Helps
Read More →: Fueling Through the NBA Playoffs: What Back-to-Back Games Do to the Body and How Nutrition HelpsWhy do dominant regular-season players suddenly hit a wall in the playoffs? As team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Brian…