Research Topic
Sports Medicine
6 articles
Heat Risk for Outdoor Athletes: When Performance Loss Turns Dangerous
Air temperature alone tells you very little about heat stress during exercise. The metric sports medicine uses is WBGT — and most athletes have never heard of it.
5 min read · 2026-10-06
Haemochromatosis in Athletes: When Iron Supplementation Turns Dangerous
While iron deficiency gets all the attention in endurance sport, hereditary haemochromatosis causes iron overload in 1 in 200 people. Here's what athletes need to know.
5 min read · 2026-09-01
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: The Training Day That Destroys Kidneys
Exertional rhabdomyolysis sends thousands of athletes to hospital annually. Understand the triad of risk factors, the cola-urine warning sign, and the CK threshold that demands immediate action.
5 min read · 2026-08-18
Exercise and Nutrition in Chronic Disease: Why Context Decides Outcome
Prescribing exercise to people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes without addressing the nutritional environment is like prescribing a drug without the correct dosing protocol.
5 min read · 2026-07-14
Acute Mountain Sickness: Why Fit Athletes Collapse Above 3,000m
AMS strikes fit athletes as hard as beginners. Learn the Lake Louise score, acetazolamide protocol, and ascent rate science that keeps you performing at altitude.
5 min read · 2026-06-23
ACL Injury Prevention: The 20-Minute Neuromuscular Programme That Works
ACL prevention programmes reduce tear incidence by 50–88%. Hewett 2005 valgus collapse predictor, PEP programme Mandelbaum 2005, FIFA 11+, and the neuromuscular strength qualities that protect the joint.
5 min read · 2026-06-16