Few collegiate athletes advance to the ranks of professional. For most collegiate student-athletes, their retirement from athletics will begin soon after their senior campaign, but many have a difficult time leaving their dreams, aspirations, and athletic identity behind. Athletes participating in high-level sports competition have been noted to have an exclusive athletic identity, with most of...

Sport for people with disabilities was pioneered by Sir Ludwig Guttman who in 1944 opened a new spinal cord injury unit at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, England. He organized the National Stoke Mandeville Games for the Paralysed in 1948 which evolved into an international competition in 19521. Subsequently, the first Paralympics were held following the Rome Olympics in 1960. By 19...

As much as college athletics administrators yearn for the day they can put COVID-19 behind them and get sports back into full swing, it's critical to pause take advantage of opportunity glean insights from pandemic. Here, members College Athletics Law Advisory Board share their valuable lessons learned leading through crisis.

Alan Currie, MD, MPhil, MRCPsych*, Eric D. Morse, MD The Hadrian Clinic, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle, England NE4 6BE University of Newcastle, School of Neurology, Neurobiology, and Psychiatry, The Royal Victoria Inf irmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle, England NE1 4LP UK Athletics Ltd, Athletics House, Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Business Park, Solihull, Birmin...

BACKGROUND Hand and wrist injuries are common during athletics and can have a significant impact especially if initially disregarded. Due to their high level of physical demand, athletes represent a unique subset of the population. MAIN BODY The following is an overview of hand and wrist injuries commonly seen in athletics. Information regarding evaluation, diagnosis, conservative measures, a...