Research Topic
Sports Medicine
6 articles
The Temperature at Which Athletic Performance Stops Declining and Starts Becoming 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
The Genetic Condition That Makes Iron Supplementation Dangerous for 1 in 200 Athletes
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
The Training Day That Destroys Kidneys: What Every Coach Needs to Know About Rhabdo
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 Is Medicine — But Only When the Nutritional Context Supports It
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
Why Fit Athletes Collapse Above 3,000m (And How to Prevent It)
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 Tears Are Largely Preventable. Most Teams Still Are Not Doing the 20 Minutes That Proves It.
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