The Female Athletes Epidemic
In 1998 the American Journal of Sports Medicine featured an article titled "The Association Between the Menstrual Cycle and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes." This article confirmed the suspicion that many coaches already had, which is that hormonal, as well as anatomical, predispositions were to blame for the seeming epidemic of female at...
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What is trauma?
Dr. Stanford is a NIH-funded mental health specialist. "Most people associate post-traumatic stress symptoms with gas and war situations," says Amit Etkin. "However, any trauma that may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic stress-like symptoms occurs during life."

This includes physical or sexual assault, harassment, accident, catastrophe or many oth...
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Caring for Concussions
In one study, many people treated for brain spasms were found not to have follow-up care that could improve their health. A jolt is mild brain damage. The head is caused by impact, shock or vibration. Most people recover quickly from a shock, but some have symptoms for weeks or months.

A shock can give you a headache and cause you to be dizzy, tired or dizzy. You ...
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