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Are roller coasters bad for you? I really hope not, because ever since my first ride on Disneyland’s Matterhorn when I was 7, I’ve been an aficionado. Mind you, I have very specific requirements: I want no loop-de-loops, since any coaster that…
Most moms-to-be know that exercising during pregnancy can be a big plus for mood and physical health. But how much is too much? On Stanford Children’s Health’s Healthier, Happy Lives Blog, Justin Thompson, MD, an avid cyclist and physician at Women’s Health…
Eduardo Palacios Fabre just wrapped up his master’s degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research and is now working on research at Stanford to prepare for medical school. You may also spot him on the soccer field: he was a goalkeeper on the Stanford men’s…
Zing! You are running or doing a backbend or just playing catch in your backyard and then your back clenches, your knee twangs or your ankle screams. Most of these minor injuries from exercise can be treated at home. But,…
In case you missed it, LeBron James did it again. He led yet another NBA team — this time the Los Angeles Lakers — to the national championship crown; and for the fourth time, he collected the Most Valuable Player honor in the…
Olympic swimmers race about 0.39 seconds faster in the evening than in the morning, and as insignificant as that fraction of a second may seem, gold medals are routinely won by slimmer margins. “The magnitude of the effect is pretty…
Unconventional Paths: Stories of Stanford Medicine faculty, researchers and physicians whose journeys into medicine followed nontraditional routes It was before dawn when Joseph Forrester came to on the icy side of a mountain. In the darkness, he thought he was on Long’s…
The idea that a leaner body makes for a faster stride is common among distance runners. But it’s inaccurate and sets a dangerous ideal, according to Megan RocheOpens in a new window, MD, PhD, an ultrarunner and researcher at Stanford Medicine. …
The benefits of swimming in spine diseases are so significant that doctors recommend it to patients along with physical therapy. One of the reasons for this efficiency is the property of water to reduce the weight of immersed bodies. So,…
As a former football player at Aptos High School in California and Princeton University, David Camarillo, PhD, an associate professor of bioengineering, experienced migraines from the head-banging the sport is known for. He started wearing a padded cover attached to the…
