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Focal Dystonia: A Musician Overcomes a Movement Disorder With a Change of Mind

By Iris Kulbatski — 2020

After graduating with his doctorate in sports medicine, Farias developed a neuroplasticity training program to help other dystonia patients recover, using his toolbox of strategies to teach them how to retrain their brains.

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Burnout in Sport and Performance

Athlete burnout is a cognitive-affective syndrome characterized by perceptions of emotional and physical exhaustion, reduced accomplishment, and devaluation of sport.

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Robert C. Eklund, J.D. Defreese
2017
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Understanding Student-Athlete Burnout

What leads to burnout is too much training stress coupled with too little recovery. Training stress can come from a variety of sources on and off the field, such as physical, travel, time, academic or social demands.

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Keith A. Kaufman
2015
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When Athletes Fail: The Science Behind ‘the Yips’

Given how commonly the yips are referenced in sports, it is surprisingly misunderstood.

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John Watson
2019
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Are the Yips Real?

Anxiety and neurological factors come into play for athletes who suddenly lose their ability to perform in a way they excelled at for years.

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Kirsten Nunez
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Why 30 Minutes of Nature a Day Is So Good for Your Health

Science is showing how immersion in nature speeds healing and acts as an antidote for many ailments.

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Andrés R. Edwards
2019
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