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How ADHD Puts Athletes in the Zone

By Dr. Dale Archer — 2014

Athletes with ADHD tend to perform better in sports that require hyper focus, i.e. short and intense bursts of attention.

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I Was Betrayed by My Body

‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’

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Tamara O’Brien
2018
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Playing Through the Pain

How one teen is using her tragic injury to take down the warrior culture in sports.

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Kristin Lewis
2013
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Mind, Body and Sport: How Being Injured Affects Mental Health

Injuries, while hopefully infrequent, are often an unavoidable part of sport participation. While most injuries can be managed with little to no disruption in sport participation and other activities of daily living, some impose a substantial physical and mental burden.

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Margot Putukian
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Pain and the brain

Tracy Ward explores some of the neurological and behavioural changes that pain can bring about, and the implications for clinicians with athletes in their care.

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Tracy Ward
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The language of pain

Pain and sport often go hand in hand. Physio Karen Litzy explains the best way to communicate with athletes about their pain experience.

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Karen Litzy
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What's Your Pain Tolerance?

Everyone struggles with pain at some point, but how you tolerate pain can be up to you.

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Katrina Woznicki
2014
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When Endurance Training Can Be Deadly for Older Athletes

This case shows the danger of one asymptomatic condition in particular.

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Kate Kneisel
2020
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Science of Champion Runners: Inside the Body of Elite Endurance Athletes

The 40th anniversary of the London Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 4 2020. Athletes will run on a closed-loop circuit around St James’s Park before finishing on The Mall. This year’s lineup includes current champions Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei.

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Andy Galbraith
2020
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Athletes: Get the Most Out Of Play With Endurance Training

If you’re an athlete dedicated to your sport, not every skill comes naturally. One key part of an athlete’s ability to perform and excel is having the endurance to power through. And, endurance training can help athletes build that drive.

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Paul A. Krebs
2019
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The Secrets of Endurance Athletes

Running a distance race – like a 246km ultramarathon – takes extraordinary physical fitness. But however hard they have trained, an athlete’s success hinges on their mental endurance.

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Sarah Keating
2018
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