Sports medicine

Treatments like corticosteroid and platelet-rich plasma injections have been touted as offering fast relief for lateral epicondylitis, but fresh evidence suggests it might be time for a different game plan.

From jet lag and heat acclimation, test your knowledge of the medical challenges facing players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

From jet lag and heat acclimation, test your knowledge of the medical challenges facing players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Denis Shapovalov appeared to hurt the shoulder while chasing a shot late in the second-set tiebreak, received treatment during a medical timeout and played one more point before retiring.

This World Cup is the first to implement mandatory three-minute cooling breaks midway through each half, regardless of temperatures or whether stadiums are enclosed and/or air conditioned.

More common during hot weather and after very intense exercise, ‘rhabdo’ has been reported to be on the rise in parts of the country.

Paying greater attention to posture while using screens and adding neck-specific exercises to a fitness routine are small changes that could ease discomfort.

During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time.