Hot topic
Every month or so, we'll feature a hot topic that we've been covering here at The Science of Sport.
This month's hot topic is Oscar Pistorius, who won his appeal against the CAS about 6 weeks ago, and is now attempting to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. A great deal has been said and written, and unfortunately, much of the science around it is very shaky and yet to be properly evaluated.
Below are some of the arguments concerning Oscar Pistorius
Enjoy!
Ross
Oscar Pistorius: Physiologically impossible and legally cleared
- The CAS verdict. Pistorius is cleared, and Pandora's box is opened
- The implications of the CAS verdict: Running community opinions
- The Law vs. Science: How marketing won the day in the courtroom
- Exposing some of the lies and myths of Oscar Pistorius
- The remarkable physiology of Oscar Pistorius
1. Oscar Pistorius - should he be allowed to run?
2. Beijing Olympic Pollution: Will the air be ready for the athletes?
3. The swimsuit debate: Should revolutionary swimming costumes be allowed in the sport?
2 Comments:
I have an NHL player who cramps on a fairly regular basis during games. When cramping, he stands and stretches between shifts which will help, but only temporarily. A few seconds into his next shift he will start to cramp up again. If the theory of cramping is rooted in overexcitation of the alpha motor neurons, how can we prevent the cramps to occur in the first place?
Hi DSP
Click on the tab labelled "Featured Series", then scroll down the page to the section titled "Muscle cramps", and you'll see the range of articles - one of them deals with strategies to prevent cramps.
Hopefully, they'll be effective for your player, but bear in mind that cramps can have other, medical causes as well, and its not just a case of motor neuron/spinal reflex disinhibition. But strength training and also preventative stretching (as opposed to stretching after the fact) are helpful.
Good luck!
Ross
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