Sports Medicine Archives

Meet the doctor tackling harassment, abuse, inequity in sports

Yetsa Adebodunde Tuakli-Wosornu, who wouldn’t be the person she is today without sports, led the charge for a new and improved International Olympic Committee consensus statement on interpersonal violence and safeguarding in sports.

Fear, loathing and pickleball? How to avoid serious injuries

Pickleball is the country's fastest growing sport. How to avoid one of its most devastating injuries, an Achilles tendon rupture.

A veteran serving veterans: Orthopaedic surgeon reflects on time in military, medicine

A proud veteran and surgeon, Constance Chu leads the Joint Preservation Center and Sports Medicine program at the Palo Alto VA.

Female distance runners improve health — and speed — with better diet

Stanford Medicine researchers find that with improved nutrition, female runners suffer less injuries and improve health overall.

Padded helmet cover shows little protection for football players

A foam cap that fits over football helmets seemed to reduce the force of blows in lab experiments — but not on the field.

On the field and in the clinic

Stanford Medicine orthopedic surgeon uses his skills to as head physician for the San Francisco 49ers football team

Ask Me Anything: Winter Olympics with Steve Isono

Stanford sports medicine doctor tends participates in a #Askmeanything about his experience at the Beijing Winter Olympics.