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Football at the college-level is associated with increased blood pressure and changes in size, shape, structure and function of the heart, especially among linemen, according to a new study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

The study aimed to validate prior observations that football participation led to an increase in blood pressure and an enlarged heart muscle with a primary emphasis on examining the potential health implications of this form of "athlete's heart." "Athlete's heart" is a term to describe the changes seen in the heart of an athlete who engages in high-levels of physical activity.

Here are four points:

1. The two organizations said the partnership has allowed them to offer patients increased access.

2. Northwest Sports Network offers various services, including concussion management; sprains, strains and fractures management; and treatment of overuse injuries.

3. Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists had been in operation for more than 60 years, with a focus on bone, joint and muscle problems. The group has three locations and opened an ambulatory surgery center in 2004.

4. Columbia Medical Associates operates nine clinics, with three clinics focused on treating sports injuries.

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1. Dr. Shapiro is an orthopedic surgeon at the Rochester, Minn.-based Rochester Clinic. He is speaking on the different sources and types of stem cells.

2. His presentation is aimed at the consumer. It provides guidance on how consumers can pursue regenerative medicine treatments.

3. Dr. Shapiro is one of eight physicians speaking at the summit. The Mayo Clinic is also bringing Saranye Wyles who is an MD and PhD candidate.

According to recent findings, back pain and mental health are deeply linked.

Back pain is a leading cause of disability across the globe. In fact, it causes more global disability than any other condition.

According to the Global Burden of Disease study, lower back pain affects almost 1 in 10 people.

In a recent study, a simple exercise program carried out at home improved dialysis patients' walking performance and quality of life. The findings appear in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

Studies have suggested that physical exercise can provide benefits for dialysis patients. To see if something as simple as walking may have positive effects, a team led by Carmine Zoccali, MD (CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension of Reggio Calabria, Italy), along with Fabio Manfredini, MD, (University of Ferrara), and Francesca Mallamaci, MD (Reggio Cal Renal and Transplantation Unit and CNR) randomized 296 dialysis patients to normal physical activity or a low intensity exercise program-20 minutes of walking at low-moderate speed every second day-of gradually increasing intensity over 6 months (See video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki8YX_t-0jA).

In BMJ Case Reports, doctors are warning of the dangers associated with injecting natural oils to improve muscle definition following a serious complication experienced by an amateur bodybuilder.

The 25 year-old-man was referred to hospital because of pain and loss of function in his right arm over several months. An ultrasound scan showed a rupture in his triceps - a rare condition in young patients - and multiple cysts within the arm muscles.

He had taken up bodybuilding 4 years prior and attended the gym three times each week.

Years before the symptoms emerge, abnormal protein deposits are already forming throughout the brain in people with Alzheimer's disease.

The researchers - from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown - report their findings in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

A growing body of research continues to raise concerns about the effects of head trauma sustained while participating in popular contact sports, particularly football. But this may not be confined to professional players only. A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine, show that even college-level players may be vulnerable to the effects of head trauma, and that even several years after graduation, college football players continue to show evidence of neuropathic brain changes. The findings were published online in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

MRI scans of 11 former collegiate football players showed evidence of significantly lower cortical thickness within portions of both the frontal and temporal cortex of the brain, versus a similar group of track-and-field athletes.