Experts Available to Discuss Injury Prevention and
As the excitement of the Olympic Games kicks off tomorrow in Paris, UC San Diego Health sports medicine doctors and orthopedic surgeons are available to discuss injury prevention, treatment...
How the Paris Olympics plans to address athletes' mental health
About half of the country's athletes at the past two Olympiads were flagged for at least one of the following: anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, eating disorders, and substance use...
At Paris, the Olympics make space for mental health too | Olympics
Paris: Located on the first floor of the fitness centre inside the Athletes Village rests a first-of-its-kind room. Somewhat symbolically, it blends with the area where elite...
Going for gold: Nutrition advice for athletes
As they speed-climb 49-foot walls or spring across narrow balance beams, athletes rely on nutrition to provide the energy they need to achieve their dreams. In honor of the...
Team USA psychologist cares for Olympians’ mental health at 2024 Paris Games
In the mid-2010s, Jason Kidd and Kweku Smith, PhD, overlapped at the Milwaukee Bucks, the former as head coach and the latter as the NBA team’s psychologist. According to...
