HSS Study Shows Greater Increases in Training Volume Associated With Higher Risk of Injuries Among Marathon Runners
New results presented at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 2021 Annual Meeting find runners who had more gradual increases in weekly mileage had fewer injuries
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NEW YORK, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Marathon runners hoping to stay injury-free now have further cause to avoid sharp spikes in their weekly mileage, according to a study conducted by sports medicine physicians and experts at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. That rule holds for novice runners as well as the most dedicated marathoners who have a high base level of training and multiple marathons under their soles, the researchers found.
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Nurse practitioners, a fast-growing health care job, working with patients taking part in a Covid-19 vaccine trial in Houston in February. Credit.Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times
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April 12, 2021
Dear Faculty and Staff:
I am pleased to share with you that Linda Plank, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, who has served commendably since last summer as Interim Dean of Baylor University s Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON), has been selected to serve as Dean in an official capacity, effective May 1. I express my sincerest appreciation to our 11-member search committee, chaired by School of Music Dean Gary Mortenson, for their valuable time and service to the University during this successful nationwide search process.
Dr. Plank succeeds Shelley F. Conroy, Ed.D., MS, RN, CNE, who served with distinction for eight years as Dean of the LHSON.