iSPORT News
HELMET USE AND INJURY IN SPORTS • 08.20.19
Recent coverage of the NFL has renewed the discussion about football and the consequences of head injuries. While this topic runs high with emotion and misinformation, the topic of helmets remains misunderstood. Antonio Brown of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders had petitioned the NFL for permission to wear a specific helmet and was denied. Patriot great Tom Brady was…
Read MoreTyler White • 5 Questions for iSPORT’s training coordinator • 07.9.19
Tyler White is THE MAN at iSPORT Training. He will work you, push you, motivate you, and ultimately transform you into the best physical being you knew you could become. We thought that a handful of questions about why he does what he does and what it’s like being an athletic trainer would give you…
Read MoreiSPORT Medical Director receives AMSSM recognition • 05.2.19
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) announced the designation for Fellow of AMSSM to Dr. Matthew Gammons. The goal of this Fellow designation is to identify sports medicine physicians who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to lifelong learning, the advancement of the profession, service to AMSSM and leadership in their communities.
Read MoreRecent study data suggests that early sports specialization is not helpful for most elite athletes • 01.21.19
“In most cases, we continue to see that many elite athletes competed in multiple sports until their mid teens”, says Dr. Gammons, Medical Director of Sports Medicine at the Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic. “Early sport specialization leads to increased risk of burnout and injury in young athletes. It is much better in the long run for…
Read MoreUpdate on Concussion • 11.3.17
iSPORT’s medical director, Dr. Matthew Gammons, was recently interviewed for article on Concussion by Popular Science.
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