Tag: athletes
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Improving health and saving lives: the unusual relationship of religion on sports and health
Ira D. Glick Danielle Kamis Stanford, California, United States Neil Eisenberg San Francisco, California, United States With permission of the Int Society of Sport Psychiatry Religion has always had a powerful effect on culture. As such, it is surprising that there has been scant literature on the effect of religious beliefs and teachings on…
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Achilles and his famous tendon
Krzyś StachakBielsko-Biala, Poland The Achilles tendon is one of the best-known parts of the human body not only because of its name but also because injuries to it are so common. As the largest tendon in the body, it connects the heel bones to the calf muscles and allows vertical movement of the foot, so…