UF Health sports medicine physicians, along with the Florida Alliance for Sports Medicine, will help host regionally selected guests to discuss high school sports safety in Florida. The two-day meeting will conclude with safety policy recommendations that will be submitted to the Florida High School Athletic Association…
Dr. Jason Zaremski, co-director of the University of Florida Sports Medicine Outreach Program at the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, chats with WCJB-TV20 regarding the new Florida High School Pitch Counts Regulations and new research. From the article: “Within the last…
Dr. Kevin Vincent, director of the University of Florida Running Medicine Clinic at the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, chats with WCJB-TV20 about how to safely train for upcoming races. View the full article on the WCJB-TV20 website: Medical Spotlight: Running…
Dr. Heather Vincent, Director of the UF Health Sports Performance Center, receives a grant from US Lacrosse’s Sports Science and Safety Program (“Contribution of functional and motion factors related to lower body musculoskeletal pain and injury in lacrosse“). She will be studying the different biomechanics and player…
Drs. Prine, Smith, and Zaremski as well as Toby Harkins, ATC recently presented at the Emerald Coast of Florida on Youth Safety in Sports Medicine. Topics included Sports Related Concussions, Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes, Exertional Heat Illness, and Emergency Action Plans. Over 25 coaches…
Dr. Jason L. Zaremski, MD, CAQSM, FACSM, was recently asked to comment on the safety and efficacy of hotter workouts in US News and World Report given his expertise as a sports medicine physician. This interview was initiated from a recent American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Blog on Preventing…
Dr. Kevin Vincent, MD, PhD, provides newest information to Runners World on the prevalence of sacral stress fractures. This interview was initiated from a recent Clinical Pearl in Current Sports Medicine Reports from the UF Running Medicine team about the identification of the injury and its…
Dr. Heather Vincent, Trevor Leavitt, Cong Chen and Joseph Wasser worked with the Atlanta Blaze Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team in Atlanta on May 13, 2016. The research team worked with players to develop the first ever on-the-field motion assessment of shooting and throwing motion in different…
Dr. Heather Vincent was an invited speaker for the inaugural national conference hosted by UF Internal Medicine: “Food: Science, Medicine, Lifestyle Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Management” held at the Harrell Center on April 16, 2016. She provided a talk entitled, “Nutrition for Optimal Performance” to…
Drs. Herman and Zaremski were recently named Fellows in the American College of Sports Medicine. Fellows are recognized via professional achievement and competence in the related disciplines of sports medicine via education, published works, professional practice and a demonstrated interest in and/or contribution to the…
