Category: Health
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Michael Phelps open up about depression, being bullied in film ‘Angst’
Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. Yet, he has fought his share of battles with depression and other mental health issues just like many of today’s youth. In a new documentary about anxiety and its impact on kids, Phelps opens up about experiencing low self-worth when he was younger, even while he was…
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Friends ‘just keep swimming’ despite blindness and bone cancer
As 14-year-old Grace Bunke faced numerous rounds of chemotherapy to combat bone cancer, her friend McClain Hermes gave her a wall plaque with “Just keep swimming†etched into the wood.
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See Michael Phelps Open Up About His Anxiety Battle in New Film: ‘I Just Didn’t Like Who I Was’
In a new documentary, Michael Phelps comforts a young fan experiencing anxiety by opening up about his struggles with the illness, which affects tens of millions of adults living in the United States. The champion Olympic swimmer, 32, has become a prominent advocate for mental health over the years thanks to his candidness about his…
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University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Swimmers Clinic
UW Health Sports Medicine’s Rehabilitation program offers a Swimmers Clinic that uses video-based biomechanical evaluations to address swimming injuries and improve swimming performance.
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New hip gets national top 10 swimmer back in competition
Vicki Buck, 67, from Looe in Cornwall is one of the top 10 women swimmers in the Swim England Masters Swimming Club, so when she found out that she needed her right hip replacing her first question was “why me?†https://youtu.be/DJoxya26-Eg
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‘This Is Possible’: Harvard Swimmer Sets Example for Other Trans Athletes
Transgender athlete Schuyler Bailar is breaking records the hard way — by being himself. The Harvard University swimmer, who was assigned female at birth, is the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. Bailar, 21, began his transition shortly before starting college in 2014. He wants…
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Disability is not Inability – Swimming Pools
This is a short informational and awareness video on the difficulties someone with my sort of disability experiences every time they visit a swimming pool or water park, and my ideas to mitigate these sorts of issues.
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Local swimmer continues push to raise awareness for sister’s rare condition
Three local boys swept the podium at the Boston Sharkfest Swim, but the reason they were there is far more personal than first, second and third. Four years ago, Michael Ardito dove head first into helping his little sister and that fight hasn’t stopped since. See News10 and Michael Ardito’s HAE fundraising site
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How swimmers get injuries
Our Physiotherapist Neena touches on a few movement changes swimmers can make to prevent pain and improve performance. For your individual assessment and treatment plan book today at: https://cityosteophysio.com/contact-us/