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Rehab to Racing open water swims; a new, safe swimming alternative for Northern Virginia Triathletes and long distance swimmers

Rehab to Racing (“R2R”) announces OPEN WATER SWIMMING AT MILLBROOK QUARRY Beginning Sunday May 17, 2009, 2:30-4:30PM Supervised open water swim opportunity for Northern Virginia Triathletes and long distance swimmers. Learn techniques to help you in open water triathlons and swimming races. These sessions can really give you a “leg up” on your competition and…

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Virginia Sports Injury Lawyer Doug Landau looks at new study suggesting Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks

Following up on the news stories about fatal injuries to multi-sport athletes this Fall, the AP carried a story about a new medical study. Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, according to this first study of these competitions. Understand that “twice the risk,” statistically speaking, may still…

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Screening for Sickle Cell recommended by National Athletic Trainer's Association

Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary condition is found in an estimated 8 to 10 percent of African-Americans. Sickle-shaped blood cells carry less oxygen and can clog blood vessels that flow to the heart and other muscles. In 2007, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association recommended that college teams screen athletes for the inherited blood disorder,…

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Physical Education teacher's family awarded death benefits for after school student-faculty basketball game fatality

In this very sad case, the decedent was a physical education teacher at a Tidewater area Middle School. He collapsed during an after-school student/faculty basketball game. He ran up and down the court once and collapsed and then died. The claim by the teacher’s widow and children was denied by his employer and their third…

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Workers Compensation Commission rules "no foul" in insurance company's denial of Wal-Mart basketball player's injury claim

In a split decision, the Full Commission ruled on March 4th that a Wal-Mart employee who was injured in a company team’s charity game was NOT entitled to workers comp benefits. In a 2-1 decision, the VWC concluded “the claimant did not prove that the employer mandated, encouraged or promoted his participation at the game…

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Widow's lawsuit against NFL settled – heatstroke death case leads to heat-illness prevention program

I was glad to hear that the lawsuit filed by the widow of Viking lineman Korey Stringer was finally settled. Mrs. Stringer sued the NFL after her husband died of heatstroke during training camp in 2001. (See Sports Illustrated 7/29/02.) The athlete’s widow alleged the league had not done enough to protect players from heat…

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