Posts Tagged: vitamin D supplementation

Elite Ballet Dancers During Winter – Does Vitamin D Supplement Make a Difference?

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Uncategorized.

Vitamin D Supplement and Ballet Dancers A research team led by Dr. Matthew Wyon and colleagues (2013) looked at the effect that a vitamin D supplement had on two dozen classical ballet dancers during winter training months in order to better understand the effect of low exposure to sunlight. Researchers found that the dancers who… Read more »

Vitamin D Deficiency in Athletes – More from Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Stacie Grossfeld

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under ACL Surgery, Dance Injuries, General Orthopedics, Injury Prevention, Knee Injuries and Knee Surgery.

It is estimated that over 1 billion people are Vitamin D deficient or insufficient. This is not just found in patients with medical problems but otherwise healthy elite athletes. Dr. Angeline et al. from the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City, New York, published an outstanding article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine… Read more »