Last weeks edition of Gaelic Life identified the “creeping culture” of performance enhancing drug use in the GAA. Author Ciaran Woods describes how the organisation, with its amateur ethos, regarded itself and its members as not susceptible to the temptations of the abuse of such substances.
Exercise-induced asthma affects between 4-7% of the general population and about 80% of diagnosed asthma sufferers. Asthma is characterised by a reversible narrowing of the airways.
Persistent tiredness in athletes is a common symptom of overtraining syndrome (OTS). It’s a consequence of excessive periods of training with inadequate recovery. Fatigue, performance declines and mood changes are other common symptoms of the condition.
A ganglion is a bag of fluid that commonly occurs in the wrist and creates a small bump or mass under the skin.
