Downtown Vancouver August 27th (6-9pm) - Stein Medical Clinic (550 Burrard Street, Bentall 5 Building) ===> To Register Click HERE and then choose August 27th in the calendar and then choose your preferred time KELOWNA Pinnacle Physio (4105 Gordan Drive) September 12th (9am-5pm) ===>To Register click HERE and then choose September 12th in the calendar and your preferred time [...]
Despite the commonly known importance of water in our bodies, many athletes do not seriously consider the effects of hydration during and after athletic performance. Water maintains blood volume, regulates body temperature and is involved in muscle contractions (1). Perspiring is regulated by the autonomic nervous system and is controlled unconsciously by the hypothalamus; the [...]
Wednesday, June 24th - 6-9pm Stein Medical Clinic - 550 Burrard Street Bental 5 Lobby Register: https://instant-scheduling.com/sch.php?page=&lang=en&year=2015&month=06&day=24&subPage=newApp&aNum=2090477&step=2&typId=51891&a=&sceId=53008 Sunday, July 5th - 9am-2pm Leaps and Bounds - #24 3033 King George Boulevard, Surrey Register: https://instant-scheduling.com/sch.php?page=&lang=en&year=2015&month=07&day=05&subPage=newApp&aNum=2090477&step=2&sceId=&typId=51891&a=
The average person spends between 55-57 percent of their life engaging in sedentary behaviours (4). Sedentary behaviours are defined as any sitting or lying behaviours involving low levels of movement or energy expenditure (5). Therefore, everyday activities such as working at a desk, driving a car, watching television or using a computer are all contributors [...]
Purpose: We will evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (i.e. coronary artery disease, valvular disease) and risk factors (i.e. hypertension, dyslipidemia) and the best screening method for detecting these in Canadian masters athletes (recreational and high performance) in order to prevent adverse cardiac events and sudden cardiac death in sport. We will also determine the prevalence [...]
Come join Sports Cardiology B.C. for our upcoming free education event at Fortius Sport and Health – 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby B.C. Topics will include: Common sports injuries, the risk-benefit paradox in ultra-endurance athletes, preliminary findings from SCBC's young competitive athlete screening study and a discussion of exciting future projects for the program. Our expert speakers [...]
Is there such a thing as too much exercise? It’s a question a University of B.C. grad student is exploring with the assistance of renowned sports doctors Jack Taunton and Saul Isserow. Taunton, a former Richmond resident, is supervising the study by Barb Morrison, research and project coordinator at the new Sports Cardiology BC Clinic [...]
According to the Heart and Stroke foundation, every 7 minutes someone dies from heart disease in Canada, and 30% of deaths in Canada are caused by heart disease (1). Although, cardiovascular disease can be attributed to genetic factors, lifestyle and environmental risk factors such as smoking, over-eating and lack of exercise have been found to [...]
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – If you’re at risk of heart problems, you’d probably want to find out about them before tackling some kind of vigorous race, right? A grad student at UBC is hoping to save lives by screening thousands of athletes. This comes just over a week after a giant in the local financial sector [...]
The underlying pathology of ischaemic heart disease in adults is typically damage to and the loss of cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells) that leads to heart failure (1). After embryonic development, cardiomyocytes have little to no capacity to regenerate (1). This is a fundamental issue in treating heart disease. Because much of heart disease is the [...]