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Day 4 of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Join the #IMove-MENT Julia Basso – PhD ACSM/SBM Co-Sponsored Symposium: Exercise as an Integrative Approach to the Management of Chronic Pain and Addiction Psychobiology of pain and exercise in chronic musculoskeletal pain (Dane Cook, University of Wisconsin) In patients with chronic pain issues, exercise may exacerbate fatigue, pain, and cognitive impairment often seen in

Day 2 of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Impacts of Exercise, the Gut Microbiome/Metabolome and Immunity on the Brain Julia Basso – PhD Exercise or prebiotic diet increases stress resistance, modulate stress reactive neurocircuitry, and promote adaptive gut microorganisms (Monika Fleshner, University of Colorado Boulder) The gut is composed of bacteria called the gut microbiome. Recently, a link has been shown between the

Day 3 of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Neurobiological Effects of Physical Activity Julia Basso – PhD Exercise and neurodegeneration; potential therapeutic role for FNDC5/irisin (Christiane Wrann, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School) We know that exercise improves cognitive functioning, but why? Recent research has discovered that exercise increases a protein in the muscle known as FNDC5 (fibronectin type III domain-containing protein

Day 5 of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Female Elite Athletes: The Impact of Participation in Competitive Sports Julia Basso – PhD Fitness athletes- the healthy body image idea: how are they doing? (Therese Methisen, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) Body image is important for the female fitness athletes. Around 3 to 4 months prior to competition, many fitness athletes begin to

Day 1 of the American College Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Exercise is Medicine for Mental Illness: Developing Feasible and Effective Interventions for Real-world Clinical Settings Julia Basso – PhD Stepping up the treatment of mental illness: feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week exercise program for help-seeking youth with mood and anxiety disorders (Oscar Lederman, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District) Individuals both at risk for