Presents a study describing Canadian Intercollegiate ice hockey injuries over a six-year period following a standardized reporting strategy and clearly defining terminology. The data set; Results; Discussion.

Explored the notion that intrinsically motivated leisure may be a correlate of perceived health.

Background: Wizards of Motion is a program of curriculum delivery through which experts in Kinesiology introduce grade 7 students to applications of physics for human movement. The program is linked closely to Ministry of Education curriculum requirements but includes human movement applications and...

Describes the development of an electronic curriculum in two undergraduate courses in quantitative methods and Epidemiology. Examines an underlying theoretical framework upon which the development of the Internet components was based. (Contains 20 references.) (DDR)

The article presents a study which examines whether chronological age within the 2-year age bands of Canadian youth ice hockey players influences the proportion of injury. It states that a retrospective secondary analysis was carried out with the use of data from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Report...

A needs assessment was conducted to explore the educational interests of 28 residents of a retirement community in the Niagara region of Ontario. Most were interested in education for leisure and personal development, specifically related to health maintenance and quality of life. (JOW)

Formerly a self-governed profession, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, kinesiology was designated a regulated profession under the Regulated Health Professions Act (1991). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the per- ceptions of current health delivery agents to the regulation of kinesiology...

This study examined how acculturative stress is influenced by social capital, age, income, education and gender in a sample of 326 Iraqi-Christians from southern Ontario, Canada. Both overall acculturative stress and its individual constructs were tested in a series of logistic regression models. Fi...

In this study the authors examine the test–retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Repeat Ice Skating Test (RIST). This was an on-ice field anaerobic test that measured average peak power and was validated with 3 anaerobic lab tests: (a) vertical jump, (b) the Margaria–Kalamen stair te...

PURPOSE: To determine whether neonatal abstinence scores of infants exposed to methadone in utero differed by infant feeding method. DESIGN: A retrospective chart review. SUBJECTS: Twenty-eight term infants that were exposed to methadone in utero and exhibited symptoms of neonatal abstinence syndr...

Despite growing interest in the biomechanical mechanisms of sports-related concussion, ice hockey and the youth sport population has not been studied extensively. The purpose of this pilot study was: 1) to describe the biomechanical measures of head impacts in youth minor ice hockey players; and, 2)...

Purpose: This study explored the experiences of NICU nurses in caring for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Design: A qualitative research approach was used with open-ended questions employing computer-assisted personal interviews. Sample: Fourteen NICU nurses employed in a regional...

The Play it Cool Safe Hockey Program was designed to enhance the preparation of ice hockey coaches through a structured curriculum, delivered online. The program consists of seven learning modules which included: sportsmanship and ethics, athlete centered/practice playing techniques, skating skills,...

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a common but relatively understudied childhood injury that can impact cognitive functioning and development. The present report describes a case study of a 14-year-old boy who sustained two consecutive sports-related mTBIs within a 24 h period. Neurocognitive fu...

Several studies have reported post-exercise increases of urinary concentrations of plasma proteins. However, under normal conditions, through mechanisms of size and electrical charge selection, the kidney restricts the clearance of molecules as large as albumin. Post-exercise increases in albuminuri...

Background With the invention of the ion-selective electrode (ISE), ionic magnesium (iMg) is a common blood assay. This could be advantageous, as iMg is the biologically active form of Mg. There is some evidence that iMg has considerable within subject variability. Results Individual ranges averag...

Palliative care has been identified by the Canadian province of Ontario's Ministry of Health as having fundamental developmental deficiencies. In response to these deficiencies, four initiatives were implemented in 1992: (1) education initiatives for interdisciplinary providers; (2) education initia...