Cannabis in sports? Not a no go during regeneration!
A similarly hot topic is the use of cannabis in sports. Cannabis is indeed on the WADA’s (World Anti-Doping Agency) Prohibited In-Competition list, which means athletes are not permitted to take these substances during competition. However, they are not explicitly forbidden during the training phase, provided national regulations allow their use. Since May 2017, doctors in Germany are only allowed to prescribe patients cannabis in exceptional and justifiable cases. However, special permission to do so is not required. Under certain conditions, the drug’s anti-inflammatory, anti-convulsive, anxiolytic and anti-emetic effects can actually make sense in connection with regeneration after intensive sports. In the morning of November 21, Prof. Dr. Jeff Konin, Chair of the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Rhode Island, will explain in more detail how cannabis could be used during the regeneration phase.
Using evidence-based diagnostics for performance and health
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In future, evidence-based diagnostics could help bring visibility to the true potential of sport. The afternoon of November 21 kicks off at 1:45 pm with a talk by Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Bloch, head of the Department for Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine at the German Sport University Cologne. Under the heading “Epigenetic screening for performance and health—reality or future?”, he will take a closer look at how genes and gene modifications can predict a person’s athletic performance and how we can influence this.
No matter how careful we are, it is impossible to prevent sports injuries. The same applies to head and skull injuries. From 2:45 to 3:45 pm on November 21, MMSC will not just focus on severe injuries but also on minor, sports-related traumatic brain or head injuries, which can have severe consequences. Prof. med. Sam Browd, neurosurgeon at the University of Washington, will take a look at how these can be prevented in his talk “Innovations in head injury protection for athletes“. Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Claus Reinsberger, head of the Sports Medicine department at Paderborn University, recently called for changes in diagnostics on the sidelines. As soon as a concussion is suspected, the athletes need to be immediately taken out of the game, examined and observed, as continuing to play can potentially have life-threatening results. Reinsberger presents “Sports neurophysiology as a tool to optimize performance and assess concussion” in the same session. The diagnostics suggested by Dr. John Falston, founder and CEO at Protxx Inc., are effective while the game is still on. A tool that is placed inside the ear allows doctors to recognize strain in real time and helps them decide whether a player needs to be taken out of play.
