Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
Students and adults who want to learn and remember information better might focus on getting better sleep, suggests a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers at Brown University studied two groups of people to determine how sleep affects learning and memory. Both groups were given a variety of tests and training. Participants took a 90-minute nap, and the researchers studied how much they retained after the period of sleep. They found that sleep helped participants absorb what they learned while they were awake. The study shows that the more sleep you get, the more time your brain has to process knowledge and skills you learn while you are awake. High school and college students might consider going to sleep at a normal time instead of staying up late to cram for tests.
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
