Among American sports, football has the highest incidence of exertional heat stroke (EHS), despite decades of prevention strategies. Based on recent reports, 100% of high school and college EHS football fatalities occur during conditioning sessions. Linemen are the at-risk population, constituting 97% of football EHS deaths. The post Preventing Exertional Heat Stroke in Football: New Paradigm Focuses on Line Positions first appeared on Lower Extremity Review Magazine.
