The National Basketball Association (NBA) has partnered with GE
Healthcare in an initiative to benefit the health of players and seek
ways to prevent injuries.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the aim of the partnership is to
"reduce injuries, lengthen careers and improve post-career health for
NBA players.
The focus will be on acute and overuse musculoskeletal injuries,
which affect muscles, nerves, tendons, joints and cartilage and are
caused or worsened by factors such as repetition and force.
Dr.
John DiFiori, the NBA Director of Sports Medicine, will chair a board
that will include physicians from five NBA teams. The league and GE will
provide funding for research into orthopedic conditions it says will
"contribute to a deeper understanding of overuse injuries and the
resulting impact on athletes' health and missed playing time."
The league and GE also will collaborate with sneaker partners to advance the research efforts.
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