Type IV hiatal hernias are characterized by herniation of the stomach along with associated viscera such as the spleen, colon, small bowel, and pancreas through the esophageal hiatus. They are relatively rare, representing only about 5%-7% of all hernias, and can be associated with severe complications. We report a 71-year-old veteran wrestler who presented to our department with a type IV para...

Wrestling fosters skin infections such as herpes simplex, tinea corporis, and impetigo. Visual examination often suggests the diagnosis, but some lesions, like late-stage herpes, can mimic other conditions, like impetigo; laboratory studies therefore may be required. Drug therapy can mitigate an infection and help prevent recurrence. In addition, physicians must know when to disqualify a wrestl...

OBJECTIVE Wrestling is a popular sport in the United States at both the high school and collegiate levels. Traditionally a men's sport, participation by female athletes in wrestling is increasing. There exists a paucity of literature regarding injury incidence in women's wrestling. This lack of information challenges the ability of sports medicine and strength training professionals to design o...

We have developed a virtual paper sumo game, “Dosukoi-Tap”, a Japanese traditional game using paper figures. A player taps on his/her ownside of the sumo ring board. He/she lets his/her own wrestler rush and fight with its opponent. Our system simulates the feature of actual paper sumo and has solved some of the problems of actual one by employing multi-finger tracking and pressure-sensitive de...

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hemopoietic hormone, which controls erythropoiesis, produced by the renal interstitium in response to hypoxia (1). Furthermore, erythropoietin receptors were found on endothelial cells, fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes (1). Erythropoietin was associated with significant reduction in infarct size and apoptosis, improvement in ischemia-induced neovascularization and increa...