This finding could change how doctors may be able to change the way we all take care of the inflammatory response. So far doctors are prescribing a steroid to treat inflammation. However, treating inflammation with steroids causes harmful side effect on individuals ranging from muscle weakness, immune weakness and high blood sugar. Having high blood pressure as an athlete is a negative response of the body. Meaning if there is high amount of sugar in the blood, insulin will be released, causing the blood pressure to drop. This sudden drop in blood sugar can lead to the athlete crashing. An interesting topic the article brought about is that steroids are often prescribed to cancer patients to help with their treatment. They are being subjected to the high occurrence of the side effects of the steroids, but if researchers are able to develop this new anti-inflammatory drug, hopefully it will not only help to fight cancer, but also will help to prevent those patients from being subjected to difficult side effects. In accordance with athletes and athletic trainers it is very important to be familiar with new and improved ways of treating the same issues always seen in the world of athletics. The world of the athletic trainer is always changing and is a big reason as to why athletic trainers need to continue their education.
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