MARIA AMIR

Jun 27, 2024 | scroll.in | MARIA AMIR

I have lost count of all the women I carry within me. We women, none of us, are ever alone. Even if we want to be. Even if we work hard to be. At times I feel that being a woman means carrying all women in some form within oneself – some live rent-free in our heads; some take up residence in our skin and settle in the parts of our bodies that we have been taught to loathe; others flit in and out of our consciousness as fragments to aspire to, avoid, or appease.

Nov 24, 2023 | injuryprevention.bmj.com | MARIA AMIR |Michael Corbett |Barbara A. Morrongiello |Caroline Zolis

DiscussionSkateparks can be a sociable place for youth to exercise and participate in activities they enjoy.7 16 17 However, they also contain a combination of concrete and metal features with surfaces that can cause significant injury when falls occur. The present study addressed notable research gaps relevant to skatepark design and the tricks that youth attempt on the skatepark that increase risk of falls.