Sports and Injury Prevention

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Sports and Injury Prevention

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NEWS:

Adding Protein to Sports Drink Improves Performance

Ankle Sprains Can Lead to Arthritis

Bacterial Vaginosis, Unlike Candidiasis, May Be a Sexually Transmitted Disease

Carbohydrate Feeding During Team Sports May Help Preserve Exercise and CNS Function

Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries for Young Athletes

Dodge Winter Sports Injuries

Female Athletes Have Higher Injury Rates

Injuries Don't Deter Young Athletes

New Guidelines for Sports Participation in Genetic Cardiovascular Disease

New Screens Help Spot Football Injuries

New Study on Hamstring Stretching

Recognition, Prevention, and Management of Asthma in Athletes

Researchers Examine Water During Workouts

Sports Ankle, Knee Braces Knocked

The pill boosts sports performance

ARTICLES:

Adjust to Your Workout: Why Warming Up and Cooling Down Help Keep You on the Go

Avoiding Injury

Evaluating the Patient with a Knee Injury

Heat Illness Prevention Tips for Youth Football Players

NGC - AAOS clinical guideline on shoulder pain. (2001)

NGC - Ankle sprain. (2003)

NGC - Manual medicine guidelines for musculoskeletal injuries. (2004)

NGC - Protective eyewear for young athletes. (2004)

NGC - Rotator cuff tear. (2004)

NGC - The diagnosis and management of soft tissue knee injuries: internal derangements. (2003)

NGC - The diagnosis and management of soft tissue shoulder injuries and related disorders. (2004)

"No Pain No Gain" May Not Be Good Advice

Preventing and Treating Common Running Injuries

Returning to Exercise After Injury

Shin Splints

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

A case study on osteoporosis in a male athlete: looking beyond the usual suspects. (Orthop Nurs. 2005)

A systematic approach to magnetic resonance imaging interpretation of sports medicine injuries of the knee. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Abnormally high serum ferritin levels among professional road cyclists. (Br J Sports Med)

Achilles tendon disorders: etiology and epidemiology. (Foot Ankle Clin. 2005)

Amenorrhea in Female Athletes Is Associated with Endothelial Dysfunction and Unfavorable Lipid Profile (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and sports: a case control study (European Journal of Neurology 2005)

Anterior cruciate ligament injury in national collegiate athletic association basketball and soccer: a 13-year review. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Antioxidant restriction and oxidative stress in short-duration exhaustive exercise. (Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005)

Are mouthguards necessary for basketball? (J Calif Dent Assoc. 2005)

Arthroscopic anterior shoulder stabilization of collision and contact athletes. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

[Arthroscopic treatment of tennis elbow: preliminary experience with 14 patients] (Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2005)

Association between the Current Use of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Arterial Disease: A Meta-Analysis (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005)

Athlete's Heart in Postmenopausal Former Elite Endurance Female Athletes. (Clin J Sport Med. 2005)

Awareness of Genital Health in Young Male Athletes. (Clin J Sport Med. 2005)

Biomechanical Measures of Neuromuscular Control and Valgus Loading of the Knee Predict Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk in Female Athletes: A Prospective Study. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Calcium requirements for the athlete. (Curr Sports Med Rep. 2005)

Carnitine and sports medicine: use or abuse? (Ann N Y Acad Sci)

Catastrophic spine injuries in sports. (Curr Sports Med Rep. 2005)

Common Overuse Tendon Problems: A Review and Recommendations for Treatment (Am Fam Physician 2005)

Correlates of stress fractures among preadolescent and adolescent girls. (Pediatrics. 2005)

CT and MR imaging findings in athletes with early tibial stress injuries: comparison with bone scintigraphy findings and emphasis on cortical abnormalities. (Radiology. 2005)

Direct catastrophic injury in sports. (J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2005)

Early identification and interventions for female athlete triad. (J Pediatr Health Care. 2005)

Effect of stretching on sport injury risk: a review. (Clin J Sport Med. 2005)

Effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial (CMAJ 2005)

Eight in 10 dancers have an injury each year, survey shows

Evaluation of a two dimensional analysis method as a screening and evaluation tool for anterior cruciate ligament injury. (Br J Sports Med. 2005)

Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports: cluster randomised controlled trial. (BMJ. 2005)

Exercises versus arthroscopic decompression in patients with subacromial impingement: a randomised, controlled study in 90 cases with a one year follow up (Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2005)

Foot and ankle injuries in the adolescent runner. (Curr Opin Pediatr. 2005)

Golf injuries--common and potentially avoidable. (J Sci Med Sport. 2005)

Hamstring injury occurrence in elite soccer players after preseason strength training with eccentric overload. (Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2005)

Height, Weight, and BMI Predict Intra-articular Injuries Observed During ACL Reconstruction: Evaluation of 456 Cases From a Prospective ACL Database. (Clin J Sport Med. 2005)

How evidence based is the management of two common sports injuries in a sports injury clinic? * Commentary. (Br J Sports Med. 2005)

[Injuries and response to overload stress in running.] (Orthopade. 2005)

Interaction between alcohol and exercise: physiological and haematological implications. (Sports Med. 2005)

Intrinsic risk factors for inversion ankle sprains in male subjects: a prospective study. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Is neuropsychological testing useful in the management of sport-related concussion? (J Athl Train. 2005)

Jet lag and air travel: implications for performance. (Clin Sports Med. 2005)

Long term outcomes of inversion ankle injuries. (Br J Sports Med. 2005)

Long term outcomes of inversion ankle injuries * Commentary. (Br J Sports Med. 2005)

Management of Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion (Am Fam Physician 2005)

MRI findings in throwing shoulders: abnormalities in professional handball players. (Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005)

Nasal obstruction, the airway, and the athlete. (Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2005)

National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Management of Asthma in Athletes (J Athl Train. 2005)

Oral contraceptive use in young women is associated with lower bone mineral density than that of controls. (Osteoporos Int. 2005)

Oral contraceptives improve endothelial function in amenorrheic athletes. (J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005)

[Osteoarthritis from long-distance running?] (Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2005)

Potential risk of rerupture in primary achilles tendon repair in athletes younger than 30 years of age. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Predictive factors of total hip replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective two year study of 505 patients. (Ann Rheum Dis. 2005)

Prevalence of Disordered-Eating Behaviors in Undergraduate Female Collegiate Athletes and Nonathletes. (J Athl Train. 2005)

[Prevention of school sport injuries -- an analysis of different ballsports in 2234 injuries] (Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2005)

Prospective trial of a treatment algorithm for the management of the anterior cruciate ligament-injured knee. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Psychological predictors of injury among elite athletes. (Br J Sports Med. 2005)

Reducing knee and anterior cruciate ligament injuries among female athletes: a systematic review of neuromuscular training interventions. (J Knee Surg. 2005)

Regular consumption of a flavanol-rich chocolate can improve oxidant stress in young soccer players. (Clin Dev Immunol. 2005)

Relation between oxidative stress markers and antioxidant endogenous defences during exhaustive exercise. (Free Radic Res. 2005)

Rotator cuff repair debate: open versus mini-open, versus arthroscopic. (Current Opinion in Orthopedics 2005)

Severely increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Italian professional football players (Brain 2005)

Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography and Reverse Gantry Computerized Tomography Findings in Patients With Back Pain Investigated for Spondylolysis. (Clin J Sport Med. 2005)

Six Sessions of Sprint Interval Training Increases Muscle Oxidative Potential and Cycle Endurance Capacity in Humans. (J Appl Physiol. 2005)

Sleep May Be Athletes' Best Performance Booster

[Snowboarding History - injuries - risks - new materials - tournament on-site services - prevention.] (Orthopade. 2005)

Soccer, Neurotrauma and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Is There a Connection? (Curr Med Res Opin)

Spinal cord injury in a 14-year-old male secondary to cervical hyperflexion with exercise. (Spinal Cord. 2005)

Sports-related knee injuries in female athletes: what gives? (Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2005)

Strain on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises (Med Sci Sports Exerc)

Surgical versus conservative interventions for anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in adults. (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005)

The Effect of Long-Distance Bicycling on Ulnar and Median Nerves. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

The familial predisposition toward tearing the anterior cruciate ligament: a case control study. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

The Female Athlete Triad: Are Elite Athletes at Increased Risk? (Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005)

The mechanisms of massage and effects on performance, muscle recovery and injury prevention. (Sports Med. 2005)

The menstrual cycle and sport performance. (Clin Sports Med. 2005)

The use of arthroscopy in the athlete with knee osteoarthritis. (Clin Sports Med. 2005)

The use of knee braces, part 1: prophylactic knee braces in contact sports. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

The use of NSAIDs and nutritional supplements in athletes with osteoarthritis: prevalence, benefits, and consequences. (Clin Sports Med. 2005)

The vicious cycling: bicycling related urogenital disorders. (Eur Urol. 2005)

[There is a strong evidence that professional boxing results in chronic brain damage. The more head punches during a boxer's career, the bigger is the risk] (Lakartidningen. 2005)

Thirty-five years of follow-up of anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knees in high-level athletes. (Arthroscopy. 2005)

Treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries, part I. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries, part 2. (Am J Sports Med. 2005)

Treatment of persistent infection after anterior cruciate ligament surgery. (Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005)

Use of Discretionary Protective Equipment and Rate of Lower Extremity Injury in High School Athletes (American Journal of Epidemiology 2005)

Use of injections for osteoarthritis in joints and sports activity. (Clin Sports Med. 2005)

[Women's soccer Injuries, risks, and prevention.] (Orthopade. 2005)

Vascular Changes of the Hand in Professional Baseball Players with Emphasis on Digital Ischemia in Catchers (The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2005)

Young Athletes Warned of Asthma's Dangers

INTERNET SITES:

NIH - Knee Injuries and Disorders

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Skull Fracture

NIH - NIAMS Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention

NIH - NIAMS Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention: A Guide for Parents with Ideas for Kids

NIH - Sports Injuries

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