Clinical sports medicine

Pt. A. Fundamental principles. Sports medicine: the team approach -- Sports injuries -- Pain: where is it coming from? -- Beware: conditions masquerading as sports injuries -- Biomechanics of common sporting injuries -- Principles of injury prevention -- Recovery -- Principles of diagnosis: clinical assessment -- Principles of diagnosis: investigations including imaging -- Treatments used for musculoskeletal conditions: more choices and more evidence -- Core stability -- Principles of rehabilitation -- Pt. B. Regional problems. Sports concussion -- Headache -- Facial injuries -- Neck pain -- Shoulder pain -- Elbow and arm pain -- Wrist, hand and finger injuries -- Thoracic and chest pain -- Low back pain -- Buttock pain -- Acute hip and groin pain -- Longstanding groin pain -- Anterior thigh pain -- Posterior thigh pain -- Acute knee injuries -- Anterior knee pain -- Lateral, medial and posterior knee pain -- Shin pain -- Calf pain -- Pain in the Achilles region -- Acute ankle injuries -- Ankle pain -- Foot pain -- The patient with longstanding symptoms Pt. C. Enhancing sport performance. Maximizing sporting performance: nutrition -- Maximizing sporting performance: to use or not to use supplements? -- Maximizing sporting performance: psychology principles for clinicians -- Pt. D. Special groups of participants. The younger athlete -- Women and activity-related issues across the lifespan -- The olderperson who exercises -- The disabled athlete -- Pt. E. Management of medical problems. Sport and exercise-associated emergencies: on-site management -- Cardiovascular symptoms during exercise -- Respiratory symptoms during exercise -- Gastrointestinal symptoms during exercise -- Diabetes mellitus -- The athlete with epilepsy -- Joint-related symptoms without acute injury -- Common sports-related infections -- The tired athlete -- Exercise in the heat -- Exercise at the extremes of cold and altitude -- Exercise prescription for health -- Pt. F. Critical sports medicine. The preparticipation physical evaluation -- Screening the elite athlete -- Providing team care -- Traveling with a team -- Medical coverage of endurance events -- Drugs and the athlete -- Ethics and sports medicine.