Evidence based sports medicine

Section 1: An introduction to evidence-based medicine in sport 1 1 Evidence-based medicine critical appraisal, what to look for in an article 3 Domhnall MacAuley, Thomas M Best 2 Methodology in research 12 Lisa Hodgson Phillips 3 How to use databases in sports medicine research 29 John Orchard, Greg Blood Section 2: Management of acute conditions 43 4 What is the role of ice in soft tissue injury management? 45 Domhnall MacAuley 5 Who should retire after repeated concussions? 66 Paul McCrory 6 What recommendations should be made concerning exercising with a fever and/or acute infection? 83 Christopher A McGrew, Ronica Martinez 7 Does stretching help prevent injuries? 97 Ian Shrier 8 Should you play sport with one kidney, one testis? 117 John M Ryan 9 Can exercise help prevent falls and falls related injuries in older people? 132 M Clare Robertson, A John Campbell, Melinda M Gardner v Section 3: Management of chronic conditions 163 10 Does regular exercise help in the treatment and management of bronchial asthma? 165 Felix SF Ram, Stewart M Robinson, Peter N Black 11 Does exercise help or harm in osteoarthritis of the knee? 181 Robert J Petrella 12 Does physical activity help weight loss in obesity? 196 Linda S Pescatello 13 How should athletes with chronic low back pain be managed in primary care? 216 Bruce Thompson 14 How should you treat spondylolysis in the athlete? 239 Christopher J Standaert, Stanley A Herring 15 Is there a role for exercise in the prevention of osteoporotic fractures? 266 Olga M Rutherford Section 4: Injuries to the upper limb 287 16 Are corticosteroid injections as effective as physiotherapy for the treatment of a painful shoulder? 289 Daniëlle van der Windt, Bart Koes 17 How should you treat an athlete with a first time dislocation of the shoulder? 318 Marc R Safran, Fredrick J Dorey, Raymond A Sachs 18 How should you treat tennis elbow? A 351 Alasdair JA Santini, Simon P Frostick Section 5: Injuries to the groin, hip or knee 369 19 How reliable is the physical examination in the diagnosis of sports related knee injuries? 371 William R Donaldson, Milan DiGuilio, John C Richmond 20 How do you treat chronic groin pain? 389 Peter A Fricker Evidence-based Sports Medicine vi 21 What is the optimal treatment of the acute anterior cruciate ligament injury? 405 Ian Corry 22 What is the most appropriate treatment for patellar tendinopathy? 422 Jill L Cook, Karim M Khan Section 6: Injuries to the lower leg 443 23 How evidence-based is our clinical examination of the ankle? 445 C Niek van Dijk 24 Is taping helpful for ankle sprains? 451 Michael J Callaghan 25 Can we prevent ankle sprains? 470 Roald Bahr 26 How should you treat a stress fracture? 491 Kim Bennell, Peter Brukner 27 What is the best treatment of subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon? 518 Nicola Maffuli, Jason Wong, Victoria Barrass 28 How do you manage plantar fasciitis? 542 Jerry Ryan MCQ answers 561 Index 563