Sports Pharmacology: Ergogenic Drugs in Sport There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. Vince Lombardi In this day and age, it is common for athletes to be scrutinized…
Proper nutrition is often an undervalued facet of athletic competition. However, in recent years sports nutrition has gained popularity and has secured recognition as a key piece of the training regimen. Within the past decade there has been a notable…
Participation in athletics involves physical risk that can result in limited ability or inability to continue sports play. Medical advances have led to the improved diagnosis of athletic injury and formulation of rehabilitative treatment plans. Psychological variables influence how individuals…
Despite advances in protective gear for the face, facial trauma remains a common injury treated by sports medicine physicians. The face is a rather “high rent” district with sole proprietorship of four out of five senses (vision, hearing, taste, and…
The skin and its appendages constitute a complicated and highly regulated organ known as the integumentary system. Its functions are diverse and include protecting the body from an array of external insults by means of physical and immunologic mechanisms, regulating…
Epidemiology Emergency department visits in the United States for exertional heat illness (EHI) increased 133% during the period 1997–2006. Cases of EHI consisted of heat exhaustion (72.7%), heat syncope (9.7%), heat cramps (5.4%), and heat stroke (1.8%). Patients younger than…
Epilepsy is a common clinical condition characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. It affects approximately 1% of the general US population, with the highest incidence in infancy and childhood. Although previous recommendations precluded sports participation for persons with epilepsy, it is…
Trauma to the genitourinary (GU) tract is relatively uncommon because of the anatomic location of key internal GU organs, the kidneys and bladder. However, prompt recognition of the signs and symptoms associated with GU trauma will allow the clinician to…
Definition Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of glucose metabolism that affects millions of athletes of all types around the world. It is caused by either an absolute (type 1 diabetes) or relative (type 2 diabetes) deficiency in insulin, the principal…
Athletic activities and the competitive sports environment present the athlete with unique exposures and risks for infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are responsible for up to 50% of visits in high school and college training rooms. Infections in athletes pose a…