Nonsurgical Sports Medicine: Preparticipation Exam through Rehabilitation

Author: N. Nichole Barry
Published: June 2002
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 0801868947
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 352

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Nonsurgical Sports Medicine is a comprehensive guide for the physician whose practice includes preparing patients to take part in sports as well as diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries. Nonsurgical Sports Medicine begins with an overview of the preparticipation medical evaluation and outlines how preexisting medical conditions may be managed in the athlete. Individual chapters cover the evaluation and treatment of head and spine injuries, injuries to the upper and lower extremities, and overuse syndromes. The book also addresses such important issues as infectious diseases, ergogenic agents, the needs of older and young athletes, women in sports, and the effect of environmental conditions on athletes. Along with detailed discussions of the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system, the authors describe specific maneuvers during the physical examination which are important for evaluation and diagnosis. Providing a broad range of information that complements a physician's general knowledge, Nonsurgical Sports Medicine will be invaluable in assessing patients with sports-related injuries. This text provides a compilation in a single site of a great deal of information which is otherwise scattered in a variety of sources. This book will be valuable not only for the 'team physician' (professional or volunteer but also for rheumatologists,internists,family practitioners,and even pediatricians. This guide for the sports medicine physician includes preparing patients to take part in sports as well as diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries. Following an overview of the pre- participation medical evaluation and discussion of the management of pre-existing medical conditions, nine chapters cover the evaluation and treatment of injuries to the head, spine, and upper and lower extremities, as well as overuse syndromes. Physicians Barry and Michael F. Dillingham (both of Stanford U.) also address issues such as infectious diseases, ergogenic agents, the needs of older and young athletes, women in sports, and the effect of environmental conditions on athletes.

Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Introduction 1
Ch. 1 The Preparticipation Physical Examination 6
Ch. 2 Preexisting Medical Conditions 31
Ch. 3 Infectious Diseases 71
Ch. 4 Ergogenic Agents 89
Ch. 5 Injuries to the Head and Spine 117
Ch. 6 Upper-Extremity Injuries 143
Ch. 7 Lower-Extremity Injuries 175
Ch. 8 Overuse Syndromes 208
Ch. 9 The Older and Younger Athlete 251
Ch. 10 The Female Athlete 266
Ch. 11 Environmental Conditions and Exercise 290
Ch. 12 Medical Coverage of Athletic Events 309
App. A Algorithms for Decision Making in Management of Injuries 315
App. B Most Common Injuries, by Sport 321
Index 323

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