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Care of the young athlete /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics
Other Authors: Sullivan, J. Andy, Anderson, Steven J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Rosemont, Ill.] : [Elk Grove Village, Ill.] : American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ; American Academy of Pediatrics, [2000]
Subjects:
Athletic Injuries > therapy.
Athletic Injuries > in infancy & childhood.
Athletic Injuries > in adolescence.
Sports Medicine.
Table of Contents:
  • Benefits of sports participation
  • Risks of injury during sports participation
  • Readiness to participate in sports
  • Growth and maturation
  • Promoting physical activity
  • The preparticipation physical evaluation
  • Effects of training on a child's body
  • Thermoregulation
  • Nutrition and weight control
  • Performance enhancing substances
  • Psychological issues
  • Playability issues
  • Injury prevention
  • Medical management on the sidelines
  • Female athletes
  • Physically challenged athletes
  • Cardiac conditions
  • Head injuries
  • Eye injuries
  • Maxillofacial injuries
  • Chest and abdominal injuries
  • Exercise, asthma, and anaphylaxis
  • Acute illnesses
  • Chronic conditions
  • Blood-borne pathogens
  • Skin conditions
  • Introduction to the musculoskeletal system
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Principles of rehabilitation
  • Stress fractures
  • Spine
  • Elbow and forearm
  • Shoulder
  • Hand and wrist
  • Hip, pelvis and thigh
  • Knee
  • Lower leg
  • Ankle
  • Foot