About the Author
Mary E. Cataletto, MD, FAAP is the Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the SUNY Health Science Center at Stonybrook. She is also the Associate Director of Pediatric Pulmonology at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York.
Richard B. Birrer, MD, FAAFP, FACSM, is a Professor of Family Medicine at SUNY Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Dr. Bernard A. Griesemer is affiliated with Health Tracks Center in Springfield, Missouri.
Table of Contents
TEAM PHYSICIAN, ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MEDICAL SCIENCE
ANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
ERGOGENIC AIDS
NUTRITION
CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE
PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
CONDITIONING AND TRAINING
EXERCISE BENEFITSandWRITING AN EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SPORTS INJURIES
EVENT ADMINISTRATION
INJURY PREVENTION
EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND TRIAGE
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
CHRONIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN THE ATHLETE
MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
YOUNG ATHLETES
FEMALE ATHLETES
DISABLED ATHLETES
SENIOR ATHLETES
INFECTIOUS CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION
PROCEDURES
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
EXERCISE TESTING
CASTING AND SPLINTING
JOINT ASPIRATION AND INTRAARTICULAR INJECTION
PROTECTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE EQUIPMENT
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