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Adolescents and Sports, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics - E-Book

Adolescents and Sports, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics - E-Book

Dilip R Patel | Donald E. Greydanus

(2010)

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Abstract

This issue of Pediatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Dilip Patel and Donald Greydanus, examines the topic of Adolescents and Sports. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on Pre-participation evaluation, Cardiovascular evaluation of young athletes, Medical conditions and sport participation, Management of the adolescent athlete with type 1 diabetes mellitus, Musculoskeletal conditions and sports participation, Stress fractures: Diagnosis and management, Computer-based neuropsychological evaluation of concussion, The female athlete, Doping: From drugs and supplements to genetics, Analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications in sports, Nutritional considerations for adolescent athletes, Resistance training guidelines for adolescents, Application of osteopathic manual medicine to treat sports injuries, and Physically and cognitively challenged athletes.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Copyright Page iv
Contributors v
Contents ix
Preface: Adolescents and Sports xiv
Chapter 1. Cardiovascular Screening of Adolescent Athletes 635
SCD 635
CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING 636
SUMMARY 643
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 643
REFERENCES 643
Chapter 2. Sport-related Concussion in Adolescents 649
DEFINITION 649
EPIDEMIOLOGY 650
MECHANISM AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 650
HISTORY 651
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS 651
NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION 652
COGNITIVE FUNCTION 652
NP TESTING 653
NEUROIMAGING 656
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 657
MANAGEMENT 657
PREVENTION 660
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 660
REFERENCES 661
APPENDIX 1: SPORT CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT TOOL 2 [SCAT2] 667
Chapter 3. Resistance Training for Adolescents 671
SAFETY OF RESISTANCE TRAINING 672
EVALUATION BEFORE STARTING RT 673
COMPONENTS OF AN RT PROGRAM 673
TYPES OF EXERCISES AND MUSCLE ACTIONS 676
PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING PROGRESSION 676
SUMMARY 680
REFERENCES 680
Chapter 4. Preventing Injuries and Illnesses in the Wilderness 683
EPIDEMIOLOGY 683
PREVENTION OF INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 685
PREVENTION OF SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 686
SUMMARY 693
REFERENCES 694
Chapter 5. The Adolescent Female Athlete: Current Concepts and Conundrums 697
PHYSIOLOGY 697
IDA 699
SUI 700
BREAST ISSUES 701
MENSTRUATION AND SPORTS 702
EXERCISE AND PREGNANCY 706
FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD 707
INJURIES 710
BREAST INJURIES 711
SUMMARY 712
REFERENCES 712
Chapter 6. Gene Doping: The Hype and the Harm 719
METHODS OF GENE THERAPY OR DOPING 719
CANDIDATES FOR GENE DOPING 720
GENE DOPING IN PRACTICE—ANIMAL MODELS 722
GENE DOPING IN THEORY—HUMAN MODELS 722
RISKS OF GENE DOPING 724
DETECTION STRATEGIES 724
SUMMARY 725
REFERENCES 725
Chapter 7. Sports Doping in the Adolescent: The Faustian Conundrum of Hors De Combat 729
PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS 731
DEFINITIONS 731
ANABOLIC STEROIDS 733
DHEA 737
CREATINE 740
STIMULANTS 742
BLOOD DOPING AND EPO 743
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS DOPING AGENTS 743
SUMMARY 744
REFERENCES 744
Chapter 8. Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Medications in Sports: Use and Abuse 751
MECHANISM OF ACTION 752
SALICYLATED NSAIDS 753
NONSALICYLATED NSAIDS 755
SIDE EFFECTS OF NONSALICYLATED NSAIDS 760
EFFICACY OF NSAIDS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES 762
TOPICAL NSAIDS 763
TOPICAL NONPRESCRIPTION ANALGESICS 766
USE AND ABUSE OF ANALGESICS 768
SUMMARY 770
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 771
REFERENCES 771
Chapter 9. The Application of Osteopathic Treatments to Pediatric Sports Injuries 775
USE AND COMPLICATIONS WITH MANUAL MEDICINE 776
METHODS AND BARRIERS TO SOUND RESEARCH 776
BARRIER CONCEPTS IN THE EVALUATION OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 777
PEDIATRIC CONSIDERATIONS AND SPECIFIC OSTEOPATHIC TECHNIQUES 778
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 781
SCOLIOSIS 785
LOW BACK PAIN 785
UPPER EXTREMITY 788
LOWER EXTREMITY 789
CUBOID SYNDROME 791
SUMMARY 791
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 792
REFERENCES 792
Chapter 10. Sport Participation by Physically and Cognitively Challenged Young Athletes 795
CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITY SPORTS ATHLETES 796
SPORT PREPARTICIPATION EVALUATION 796
MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES 800
SCI 802
MYELOMENINGOCELE 803
CEREBRAL PALSY 805
WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES 807
AMPUTEE ATHLETES 808
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT 808
DEAF ATHLETES 809
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY 810
DOWN SYNDROME 810
SUMMARY 812
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 813
REFERENCES 813
Chapter 11. Stress Fractures: Diagnosis and Management in the Primary Care Setting 819
EPIDEMIOLOGY 819
DIAGNOSIS 821
MANAGEMENT 822
SUMMARY 824
REFERENCES 824
Chapter 12. Managing the Adolescent Athlete with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 829
PREPARTICIPATION CONSIDERATIONS 829
THE ATHLETE 830
THE FAMILY AND THE ATHLETIC STAFF 831
THE SPORT 831
TEAMMATES AND COACH 832
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 832
IMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES COMPLICATIONS 833
DIABETES MANAGEMENT FOR THE ATHLETE 834
RESOURCES 835
SUMMARY 836
REFERENCES 836
Chapter 13. Medical and Orthopedic Conditions and Sports Participation 839
ARTHRITIS 839
EYE INJURIES 840
SOLITARY KIDNEY 841
SKIN CONDITIONS 841
SCOLIOSIS 842
KYPHOSIS 843
SPONDYLOLYSIS 843
SPONDYLOLISTHESIS 843
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE 844
ADOLESCENT DISC HERNIATION 844
SLIPPED VERTEBRAL APOPHYSIS 844
CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES OF THE CERVICAL SPINE 844
STINGERS AND BURNERS 844
REFERENCES 845
Chapter 14. Vitamin D, Muscle Function, and Exercise Performance 849
SEARCH STRATEGY 850
THE BASICS ABOUT VITAMIN D 850
ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN MUSCLE 853
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY (INSUFFICIENCY) IN ATHLETES 856
VITAMIN D AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE 856
SUMMARY 858
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 858
REFERENCES 858
Index 863