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Author Minigh, Jennifer L., 1971-

Title Sports medicine / Jennifer L. Minigh
Published Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 251 pages) : illustrations
Series Health and medical issues today, 1558-7592
Health and medical issues today. 1558-7592
Contents section 1. Overview -- 1. The field of sports medicine -- Careers in sports medicine -- Show me the money -- Office versus field care -- Managed care -- 2. History of sports medicine -- Ancient history -- Jump to the 1900s -- The advent of sports medicine -- Scientific advancements -- Onset of sports law -- Confidentiality and defamation -- 3. Common sports injuries -- Injuries in children -- Injuries in adults -- Injuries in disabled athletes -- Types of injuries -- Location of injuries -- 4. The impact of a sports injury, who does it hurt? -- Athletes -- Families -- Team and coaches -- Insurance companies -- Physicians and healthcare professionals -- Media and fans -- Society as a whole -- 5. Doping -- Doping strategies -- Doping substances -- 6. The future of sports science -- Tissue engineering -- Gene therapy -- Designer drugs -- Bionics
section 2. Controversies and issues -- 7. Issue : informed consent -- Informed consent in sports medicine -- Implied consent -- Consent in research -- Playing against medical advice -- Coercion -- Cases involving informed consent -- What does this mean for team physicians? -- 8. Issue : who has the right to play? -- Preparticipation examinations -- Disabled/handicapped athletes -- Athletes with predisposition to injury -- AIDS and hepatitis -- Transgendered athletes -- 9. Issue : are sports too aggressive and violent? -- Science of aggression -- Game aggression and violence -- Spectator aggression -- Aggression off the field -- Roid rage -- 10. Issue : performance enhancement -- Anabolic steroids -- Gene doping -- Blood doping -- Growth hormone -- Stimulants -- Painkillers -- Beta-adrenergic agents -- Regulation and testing of substances -- BALCO investigation -- Surgery -- 11. Issue : who is liable? -- Standard of care -- Malpractice and negligence -- Return to play -- Liability -- Rehabilitation -- 12. Issue : who has the right to know and to tell -- Confidentiality -- HIPAA -- Defamation -- Premature release of doping results -- 13. Issue : medical advertising -- Sponsorship -- Selflessness -- Untruthful advertising and false claims -- Exaggerated claims -- 14. Issue : nutrition -- What to eat -- Supplements -- Sports drinks -- When to eat -- Safety and regulation -- 15. Issue : how much is too much? -- How young is too young? -- No pain, no gain -- Designer athletes -- Steroids -- Evidence-based medicine and innovative therapies
section 3. References and resources -- A. Annotated primary source documents -- B. Timeline of sports medicine issues -- C. Glossary -- D. Further reading
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Sports medicine -- Popular works
Sports medicine.
Doping in sports.
Sports Medicine
Athletic Injuries
Doping in Sports
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Training.
MEDICAL -- Sports Medicine.
Doping in sports
Sports medicine
Genre/Form Popular works
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780313084300
0313084300