Sports Medicine
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Platelet-rich plasma: current concepts and application in sports medicine.

29 Sep 2009 Platelet-rich plasma is defined as autologous blood with a concentration of platelets above baseline values. Platelet-rich plasma has been used in maxillofacial and plastic surgery since the 1990s; its use in sports medicine is growing given its ... Read more...

Expert opinion and controversies in musculoskeletal and sports medicine: conflict of interest.

29 Sep 2009 Standaert CJ, Schofferman JA, Herring SA. Expert opinion and controversies in musculoskeletal and sports medicine: conflict of interest. Medical providers are faced with conflicts of interest (COIs) on a routine basis, but there is growing concern ... Read more...

Catering for the athletes village at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: the role of sports dietitians.

30 Jul 2009 This article describes the development, analysis, and implementation of the menu available to athletes and patrons in the main dining hall of the Athletes Village at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the significant role of sports dietitians in this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sports Medicine'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Platelet-rich plasma: current concepts and application in sports medicine. 29 Sep 2009
• Expert opinion and controversies in musculoskeletal and sports medicine: conflict of interest. 29 Sep 2009
• Ethics in sports medicine. 27 Sep 2009
• Sports - medicine for the disabled. The time for specialization in prosthetics and orthotics is now. 30 Aug 2009
• Returning pediatric athletes to play after concussion: the evidence (or lack thereof) behind baseline neuropsychological testing. 30 Aug 2009
• [Sports medicine: Mr Hyde and Dr.Jekyll! ] 3 Aug 2009
• Catering for the athletes village at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: the role of sports dietitians. 30 Jul 2009
• [Orthopedics contra algology in long-term "athletic injury"] 30 Jul 2009
• An examination of the stretching practices of Division I and Division III college football programs in the midwestern United States. 29 Jun 2009
• International sports nursing special interest group. 29 Jun 2009
• From the sidelines. 29 Jun 2009
• ACSM Clinician Profile. David T. Bernhardt, M.D. 29 Jun 2009
• Supplements: help, harm, or hype? How to approach athletes. 29 Jun 2009
• Legal ergogenic aids? 29 Jun 2009
• Obesity and diabetes in sports medicine. Preface. 29 Jun 2009
• Obesity and diabetes in sports medicine. Foreword. 29 Jun 2009
• Medical help to avert student sports tragedies is an expensive problem lawmakers are trying to solve. 29 Jun 2009
• Influence of glove type on mobility performance for wheelchair rugby players. 29 Jun 2009
• Early repolarization in the athlete. 7 Jun 2009
• Show me the money! 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Sports Medicine'

Definition: The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in sports activities.

Descriptor UI: D013178

Alternative terms: Sports Medicine; Sport Medicine; Medicine, Sport; Medicine, Sports;

Related Mesh Headings: Athletic Injuries; Protective Devices;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.830;

Online Note: use SPORTS MEDICINE to search SPORT MEDICINE 1966-79

History Note: 80; was SPORT MEDICINE 1963-79

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; differentiate from SPORTS; sports inj = ATHLETIC INJURIES; policy: Manual 30.31; DF: SPORTS MED