This review will focus on the management considerations in the different types of ankle injuries in high level athletes, with a particular focus on lacrosse players. Low ankle sprains Low ankle sprains (LAS) are injuries to the lateral ligaments of the ankle. Almost 85% of ankle sprains ...
Asthma screening of high school athletes: identifying the undiagnosed and poorly controlled. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2002;88:380-384.Hammerman SI, Becker JM, Rogers J, et al.: Asthma screening of high school athletes: identifying the undiagnosed and poorly controlled. Ann Allergy Asthma ...
3-8 The large variation in prevalence estimates for athletes may be due to different assessment methods and criteria for classifying disordered eating, sport populations studied, training volume, or competition-level differences. In the general adolescent female population, approximately 13% to 20% ...
Asthma, a chronic breathing disorder, is significantly more common today among adult competitive swimmers than it is among competitive athletes who specialize in other sports. Although chlorine is now known to be a lung irritant and swimming pool water is generally chlorinated, it would be rash to...
Asthma, a chronic breathing disorder, is significantly more common today among adult competitive swimmers than it is among competitive athletes who specialize in other sports. Although chlorine is now known to be a lung irritant and swimming pool water is generally chlorinated, it would be rash to...
This series of physiologic responses to high altitude suggests an increase in the need for some nutrients at high altitudes compared with that at sea level. This article discusses the evidence for these increased requirements and makes recommendations regarding appropriate intakes at high altitude. Nutri...
Understanding the presentation of hypoxia in children at altitude can help ensure that healthcare providers are following a comprehensive approach with awareness of the overlapping symptoms of HAPE, pneumonia and asthma. Below is a graphic summary of 36 cases illustrating the clinical, social and geogr...
The majority of preadolescent athletes (62%) had an elevation of cardiac biomarkers: specifically, six children had increased hs-cTnT, and three had an elevation of NT-proBNP as well [66]. hs-cTnT elevation had no relationship with heart rate, age or exercise duration [66]. hs-cTn ...
Athletes and amateurs. Read more Rehabilitation Injuries are inherent to sports. Read more Acclimatization Prepare for the mountains. Read more Health Training at altitude. Read more Fit & slim With High Altitude Training. Read more Diabetes and obsitas ...
Master athletes who reduced their volume of exercise from 281 min/week to 4.5 min/week still increased their peak power output by 8%. Heart disease patients who underwent 10 weeks of HIIT improved their oxygen consumption by 17.9%. 12 weeks of HIIT workout results in an increase of respirato...