The objective of this consensus statement is to provide physicians who are responsible for the healthcare of teams with a decision process for determining when to return an injured or ill athlete to practice or competition. This statement is not intended as a standard of care, and should not be interpreted as such. This statement is only a guide, and as such is of a general nature consistent wi...

From the University Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Division VII: Sports Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany (P.B.); and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle (E.R.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Bärtsch at the University Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Division VII: Sport...

*International Ice Hockey Federation, Zurich, Switzerland; †Neurosurgery Service & Sports Medicine Service, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Massachusetts, and National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.; ‡FIFA Medical Research and Assessment Center (F-MARC), and Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland; §FIFA Medical Research and Assessment Center (F-MA...

WARWICK – Kent Hospital recently announced the addition of Affinity Sports Medicine, an affiliate of Kent Hospital, which will be directed by JEFFREY D. MANNING, MD, and will offer specialized treatment and prevention of injuries and illness for all ages and abilities. Dr. Manning is a board certified family physician with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. He specializes ...

Both the lofty aims of the Olympic movement and the tangible aim ofwinning Olympic Gold medals means that the BOA has become involved more broadly in the provision and development of sports science and medicine in Great Britain. We have a responsibility to all individuals who take part in any Olympic sport, especially the juniors who so often fail to make that difficult leap to successful senio...

The objective of the Sideline Preparedness Statement is to provide physicians who are responsible for making decisions regarding the medical care of athletes with guidelines for identifying and planning for medical care and services at the site of practice or competition. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be interpreted as such. The Sideline Preparedness Statement is only ...

Veterinarians have a key role in providing medical care for sports horses during and between competitions, but the standard client:veterinarian relationship that exists in companion and production animal medicine is distorted by the involvement of third parties in sports medicine, resulting in distinct ethical dilemmas which warrant focused academic attention. By comparing the existing literatu...

The objective of the sideline preparedness statement is to provide physicians who are responsible for making decisions regarding the medical care of athletes with guidelines for identifying and planning for medical care and services at the site of practice or competition. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be interpreted as such. The sideline preparedness statement is only ...

1 General Hospital of Giannitsa, Greece 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, “St Paul” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece 3 SEGAS National Centre Sports and Exercise Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece 4 Department of Neurosurgery, “G. Papanikolaou” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece 5 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina, Greece 6 Centre Lead and Professor of Sports...

Medical Science plays an important role in the field of Sports. Maintenance of fitness throughout the events, heightened physical and mental stamina are the basic needs of sportsmen. Here, the author attempts to find out the ways and means of utilizing the poten-tial of Ayurveda in the field of sports and its original contribution to sports medicine.