Full-thickness rotator cuff tears in the young athlete are a rare injury. These injuries typically result from an acute traumatic event in a contact athlete, as opposed to overuse injuries more commonly seen in throwing athletes. Acute tears may be initially overlooked, with the symptoms attributed to other, more common causes, such as cuff contusion or brachial plexus neuropraxia ("stinger" or...

Vallerand et al. (2003) developed a dualistic model of passion, wherein two types of passion are proposed: harmonious (HP) and obsessive (OP) passion that predict adaptive and less adaptive interpersonal outcomes, respectively. In the present research, we were interested in understanding the role of passion in the quality of coach-athlete relationships. Results of Study 1, conducted with athlet...

The dual model of perfectionism (Slade and Owens, Behav Modificat 22(3):372–390, 1998) is adopted to examine the influence of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism on adolescent athlete burnout in Taiwan. Participants were 188 high school adolescent studentathletes (M = 16.48, SD = .59). They were administered the Multidimensional Inventory of Perfectionism in Sport (Stoeber et al., Pers Indiv...

CONTEXT There are significant data comparing elite and nonelite athletes in anaerobic field and court sports as well as endurance sports. This review delineates specific performance characteristics in the elite athlete and may help guide rehabilitation. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A Medline search from April 1982 to April 2012 was undertaken for articles written in English. Additional references wer...

Arrhythmias in the athlete can range from benign and asymptomatic to highly symptomatic and life-threatening. There is risk of not diagnosing an important cardiovascular condition which may predispose to a serious or life threatening arrhythmia. At the same time there is the risk of unnecessarily restricting the athlete with a more benign condition. Sudden cardiac death in the athlete, although...

f all the overuse injuries seen in athletes, stress fractures are among the most perplexing to diagnose and treat. Stress fractures range from the mildly symptomatic athlete with normal x-rays and a positive bone scan (stress reaction) to the relatively acute painful injury with an obvious fracture through an area of remodeling bone. In this article I hope to clear up some of the misconceptions...

Background context: Fortunately, catastrophic cervical spinal cord injuries are relatively uncommon during athletic participation. Stinger and transient quadriplegia/paresis are more frequent injuries that have a wide spectrum of clinical severity and disabilities. Although the diagnosis of these injuries may not be clinically difficult, the treatment and decision about when or if the athlete m...

the aim of this study was to examine the relationship of coaches’ servant leadership style with team efficacy and male athlete satisfaction in iran handball super league. the research method was descriptive-correlation conducted by standard questionnaires of servant leadership, team efficacy and athlete satisfaction. the population of this study consisted of male players of 12 handball super le...

Scaphoid fracture remains a common, potentially devastating, injury that can impair upper extremity function. Early recognition with proper imaging and treatment provides the best opportunity to heal and return to a normal activity level. Surgical treatment offers the patient a quicker return to the rehabilitation of the extremity and therefore an earlier return to elite play. There is evidence...

CONTEXT Middle-age and elderly participants in athletic activities frequently encounter the chronic disabling process of osteoarthritis. Knowledge of the treatment of knee osteoarthritis is needed to keep the master athlete active. OBJECTIVE This article reviews the current scientific evidence regarding recommendations for the maturing athlete, specifically discussing the strengths and weakne...