Pediatric sports medicine for primary care

Author(s)

• Birrer, Richard B.
• Griesemer, Bernard
• Cataletto, Mary B.

Bibliographic Information

Pediatric sports medicine for primary care

editors, Richard B. Birrer, Bernard A. Griesemer, Mary B. Cataletto

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book combines the needs of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult athletes with practical, clinically useful information needed by primary care practitioners to guide and treat this athletic population. Chapters follow a standard format completely supported by easy-to-use illustrations and tables. Comprehensive and detailed, its focus is on the content necessary to pass the CAQ in Sports Medicine offered by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the American Board of Family Practitioners (ABFP). It is a Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Table of Contents

Section One: Sports Medicine Essentials The Sports Medicine PhysicianThe Pre-Participation Physical ExamGrowth and Maturation: Applications to Children and Adolescents in SportSports NutritionErgogenic AidsStrength Training and Endurance Training for the Young AthleteEnvironmental Conditions and Youth SportsProtective and Supportive EquipmentPsychosocial Aspects of Sport Participation Section Two: Medical Conditions and Young Athletes Febrile IllnessDermatologyAmenorrhea in the Adolescent AthleteDiabetes Mellitus in Young AthletesGastrointestinal Problems in Young AthletesCardiopulmonary Problems in Children and AdolescentsSudden Death in Young AthletesAsthmaAllergyObesityEpilepsy and the Young AthleteRenal ProblemsHematology in Young AthletesScoliosisSpecial Considerations for Athletes and Disabilities Section Three: Musculoskeletal Conditions and Young Athletes Principles of Healing and RehabilitationThe Management of On-Field and Catastrophic InjuriesHead and Face InjuriesCervical Spine InjuriesBack Pain and InjuriesChest and Abdominal TraumaShoulder InjuriesElbow InjuriesHand and Wrist InjuriesThigh, Hip, and Pelvis InjuriesKnee and Leg InjuriesAnkle InjuriesFoot InjuriesSpecial Problem Areas Section Four: Medical-Legal Issues and Young Athletes Medical-Legal Issues in Pediatric Sports Medicin

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA58845489
• ISBN:
  • 0781731593
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 520 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • NLM : QT 261
• Subject Headings:
  • MESH : Sports Medicine -- methods -- Child
  • MESH : Primary Health Care -- methods -- Child
  • MESH : Child Development
  • MESH : Athletic Injuries -- Child
  • MESH : Sports -- Child