May 1996 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 24 - NO. 5 - MAY 96
Assessment and Treatment Guidelines for Elbow Injuries
Physicians may encounter three different types of elbow injuries: acute, chronic, and acute-on-chronic. The authors guide readers through the management of all three types and stress the importance of a detailed history and physical exam in making a specific diagnosis.
Robert P. Nirschl, MD, MS; Barry S. Kraushaar, MD
Patient Adviser: Keeping Tennis Elbow at Arm's Length: Simple, Effective Strengthening Exercises
Robert P. Nirschl, MD, MS; Barry S. Kraushaar, MD
Treating Injuries in Active Seniors
How should physicians manage active seniors' injuries? Just as they would younger patients'. The emphasis of rehab and injury prevention should be to improve strength and flexibility. By assuming that these patients want to remain active, physicians can help them overcome common obstacles—overuse injuries and arthritis—with medication, stretching, strength training, and encouragement.
Warren A. Scott, MD; with Gerald Secor Couzens
Imaging Quiz: Blunt Facial Trauma From a Bungee Jump
After walking away from a bungee jumping accident, a 28-year-old man came to the emergency room with such severe facial swelling that he was unrecognizable to his own family. After looking at a coronal CT, see if you can make the diagnosis.
Steven T. Kmucha, MD
Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder: Treating an Atypical Case
Although septic arthritis is usually seen in the very young, the very old, and people who are immunocompromised, a wrestler who fit none of these descriptions developed septic arthritis in his glenohumeral joint. This case illustrates why physicians need a high index of suspicion when a patient has insidious pain or restricted motion.
Thomas L. Pommering, DO; Randall R. Wroble, MD
Sparring and Cognitive Function in Professional Boxers
The more often and the more intensely a boxer spars, the more diminished his attention, concentration, and memory may be, suggest the results of neuropsychological testing in 42 male professional boxers. Performance on the tests was not associated with age, boxing record, length of career, or history of knockout or technical knockout.
Barry D. Jordan, MD; Eric J.T. Matser; Robert D. Zimmerman, MD; and Tania Zazula, PhD
Departments
Editor's Notes
Breaking Our Own Rules
Editorial Board/Staff
Pearls
Coming in Sportsmedicine
Change of Address Information
Highlights
Nutrition Adviser
A Delicate Mix: Avoiding Food-Drug Interactions
Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD
Forum
Rehab Adviser
At-Home Knee Rehabilitation: Strengthening Without Special Equipment
Kris Jensen MS, PT, SCS
News Briefs
Refractive Surgery: Defining Rupture Risks
Noteworthy
CME Self Test
Exercise Adviser
Choosing a Life Preserver
Bryant Stamford, PhD
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