February 1999 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 27 - NO. 2 - FEBRUARY 99
Exercise and the Bottom Line
Promoting Physical and Fiscal Fitness in the Workplace: A Commentary
The workplace is an important front in the campaign to get more Americans moving. Physicians can use economic as well as medical arguments to encourage employers to provide exercise facilities and programs. Dr Roy Shephard offers another view.
Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD, with Carl Sherman
Do Work-Site Exercise and Health Programs Work?
Offering a different perspective from that of Dr DiNubile's commentary, the author critically analyzes the case for the efficacy of workplace exercise and wellness programs. He finds considerable evidence that such programs can improve workers' fitness and productivity and reduce healthcare costs, but getting workers to participate over the long haul is difficult.
Roy J. Shephard, MD, PhD, DPE
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Hard throwing puts intense stress on the elbow, sometimes leading to osteochondritis dissecans on the lateral side. The authors use the case of a 16-year-old baseball pitcher in discussing diagnosis and treatment, with special emphasis on comparing imaging techniques.
Trevor L. Hall, MD; Anthony M. Galea, MD
Skin Disorders of the Foot in Active Patients
Sometimes the most mundane problems can be major stumbling blocks to exercise and fitness. Here is a well-illustrated guide to recognizing and treating such common foot maladies as corns, blisters, tennis toe, plantar warts, and tinea pedis.
Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MSPH
Emergencies
Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation
Posterior sternoclavicular dislocations are far less common than anterior dislocations, but they can have serious complications. As the case of a college football player demonstrates, these injuries may elude detection at first.
Cyd Charisse Williams, MD
Departments
Editor's Notes
Work-Site Workouts: Why Wait?
Continuing Sportsmedicine Education
Letters to the Editor
Comprehensive Cardiac PPE
Staff
Highlights
Exercise Helps Smokers
VO2 max Tops Total Exercise as Risk Reducer
Pearls
News Briefs
Body Piercing and Sports: An Opening for Trouble?
Will COX-2 Inhibitors Change Pain Management?
CME Self Test
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Clinical Techniques
Acute Elbow Dislocation: On-Site Treatment
CDR Glen Ross, MD
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