September 1999 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 27 - NO. 9 - SEPTEMBER 99
Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder
Diagnosis and Simple, Effective Treatment
A patient who complains of severe shoulder pain that seems to have come out of nowhere may have calcific tendinitis. Here are detailed instructions for a treatment that works quickly and well: using a hypodermic needle to break up the calcium deposits and inject a corticosteroid.
William B. Wolf III, MD
Managing Common Nail Disorders in Active Patients and Athletes
The stresses and blows that sports and exercise inflict on nails can cause or contribute to problems like subungual hematomas, splinter hemorrhages, nail deformities, and paronychia. Diagnosis and treatment generally aren't complicated, but an apparent subungual hemorrhage can sometimes signal a serious systemic disease.
Elizabeth L. Tanzi, MD; Richard K. Scher, MD
Allergen-Mediated Disease
Keeping Patients Active
For many people, the thought of running through a field of wildflowers or gliding through the woods on skis triggers memories of a runny, itchy nose or a painful struggle to breathe freely. But a multipronged attack on such allergic reactions can make exercise more comfortable for most patients. Several tables provide handy guidance for selecting medications.
John W. O'Kane, MD; Ginger A. Woodford, PharmD
ECG Quiz
ECG Variations in College Athletes
College athletes usually differ in size and build from nonathletes, and their electrocardiograms often look different as well. Judging from the ECGs of the three freshmen presented here, would you be inclined to let them play?
John D. Cantwell, MD; Allen L. Dollar, MD
Departments
Editor's Notes
Medical Education: The On-Line Revolution
Highlights
Exercise Lifts Depression for Women With CAD
Ultrasound Helps Resolve Calcific Tendinitis
Implantable Defibrillators for HCM Patients
Anabolic Steroid-Induced Liver Damage Overstated?
MRI Evaluation of Pectoral Muscle Injury
Pearls
News Briefs
Getting to the Heart of the Softer-Baseball Debate
Letters to the Editor
Baker's Cyst in Children
Immune Response Question
Advice for Swimmers Off the Mark?
Treating Finger Joints On-Field
No More 'Calendar'
CME Self Test
This test has expired, but additional CME credit available at http://www.physsportsmed.com/cme.htm
Exercise Adviser
Toning the Upper Arms
Bryant Stamford, PhD
Classified Advertising
Clinical Techniques
Plantar Fascia Injection
William O. Roberts, MD
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