May 2000 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 28 - NO. 5 - MAY 2000
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Editor's Notes
Exercise: Answering a Cancer Patient's Call
Gordon O. Matheson, MD, PhD
News Briefs
Pain and Injury Are Real in Professional Wrestling
Best of the Literature (formerly 'Highlights')
Stress, Cytokine Changes, and Wound Healing
Severe Lower Abdominal Pain in Elite Athletes
Remission Prolonged After Pollen-Allergy Immunotherapy
Characterizing Creatine-Induced Effects
REVIEW ARTICLES
Overuse Tendinosis, Not Tendinitis
Part 1: A New Paradigm for a Difficult Clinical Problem
The term 'tendinitis' is, in most patients, a misnomer. The correct term, 'tendinosis,' signals the need for new treatment protocols.
Karim M. Khan, MD, PhD; Jill L. Cook, B App Sci, PT; Jack E. Taunton, MD; Fiona Bonar, MBBS, BAO
Coping With Cancer
Can Exercise Help?
Recent studies confirm that exercise reduces fatigue and improves quality of life in cancer patients of all ages and in most stages of treatment and recovery.
Kerry S. Courneya, PhD; John R. Mackey, MD; Lee W. Jones, MSc
The Sinus Tarsi Syndrome
A Cause of Chronic Ankle Pain
Resulting from a forceful inversion injury, this tear of the ligaments of the tarsal canal is often misdiagnosed as chronic ankle sprain.
Victor B. Klausner, DO; Mark E. Mckeigue, DO
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Life Expectancy of Major League Baseball Umpires
Analysis of umpires' age at death suggests that fears regarding risks of their profession are unfounded.
Richard S. Cohen, MD; Celia A. Kamps, PhD; Stephen Kokoska, PhD; Erwin M. Segal, PhD; James B. Tucker, MD
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Pearls
A Nerve Study Tip
Call a Water Break
Smooth Move for Marfan Screening
Recognizing Shoulder-Restraint Tendinitis
Guest Editorial
Baby Workout Buddies: Obstacle or Opportunity?
The author's experience helps her motivate overstressed patients.
Elizabeth A. Joy, MD
FOR YOUR PATIENTS
Exercise Adviser
How to Keep Scuba Diving Safe
Mary Ann Everhart-McDonald, MD, MS
READER SERVICE
Letters to the Editor
More on Jogger's Toe
Correction on Asthma Article
CME Self Test
This test has expired, but additional CME credit available at http://www.physsportsmed.com/cme.htm
Classified Advertising
In an effort to provide information that is scientifically accurate and consistent with accepted standards of medical practice, the editors and publisher of The Physician and Sportsmedicine routinely consult sources believed to be reliable. However, readers are encouraged to confirm this information with other sources. For example and in particular, physicians are advised to consult the prescribing information in the manufacturer's package insert before prescribing any drug mentioned.