August 2001 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 29 - NO. 8 - AUGUST 2001
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Editor's Notes
Sports Medicine for All: Introducing Our New 'Practice Essentials' Series
Gordon O. Matheson, MD, PhD
News Briefs
Computerized Concussion Management
Gene Therapy and Doping
Best of the Literature
Impact Exercise Reduces Bone Loss in Women
REVIEW ARTICLES
Exercise for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
The benefit of exercise for patients who have peripheral artery disease is so great that it recently warranted a CPT code. To optimize this therapy, physicians must know specific techniques for gauging patient fitness levels and for urging patients beyond claudication pain during exercise.
Andrew W. Gardner, PhD
Managing Low-Back Pain
Steps to Optimize Function and Hasten Return to Activity
Treating low-back pain in active people comes with extra uncertainties for physicians. Early on, relative rest and limited activity is the best strategy. Later, rehabilitation steps seek to restore normal function and maintain long-term injury prevention.
Jonathan A. Drezner, MD; Stanley A. Herring, MD
Psychiatric Conditions in Sports
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Quality of Life
Athletes are no more vulnerable than the general population to psychiatric illness and many other conditions such as violent behavior and substance abuse. The big difference, though, is athletes' hesitation to seek treatment. Successful intervention approaches recognize the sports environment.
Ira D. Glick, MD; Jessica L. Horsfall, MS
FOR YOUR PATIENTS
Patient Adviser
Exercises in the Treatment of Low-Back Pain
Jonathan A. Drezner, MD; Stanley A. Herring, MD
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Pearls
Back Pain
Wrestling Infections
Shoes and Injury Mechanics
RSD in Children
Clinical Techniques
Quick Splint for Acute Boutonniére Injuries
Mark S. Williams, DO; Jeff Fair, EdD, ATC; John Wilckens, MD
READER SERVICE
CME Self Test
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