October 2001 Table of Contents
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 29 - NO. 10 - OCTOBER 2001
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Best of the Literature
Lifestyle Changes Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Comparing ACL Reconstruction Methods
News Briefs
Ribose: A Rising Star on the Supplement Scene?
Get Ready for Hip Hoppers
Editor's Notes
Will resume next month
CASE REPORT
Abnormal Hand Sensations After a Football Tackle
When patients who play contact sports present with abnormal sensations in the extremities, physicians worry because the symptoms suggest an underlying cervical disorder. In this case involving a high school football player, physicians acted quickly to connect the player's atypical hand symptoms to significant spinal stenosis.
Jane T. Servi, MD
REVIEW ARTICLES
Airway Management for the Sports Physician
Part 1: Basic Techniques
In sports, airway emergencies can arise from many medical or traumatic events. A simple algorithmic approach focuses on three questions that guide the management approach: Are airway patency and movement present, are ventilations adequate, and, if not, can the patient be ventilated? The article reviews the indications for and usage of basic airway devices and sets the groundwork for more advanced techniques, which will be discussed in a subsequent issue.
Robert L. Norris, MD; Jeffery Peterson, MD
Immunizations
Recommendations and Resources for Active Patients
As sports seasons get underway and infectious illness season draws near, physicians have opportunities to shore up immunization status in young people—one of the most difficult groups to reach. Though there are no formal immunization recommendations for athletes, physicians often need specific information about vaccination timing and activity and the effects of exercise and certain sports situations on immune status.
Raymond A. Strikas, MD; Judy V. Schmidt, EdD, RN; Donna L. Weaver, MN, RN; Charles R. Wolfe
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Pearls
Expand the Ankle Differential
READER SERVICE
CME Self Test
This test has expired, but additional CME credit available at http://www.physsportsmed.com/cme.htm
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