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Sports Medicine

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Adobe Acrobat iconAthletes with DisabilityThis article describes participation in athletics by individuals with various physical disabilities. It also describes appropriate precautions to take prior to athletic participation and some of the opportunities available to disabled individuals.

Adobe Acrobat iconBack PainThis article describes the causes, proper diagnosis, treatment options, and recovery from back pain in young athletes.

Adobe Acrobat iconCross TrainingThis article describes the types and benefits of athletic cross training.

Adobe Acrobat iconHeat ReactionsThis article describes the appropriate measures for prevention and treatment of heat reactions due to athletic participation and other activities.

Adobe Acrobat iconHeel Pain - Plantar FasciitisThis article describes the causes, proper diagnosis, treatment options, and recovery from plantar fasciitis.

Adobe Acrobat iconIce HockeyThis article describes the most common injuries associated with playing ice hockey.

Adobe Acrobat iconSports and Dental TraumaThis article describes the most common forms of dental trauma incurred in sports activities and the proper assessment and treatment of those types of dental trauma.

Adobe Acrobat iconStress FracturesThis article describes the causes, proper diagnosis, treatment options, and recovery from stress fractures.

Adobe Acrobat iconThe Athletic ShoulderThis article describes the incidence of athletic shoulder injuries and the latest treatment options.

Adobe Acrobat iconThe Collapsed AthleteThis article describes the medical factors leading to excercise associated collapse and the proper treatment of an athlete who experiences a collapse.

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