Athletes

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee can be injured during sporting activities, particularly when an athlete pivots suddenly.  

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Here's the information students need to know about how drugs work and how they can affect athletic performance. Through "real life" scenarios, students gain insights into the application of pharmacology in their clinical practice—from assisting an athlete who is taking a new medication to recognizing drug-related side effects when a negative reaction is occurring to handling instances of drug abuse. Beginning with an overview of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, the text presents prescription and over-the-counter medications in relation to the injuries or health conditions athletic trainers commonly encounter. Frequently abused substances such as amphetamines, herbals, and anabolic steroids are also addressed. Legal and ethical issues of drug use are presented, such as HIPAA–mandated privacy issues, drug testing, and which drugs are deemed as acceptable or banned according to NCAA and US Olympic standard.  

Blood and urine samples taken from athletes to check for doping should be stored for 10 years to enable technology to catch up with substances that currently evade detection, international anti-doping experts have said.  

A 14 year old boy felt a mild aching discomfort in his left groin while playing rugby but still continued to play. He subsequently tackled an opponent and developed a severe pain of sudden onset in the left upper thigh and groin. A “snapping” sound was heard and he fell to the ground. He was unable to bear weight on the left leg and appeared pale, clammy, and nauseated. His pitch-side vital observations were normal and he was offered combined gaseous nitrous oxide and oxygen for pain relief. Ice was applied to the area of maximum discomfort and he was accompanied to the emergency department in an ambulance. At the emergency department he was advised that he had probably “strained” a muscle and was given conservative advice. He was discharged with crutches and analgesia.  

A 14 year old boy felt a mild aching discomfort in his left groin while playing rugby but still continued to play. He subsequently tackled an opponent and developed a severe pain of sudden onset in the left upper thigh and groin. A “snapping” sound was heard and he fell to the ground. He was unable to bear weight on the left leg and appeared pale, clammy, and nauseated. His pitch-side vital observations were normal and he was offered combined gaseous nitrous oxide and oxygen for pain relief. Ice was applied to the area of maximum discomfort and he was accompanied to the emergency department in an ambulance. At the emergency department he was advised that he had probably “strained” a muscle and was given conservative advice. He was discharged with crutches and analgesia.  

Recent policy introduced by the International Olympic Committee to regulate hyperandrogenism in female athletes could lead to unnecessary treatment and may be unethical, argue Rebecca Jordan-Young, Peter Sönksen, and Katrina Karkazis  

Stream The problems with testosterone testing in female athletes by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device  

Olga Kotelko is a 95-year-old athletics champion with more than 30 world records to her name. Could we all follow in her footsteps?  

Athletes beware - endurance training may make it more likely that you will need a pacemaker, scientists believe, although exercise is still good for us, they say.  

Stream Prof Jiri Dvorak on anti-doping in sports; Athlete Biological Passport and 10 years in a freezer. by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device  

Trusted by millions, KT Tape is used for common sports injuries such as ITBS, runners knee, shin splints, hamstring strain, & many more. Proven by Professional athletes and Olympians, trusted by healthcare professionals, and relied upon by recreational athletes world-wide.  

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Stream Dr Rien Heijboer on cam lesions of the hip in athletes by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device  

Sudden cardiac death in athletes aged less than 35 years is most commonly caused by an underlying genetic heart disorder, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; however, up to half of all sudden cardiac deaths may be associated with a structurally normal heart at postmortem examination and are referred to as autopsy negative sudden unexplained deaths  

Stream Prof Jiri Dvorak on anti-doping in sports; Athlete Biological Passport and 10 years in a freezer. by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device  

A new PET imaging technique provides fresh insights into chronic traumatic encephalopathy - a degenerative brain condition experienced by some athletes who play contact sports.  

New research suggests that plunging into an ice-cold bath after a workout may not make any difference in strength or soreness, though it could marginally help with inflammation.