Musculoskeletal Key

16 THE YOUNG ATHLETE Leda A. Ghannad, Mary E. Dubon, and Cynthia R. LaBella SPORTS PARTICIPATION Sports participation is common among youth in the United States with 60 million children…

7 HIP Abby L. Cheng and Heidi Prather INTRODUCTION In the past our understanding of the hip joint, its function, and its acquisition of dysfunction was limited by the availability…

10 FOOT AND ANKLE Dan Cushman DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SEXES IN THE FOOT AND ANKLE Numerous intrinsic differences exist between men and women with regard to the foot and ankle….

20 SPORTS NUTRITION Nyree Dardarian, Brandy-Joe Milliron, and Debra Bateman INTRODUCTION Dietary behaviors are a crucial component of athletic training and competition. Consuming an optimal balance of energy, macronutrients, micronutrients,…

12 BONE Adam S. Tenforde, Emily Kraus, and Michael Fredericson OVERVIEW Attaining peak bone mass and strength is an important aspect of overall musculoskeletal health in both female and male…

5 SPINE Lisa Huynh, Patricia Z. Zheng, and David J. Kennedy INTRODUCTION Low back pain (LBP) is a widely prevalent condition, with documented lifetime prevalence rate as high as 90%…

9 TRAUMATIC KNEE INJURIES Steven A. Makovitch and Cheri A. Blauwet OVERVIEW Traumatic knee injuries are a common occurrence in sports medicine and may greatly impact an athlete’s health and…

19 SPORTS PULMONOLOGY Sindhura Bandi and Anand D. Trivedi PULMONARY SYMPTOMS DURING AND/OR AFTER EXERCISE Optimal exercise and athletic performance is contingent upon a healthy respiratory system. The respiratory system…

18 SPORTS CARDIOLOGY Gregory Cascino and R. Kannan Mutharasan INTRODUCTION Exercise can be viewed as the process whereby an individual does mechanical work on the environment to move the environment…