Strength Training and Conditioning: Introduction Print Section Listen The idea of weight training for children (preadolescent and adolescent) has always raised questions. The concern most often raised is whether or…
Preparticipation Evaluation: Introduction Print Section Listen A careful medical history and physical examination are the cornerstones of effective clinical practice when caring for children and adolescents.1 The frequency, format, contents,…
Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Supplements: Introduction Print Section Listen “He cures most successfully in whom the people have the greatest confidence.” Galen, 180 AD Western history first records myriad medical treatments…
Transition to the Adolescent Years Print Section Listen During the preschool years, physical growth, neurologic growth, and maturation are quite rapid and apparent, with new skills being acquired at a…
Introduction to Pediatric Exercise Physiology: Introduction Print Section Listen The field of pediatric exercise physiology is still an emerging science. Biological maturation and large variations in morphology of this group…
Child Neurodevelopment and Sport Participation: Introduction Print Section Listen Stories of child prodigies, who began to learn a specific sport as early as age 3, may encourage parents to question…
GAIT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT: INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The objective of this chapter is to present an overview of clinical gait analysis (GA). GA is a process of instrumental measurement…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen According to the united nations (un), the world population reached 7 billion in 2011, with the vast majority (5.8 billion) living in less-developed regions.1 In that…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Successful management of work-attributed musculoskeletal conditions requires the clinician to be knowledgeable about the injury as well as the individual’s occupation, essential job functions, and environment….
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The rehabilitation of veterans and active-duty service members (ADSMs) is one of the most demanding of all rehabilitation populations. The rehabilitation of this population is a…
