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Tanji, Jeffrey L. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1990
Discusses the differences between exercise alone and exercise with medication (e.g., diuretics, beta blockers, and ACE inhibitors) for treating hypertensive patients. Guidelines are presented for physicians wanting to change the therapeutic regimen or to step down from medical therapy, noting exercise must always be part of the program. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Therapy, Drug Use, Exercise

Daniels, Stephen R.; Loggie, Jennifer M. H. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1992
In discussing pharmacologic control of hypertension in children and adolescents who participate in sports, the second of two articles emphasizes drugs with few side effects and that usually do not alter heart rate (e.g., long-lasting angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or calcium channel blockers). Such drugs allow continued sports…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Cardiovascular System, Children

Pflieger, Kurt L.; Strong, William B. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1992
A step-by-step guide to auscultating young athletes helps physicians identify normal heart murmurs as well as sounds that might signify underlying cardiac pathology. Rapid, thorough preparticipation screening can help differentiate athletes who may require treatment or activity restriction from those with normal murmurs who can remain active. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletes, Children, Clinical Diagnosis

Roberts, William O. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Describes a classification system devised for exercise-associated collapse in endurance events based on casualties observed at six Twin Cities Marathons. Major diagnostic criteria are body temperature and mental status. Management protocol includes fluid and fuel replacement, temperature correction, and leg cramp treatment. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis

Sirven, Joseph I.; Varrato, Jay – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1999
Exercise has important benefits for people with epilepsy, but several factors must be considered when making activity recommendations. Seizures during sports activity are rare, but physicians, coaches, and parents should know what to do if a seizure occurs. Some antiepileptic drugs may adversely affect sports performance, and exertion may reduce…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education

Waddington, Ivan – Sociology of Sport Journal, 1996
The development of sports medicine was influenced by medicalization and increasing competitiveness in modern sport, with sports physicians helping to develop performance enhancing drugs and techniques. This paper discusses sports medicine and drug use in Eastern European countries, early development of anabolic steroids in the United States, and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Drug Abuse, Drug Use

Mueller, Frederick O. – Journal of Athletic Training, 2001
Describes the incidence of catastrophic head injuries within high school and college sports. Data from a national surveillance system indicated that a football-related fatality occurred every year except one from 1945-99, mainly related to head injuries. From 1984-99, 69 football head-related injuries resulted in permanent disability. Deaths and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, College Students, Death

Tanji, Jeffrey L. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Describes the development of a hands-on sports medicine training program for residents at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center. Education strategies include clinical teaching, on-the-field education, experiential learning, and didactic instruction. Programs focusing exclusively on sports medicine are needed because the number of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Clinical Experience, Curriculum Development, Exercise

Rankin, James – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1989
This article discusses the rationale for athletic trainer education and describes a degree option in physical education, exercise science and human performance, created at the University of Toledo. The human performance option includes a track which allows a concentration in athletic training. (IAH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Exercise Physiology, High Schools, Higher Education
Scott, Sandra E. – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1989
Reviews the role of athletic trainers in New York State secondary schools. Discusses the need for trainers to provide emergency medical care for sports injuries and to develop prevention programs. Reviews efforts to obtain certification for trainers from the New York State Education Department. (FMW)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Medical Services, Occupational Information

Sallis, James F.; Nader, Philip R. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1990
Discusses ways physicians can develop family exercise programs for patients, with recommendations for preparing families to exercise and maintain physical activity at all levels. Family exercise lets people spend time together with mutual support that helps them make long-term commitments to fitness. The physician's role is to support that…
Descriptors: Exercise, Family Involvement, Family Role, Lifetime Sports

Podolsky, M. Lawrence – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Discusses the many factors that can cause a child to be misdiagnosed with hypertension, as well as the kinds of activities that are appropriate for a child who has hypertension. (JD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Children, Clinical Diagnosis

Franklin, Barry A.; And Others – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1994
In a roundtable discussion, a panel of experts address how physicians can identify active patients for whom exercise poses the risk of serious heart complications, how useful stress tests are, what exercise intensity is best, and what physicians can tell patients about the risks of exercise versus its benefits. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Athletes, Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology
Volkov, Vladimir M.; Milner, Evgeny G. – 1992
This book attempts to systematize and generalize the data of world literature concerning the advantages of fast walking and slow running for persons with various cardiovascular diseases. The information and the fitness program outlined are based on experience and research conducted at the Nadezha Health Club in Smolensk, Russia. Major risk factors…
Descriptors: Adults, Aerobics, Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology

Uitenbroek, Daan G. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1996
Telephone interviews with individuals representing various age and sex groups in Scotland examined how sport and exercise injury rates compared with injury rates for other activities. Results indicated that 46% of male and 14% of female injuries were sport or exercise related. Such injuries decreased with increasing age. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Athletics, Exercise