Sports Medicine
A Crucial Period
Good Pain, Bad Pain
On Your Knees
Secondary Injuries
Imaging Technology
What's Sciatica?
The Female Athlete
Putting Your Feet First
Itis Schmitis
Too Much, Too Soon
Under the Influence
Twisted
What's Goin' On?
Think Inches, Not Pounds
Preventing Vaginitis
That Painful Pull
Athlete's Heart
Exercise & Arthritis
Chilled to the Bone
Measuring Body Fat
Exercise and Your Breasts
Choosing a Sports Doctor
Lean on Me (Shoulder)
Exercise & Anemia
Exercise Abuse
Pelvis Sighting
Hand Aid
It's All in the Wrist
Back in Action
Altitude Adjustment
Tennis Elbow, Anyone?
Exercising in the Heat
Agony of the Feet
Restless Legs
Night Time Cramps
Birth Control Concerns
No Periods, No Babies?
Post Partum Prescription
Weight Loss Mystery
Undesirable Cooldown
To Brew Or Not To Brew
Fitness After Baby
Biking and Back Pain
Swimmer's Shoulder
A Hidden Athlete
Avoiding Osteoporosis
Drug Testing
Maximum Heart Rate
Headway Against Headaches
Torn Rotator Cuff
Fat Figures
SOS About PMS
Bloody Urine
Sag Story
Lackluster Leg
Bothersome Bulge
Gaining in Years
Taking It On the Shin
Aching Ankles
Hoop Help
Tender Toes
Meals For Muscle
Growing Pains
Hot Tips
High Altitude PMS
Personal Bests
Air Pollution
Ankle Blues
Heartbreak Heel
Yeast Relief
How to Choose a Sports Medicine Doctor
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Where and when to look
Finding a sports medicine physician can be a daunting task. Start by looking in the Yellow Pages, or ask local hospitals or teams or an exercising friend for recommendations. Very often a team trainer or physical therapist can tell you who is good and who is not.
Find a sports medicine physician before you get hurt. It's much more difficult to shop around when you have an injury. If possible, see someone with experience in sports medicine for routine health care examinations such as your annual physical or Pap smear.
Do you always need to see a sports medicine doctor? It depends. If you think your problem is related to athletic activity - whether it's a loose bowel movement after a run or a pain in the elbow - seek specialized advice.
Exercising women suffer from a variety of problems that are different from those of their male counterparts, and their treatment may be unfamiliar to a physician who is not well acquainted with the specific needs of active women. In addition, women's training may not be taken seriously by a physician unfamiliar with sports medicine.
Physician and Sportsmedicine, a monthly journal directed to sports medicine professionals, annually publishes a directory of more than 600 sports medicine clinics, centers and institutes around the United States and Canada.
It's available in many libraries, or you can order it from Physician and Sportsmedicine, 4530 West 77th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435; (612) 835-3222. A listing in the directory is not an endorsement, but you can find out if there is a clinic in your area and what services it provides.
What should you be careful about and look out for to protect yourself against a disreputable clinician?
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Table of Contents
Foreword: Billie Jean King
Comments by Barb Harris
Editor in Chief,
Shape Magazine
General Health
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Eating Disorders
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Environmental Health
Prevention
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