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Medical Supervision Of Young Female Athletes Training In Complex Coordinational Sports, Irina Schevchenko, Viktor V. Abramov, Paul T Gibson, Hatim A. Omar
Medical Supervision Of Young Female Athletes Training In Complex Coordinational Sports, Irina Schevchenko, Viktor V. Abramov, Paul T Gibson, Hatim A. Omar
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
This article proposes simple medical criteria that can be used by trainers and others for effective medical supervision of young female athletes.
METHODS: The cross-sectional, age-stratified study compared girls 10-17 years of age involved in intensive training in gymnastic floor exercises, trampoline, or badminton. Each sport and/or control group was represented by 40-45 girls. Data included medical history, morphometric variables and observation of biological development.
RESULTS: Gymnasts started training earliest (approximately 5-years-old) and trained most intensely (18-20 h/wk), followed by trampolinists and then badmintonists. Height, weight, body mass index, and % body fat were reduced in athletes, with gymnasts showing …
Clinical And Radiographic Assessment Of Lumbar Spine Total Disc Replacement In Athletes With Two Year Follow Up, Mark H. Mcrae
Clinical And Radiographic Assessment Of Lumbar Spine Total Disc Replacement In Athletes With Two Year Follow Up, Mark H. Mcrae
Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the consequences of athletic activity on the clinical and radiographic outcomes of lumbar spine total disc replacement (TDR) patients. The data for this study is drawn secondarily from a prospective randomized study evaluating the Prodisc prosthesis at Yale New Haven Hospital. Athletic activities prior to the onset of spinal injury, after the onset of spinal injury, and post lumbar spine total disc replacement (TDR) surgery were assessed. Athletic activity was classified into three groups. These were contact/vigorous, moderate, and light, based on effect on the involved spinal segments. Outcomes were assessed both …