Welcome to the Sports Medicine section
Under the Sports Medicine section we cover the following:
Injuries and Treatment
Sports Doctor
Exercise Physiology
The ABC – Andrew Bosch Corner Physiology
Physiotherapy
Sports Massage
Alternative Medicine
Yoga
Stretching
Sport’s medicine encompasses the following elements: preparation and training, prevention of injuries and illness, diagnosis and treatment of injuries and illness, rehabilitation and return to active participation in sport.
As can be seen, sport’s medicine covers a large area; however, for this section we will concentrate mainly on topics relating to athlete health with the occasional articles covering the broader outline of sport’s medicine. In the exercise physiology (the ABC) section and physiotherapy section there will be various areas of sports medicine that will be covered. Such is the development of sports medicine that it is becoming increasingly important for the sports doctor to concentrate on the problems affecting the athlete from the waist to the head. The head is another area altogether (smile).
Although many millions of people participate in sports their is a relatively low incidence of fatalities and catastrophic injuries. There is however, a problem resulting from participants who incur injuries or illness as a result from training and competing who allow the problem to develop into more serious chronic conditions. For this reason it is of major importance that the athlete creates a good medical team around his needs and works with a doctor who works more in the direction of sports medicine.
View the articles:
more scientific aimed more at students and coaches
Exercise and the Immune system
Training and competition in warm conditions
Lactic Acid and running: myths,legends and truths – theABC
Post run stiffness – theABC
The Great VO2 max Myth – theABC
More articles to follow
Breathing
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What is a Breathing Cadence? Breathing Cadence, is simply the inspiration and … [Read More...]
Paralympic
Selection to a fourth Australian team for the 2012 Paralympic Games couldn’t have come at … [Read More...]
Stretching
Running may seem easy, but it is quite possibly one of the most difficult forms … [Read More...]
Guidelines to Stretching should be part of your stretching program. Whereas … [Read More...]
Welcome to the 'stretch routines' 1 to 4. Here you will find safe and effective … [Read More...]
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Strength Training
Runners' weight training, what are the benefits? The benefits of weight … [Read More...]
Keeping fit is so important, we know how difficult it can be for people that … [Read More...]
Massage
There are a number of elements that allows for the athlete or client to feel … [Read More...]