Key Clinical Topics in Sports and Exercise Medicine

Ali Narvani MB BS BSc MRCS(Eng) MSc(Sports Med) FRCS (Tr & Orth) MFSEM(UK) Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey Panos Thomas MD CCSTOrth MFSEM FRCS Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Whittington Hospital, London Bruce Lynn BSc PhD Emeritus Professor of Physiology, UCL, London

1. Abdominal injuries in sport



2. Achilles tendon and calf



3. Ageing and sport



4. Altitude



5. Ankle - persistent problems following sprains: lateral ankle instability



6. Ankle - persistent problems following sprains: other injuries



7. Ankle - persistent problems following sprains: overview



8. Back pain - discogenic



9. Back pain - lumbar strains and sprains



10. Back pain - overview



11. Back pain - spondylolysis



12. Biomechanics



13. Cervical spine - cervical cord neuropraxia



14. Cervical spine - cervical disc injuries and herniations



15. Cervical spine - cervical ligament and muscle injuries



16. Cervical spine - fracture dislocation



17. Cervical spine - nerve root/brachial plexus injuries



18. Cervical spine injuries – overview



19. Chest injuries (Chest Wall and Intrathoracic)



20. Cold - hypothermia



21. Compartment pressure syndromes



22. Diabetes and exercise



23. Disability and sport - classification



24. Disability and sport - equipment



25. Disability and sport - medical problems



26. Disability and sport - overview



27. Diving, breath-holding and scuba



28. Drugs in sport - anabolics



29. Drugs in sport - blood doping, erythropoietin and altitude training



30. Drugs in sport - overview



31. Drugs in sport - the administrative framework: doping control procedures



32. Ear, nose, throat conditions in athletes



33. Elbow - instability



34. Elbow - lateral and medial epicondylitis (tennis elbow) NOW TWO TOPICS)



35. Elbow - throwing injuries



36. Epilepsy and exercise



37. Event doctor



38. Exercise and health



39. Exercise physiology - circulatory and respiratory systems



40. Exercise promotion



41. Eye injuries in sports



42. Fatigue



43. Female athlete - exercise during pregnancy



44. Female athlete - the triad



45. Fitness Testing



46. Forearm and wrist conditions



47. Gender verification



48. Gene doping



49. Groin pain



50. Hand injuries



51. Head injury



52. Heel pain



53. Imaging of sports injuries - computed tomography (CT)



54. Imaging of sports injuries - isotope bone scan



55. Imaging of sports injuries - magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)



56. Imaging of sports injuries - plain radiograph (plain X-ray)



57. Imaging of sports injuries - ultrasound (USS)



58. Infection and sport



59. Knee - acute injuries



60. Knee - anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries



61. Knee - cartilage conditions



62. Knee - MCL and LCL injuries



63. Knee - meniscus injuries



64. Knee - multiligament injuries



65. Knee - other injuries



66. Knee - overuse injuries



67. Knee - patello femoral conditions & Anterior Knee pain



68. Knee - posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries



69. Maxillofacial injuries in sport



70. Muscle properties relevant to sports and exercise



71. Nerve entrapment syndromes - lower limb



72. Nerve entrapment syndromes - upper limb



73. Nerve injury - overview of peripheral nerve injuries



74. Osteoarthritis and sport



75. Paediatrics - osteochondrosis (osteochondritis)



76. Paediatrics - sports injuries



77. Paediatrics - sports medicine



78. Physiotherapy - acute injury management



79. Physiotherapy - general principles



80. Physiotherapy - rehabilitation



81. Physiotherapy - the team physiotherapist



82. Prevention of sports injuries



83. Psychology - performance enhancement



84. Psychology - sports injuries



85. Pulmonary disorders and exercise



86. Risk of sudden death in athletes



87. Shin pain



88. Shoulder - acromioclavicular joint injuries



89. Shoulder - acute dislocation



90. Shoulder - impingement syndrome/rotator cuff disease



91. Shoulder - instability



92. Shoulder - long head of biceps lesions



93. Shoulder - SLAP lesions



94. Shoulder and overhead throwing athlete



95. Skin infections in athletes



96. Stress fractures



97. Team physician



98. Tendinopathy



99. Thermoregulation and fluid balance in hot conditions



100. Thigh - muscular contusions and myositis ossificans



101. Thigh pain (anterior) - quadriceps muscle injuries



102. Thigh pain (posterior) - hamstring strains



103. Training



104. Unexplained underperformance syndrome



105. Urinary tract injuries