The Team Physician's Handbook

Christopher C. Madden, MD is in private practice on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. His sports medicine practice is broad, and he has special interests in head injuries, bio-mechanics, environmental and altitude medicine, backcountry sports, endurance and ultra-endurance medicine, snowboarding injuries, and cycling and mountain biking injuries. Chris edits and authors a variety of topics in sports publications, ranging from previsit patient education to professional textbooks. He also teaches sports medicine to primary care residents from Rose and the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Programs, in addition to out-of-state residents. He is active in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, where he is on the Board of Directors, is past annual meeting Program Chair, has served on the Program Planning and Public Relations Committees, and currently chairs the Economics Committee, where he has developed various sports medicine economics and business practice tools, workshops, and national presentations for the membership. Chris is also involved with the American College of Sports Medicine, where he has served on the Education Committee and has served on and chaired panels at various annual meetings. An avid backcountry enthusiast, Chris loves to tackle epic rides and ultra-endurance, cross-country, and Super D races on his mountain bikes, snowboard and telemark in pristine, off-piste, and backcountry powder, trail run, hike, mountaineer and rock climb, ride motocross, practice yoga, and spend time with his family.

I. MEDICAL SUPERVISION OF THE ATHLETE 1. The Team Physician 2. The Certified Athletic Trainer and the Training Room 3. Team Hygiene and Personal Equipment 4. The Role of Rules and Officials 5. The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation 6. Injuries and Emergencies on the Field 7. Sports Nutrition II. SPECIAL POPULATIONS 8. Youth Sports Issues 9. The High School Athlete: Setting Up a High School Sports Medicine Program 10. Women in Sports 11. The Senior Athlete 12. Medical Coverage for Special Olympic Events III. CONDITIONING 13. Preseason Conditioning: Aerobic Power 14. Offseason Resistance Training 15. Preseason Conditioning: Flexibility IV. ENVIRONMENT 16. Safe Exercise in the Heat and Heat Injuries 17. Safe Exercise in the Cold and Cold Injuries 18. Sports Surfaces 19. High-Altitude Training and Competition V. BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS 20. The Role of Sports Psychology/Psychiatry 21. Drugs and Doping in Athletes 22. Sports Supplements 23. Eating Disorders 24. Overtraining 25. Exercise Dependence VI. GENERAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS 26. Infections in Athletes 27. Gastrointestinal Problems 28. Anemia in Athletes 29. Renal and Genitourinary Problems 30. The Diabetic Athlete 31. The Athletes Heart 32. The Hypertensive Athlete 33. Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm, Anaphylaxis, and Urticaria 34. Epilepsy and the Athlete 35. Headaches in the Athlete 36. Skin Problems in Athletes VII. INJURY PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT 37. Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sports 38. Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Athlete 39. Head Injuries 40. Neck Injuries 41. Eye Injuries in Sports: Evaluation, Management, and Prevention 42. Maxillofacial Injuries 43. Shoulder Injuries 44. Elbow Injuries 45. Hand and Wrist Injuries 46. Athletic Injuries of the Thorax and Abdomen 47. Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spine Injuries 48. Pelvis, Hip, and Thigh Injuries 49. Knee Injuries 50. Ankle and Leg Injuries 51. Stress Fractures 52. Foot Problems 53. Taping and Bracing VIII. SPECIFIC SPORTS 54. Football 55. Volleyball 56. Soccer 57. Basketball 58. Wrestling 59. Swimming and Diving 60. Baseball and Softball 61. Track and Field 62. Gymnastics 63. Bicycling 64. Golf 65. Tennis 66. Alpine Skiing 67. Cross Country Skiing 68. Ice Hockey 69. Martial Arts 70. Dance 71. Administration and Medical Management of Mass Participation Endurance Events 72. Field Hockey 73. Lacrosse 74. Rowing 75. In-Line Skating, Skate Boarding, and Bicycle Motorcross 76. Rugby