Medical Aspects of Boxing

Jordan; Barry Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, New York,

General Concepts: Medical Aspects of Boxing: A Historical Perspective (B.D. Jordan). Medical Arguments for Non-Participation in Boxing (G.D. Lundberg). Increasing Medical Safety in Boxing (B.D. Jordan). Medical Preparticipation Screening in Boxing (B.D. Jordan). Role of the Ringside Physician (w.E. Lathan). Difference between Professional and Amateur Boxing (R. Istrico). Physical Conditioning for Amateur Boxing (S.J. Fleck and J.T. Kearney). Physical Conditioning for Professional Boxing (M. Shilstone and G.S. Couzens). The Physiology of Training: An Overview (D. Hamner and T. Virgets). Doping and Drug Use in Boxing (B. Hainline). Neurological Aspects of Boxing: Epidemiology of Brain Injury in Boxing (B.D. Jordan). Acute Brain Injury in Boxing (R. Patterson). Chronic Neurologic Injuries in Boxing (B.D. Jordan). Neuroradiology of Boxing Injuries (R.D. Zimmerman and B.D. Jordan). Neuropsychological Assessment of Brain Injury in Boxing (H.S. Levin and B.D. Jordan). Electrophysiological Testing in Boxers (K.H. Brookler, T. Itil, and B.D. Jordan). Non-Neurological Medical Aspects of Boxing: Facial Injuries in Boxing S.J. Goodman). Oral and Dental Injuries in Boxing (E.D. Williams and B.D. Jordan). Ocular Injuries in Boxing (S.J. Sills). Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Boxer (J. Brown and A. King). Chest and Abdominal Injuries (R.B. Birrer). Hand Injuries in Boxing (C.P. Melone, Jr.). Orthopedic Examination of the Competitive Boxer (D.W. Altchek). AIDS and Boxing (B.D. Jordan). Index.