Browsing: Sports Medicine

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Sports Medicine , Neurology

The New Playbook on Concussions: Updated Guidelines for Prevention, Management, and Recovery

5/13/2025 Joshua Rayburn, MD
An estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States, a number that has steadily risen over the past two decades. Reflecting on the latest developments, the 6
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Sports Medicine , Event Medicine

Drowning from Within: Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE)

3/19/2025 Daniel Doynow, DO, MPH , Jonathan Nogueira, DO , Jacob Grondin
Swimming-induced pulmonary edema—SIPE—is a rare and not well-understood phenomenon, most common among military and athletes. Emergency physicians, event medicine staff, and prehospital care teams shou
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Sports Medicine , Wilderness Medicine , Undersea and Hyperbaric

Surf Medicine: Perspectives, Potential Hazards, and the Importance of Preparedness

7/15/2023 Theresa Jo Thomas , Geoff Comp, DO, FAWM
As the popularity of surfing grows, the incidence of surf injuries — both minor and traumatic — will increase accordingly. Knowledge and awareness about the breadth of potential injuries is essential
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Urology , Trauma , Sports Medicine , Pediatric EM

Kidney Chronicles: A Pediatric Blunt Renal Trauma Case Report

7/15/2023 Natalie Zink , Joseph Q. McDaniels , Katherine Rogers , Bradley Morganstern
Unintentional injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group, with urogenital injury occurring in 10-20% of blunt abdominal trauma cases.1,2 Depending on the severity, s
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Sports Medicine , Toxicology

Performance Enhancing Drugs - A Review of Non-Steroidal Drugs of Abuse

12/16/2019 Kyle Casadei, DO , Sophia Sheikh, MD, FACEP , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM
Go beyond the classically considered androgenic hormones. This review describes some of the non-steroidal PEDs of abuse that may present to the emergency department setting and potential challenges in
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Op-Ed , Sports Medicine

Do Sports Have an Effect on Gang Violence?

10/10/2019 Dustin Harris, MD
Can participation in sports programs reduce the chances of delinquent behavior in school-age children? A sports medicine fellow weighs in.
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Sports Medicine

Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Athletes

12/15/2018 Jesse Fodero, MD , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM
Exertional rhabdomyolysis is a pathologic condition caused by muscle breakdown. It is a rare condition but one that can cause significant morbidity and mortality among athletes.
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Sports Medicine

Berlin Concussion Summary and Active Rehabilitation for Concussion Management

10/17/2018 Dustin Harris, MD
An important question still being researched is how much rest to prescribe after a concussion. With the advent of active rehabilitation, along with other techniques, we can better manage our concussio
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Sports Medicine

Emergency Management of Heat-Related Illness

10/16/2018 Wes Troyer, DO , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM
The best treatment for heat-related illnesses is public education and prevention. How can you help from your ED?
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Sports Medicine , Orthopedics

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

8/19/2018 Andrew Pugh, MD , Spencer Tomberg, MD
Working in a busy ski clinic brings a variety of sports medicine injuries into focus. When your patient is a downhill skier, knee injuries are the most common injury you'll see.