Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach will launch in January 2009 with an exciting, educational array of topics from ACL injury prevention, reconstruction, and management, to the role of automated external defibrillators in athletics, to legal liabilities while covering athletic events. The first issue contains articles by some widely renowned clinicians, including Frank R. Noyes, MD, Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, J. Parry Gerber, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC, Justin D. Rothmier, MD, and Sandra J. Shultz PhD, ATC, among many others.

“The caliber of authors and reviewers participating in Sports Health is outstanding. This publication provides the latest clinical insights on the complete care of the athlete from a variety of sports medicine disciplines,” said Sports Health, Editor-in-Chief, Edward Wojtys, MD.

Published bimonthly, Sports Health is a collaborative publication from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, and the Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS).

Sports Health editors are currently seeking review and original research articles, case and imaging studies, short updates, or legal briefs beneficial to the Sports Health reader for future issues. Visit http://www.sportshealthjournal.org for more details. For additional questions, please contact Rachel Holmes, Editorial/Communications Manager at 847/292-4900.

To subscribe to Sports Health, please visit https://www.sportsmed.org/tabs/sportshealthjournal/. If you have any questions feel free to contact Anjie Emanuel, MPH, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Manager at 847/434-4979 or aemanuel@aap.org.

Press Releases

• Skiing Not As Dangerous as Believed - New Study Analyzes Myths Concerning Alpine Skiing Injuries
• Screening for Cardiovascular Diseases Difficult, but Necessary - Identification of Cardiac Conditions in Athletes May Save Participant’s Life
• Game Day Injections May Have More Drawbacks than Benefits - New study highlights types of injections, pros
and cons
• Study Finds Skin Cancer Rates Higher Among Athletes
• Study Stresses Importance of Exercise on Bone Health - Jumping and Running Identified as Best
• Physical Activity for Bone Development
• Different Measuring Techniques May Lead to Incomplete Shoulder Injury Treatment
• Study Shows Simple Measures May Help Prevent Sudden Death Event in Young Athletes

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