Exercise and Sports Medicine

American College of Sports MedicineMedscape and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) present Exercise and Sports Medicine. This comprehensive site offers valuable resources to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports-related injuries. Also featured are the latest medically relevant advancements in exercise science and the uses of physical activity for health. The convergence of sports, medicine, and exercise is a rapidly advancing specialty that integrates therapeutic and preventive use of exercise, fitness development for athletic performance, sports-injury prevention and treatment, and sports nutrition.

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  • Exercise in a Pill? Exercise in a Pill?   New ways of looking at fat metabolism and muscle action in obesity have improved our understanding of the mechanisms behind the benefits of exercise. Is exercise in a pill the next step?
    Developments to Watch, December 2011
  • Exercise for Life: Easier Than You Think Exercise for Life: Easier Than You Think   Sandra Fryhofer, MD, talks about a study that suggests exercising as little as 15 minutes a day can be lifesaving.
    Medscape Internal Medicine, December 2011
  • Hey Doc, When Can I Return to Play? Hey Doc, When Can I Return to Play?   Managing sports-related concussion involves more than acute care; a step-wise progression must be followed to get the athlete safely back on the field.
    CDC Expert Commentary, November 2011
  • Tackling Diabetes and Obesity From a Different Angle Tackling Diabetes and Obesity From a Different Angle   Metabolism regulation is key in heading off the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes and may prove to be a new avenue for therapeutic intervention in both of these disorders.
    Developments to Watch, October 2011
  • Heat-Related Emergencies: Not Over Yet Heat-Related Emergencies: Not Over Yet   Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses 2 recent CDC and AAP recommendations for heat-related illnesses and how to recognize and treat them.
    Medscape Internal Medicine, September 2011
  • Simple Intervention Benefits Men on Androgen Deprivation Therapy Simple Intervention Benefits Men on Androgen Deprivation Therapy   Are you doing all you can to help prostate cancer patients on hormone therapy? Dr. Gerald Chodak says that this intervention should be built into standard care models.
    Medscape Urology, June 2011
  • 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: How to Advise Patients 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: How to Advise Patients   The major themes and noteworthy changes of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans that can help guide nutrition counseling with patients are outlined in this HHS commentary.
    Government Perspectives on Healthcare, March 2011
  • Does Exercise Improve Symptoms of IBS? Does Exercise Improve Symptoms of IBS?   Proven effective in the treatment of other conditions, exercise has now been shown to improve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, according to a new study. Dr. David Johnson offers commentary.
    Medscape Gastroenterology, February 2011
  • Hip Labral Tears and Arthroscopy -- An Overview Hip Labral Tears and Arthroscopy -- An Overview   Catherine Robertson, MD, from UCSD provides an overview of hip labral tears and procedures for repairing them.
    UCSD School of Medicine, February 2011
  • Endurance Sports in Older Men and Women: What About Biomarkers and Thicker Ventricles? Endurance Sports in Older Men and Women: What About Biomarkers and Thicker Ventricles?   Ileana Piña, MD, covers 2 papers from European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2010 on endurance sports in older men and women and discusses the implications of worrisome biomarkers and imaging studies.
    Medscape Cardiology, September 2010
  • Exercise Training Reduces Anxiety Exercise Training Reduces Anxiety   Dr. Peter Yellowlees talks about how exercise training may reduce symptoms of anxiety.
    Medscape Psychiatry, July 2010
  • Getting Kids to Move -- Try Some of These Tips Getting Kids to Move -- Try Some of These Tips   Felicia Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, offers advice for parents to help their kids to exercise -- and to exercise themselves.
    Medscape Internal Medicine, June 2010

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